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what are the Worldcup2010 Team NickNames

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  • Algeria – Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes)
  • Argentina – Albicelestes (White and Sky blue)
  • Australia – Socceroos
  • Brazil – Seleção (Selection)
  • Cameroon – Lions Indomptables (Indomitable Lions)
  • Chile – La Roja (The Red)
  • Cote d’Ivoire – Les Éléphants (The Elephants)
  • Denmark – Olsens Elleve (Olsen’s Eleven) – In honour of popular head coach Morten Olsen.
  • England – The Three Lions – From the FA crest.
  • France – Les Bleus (The Blues)
  • Germany – National Mannschaft (National Team) or DFB Elf (DFB Eleven) or National Elf (National Eleven). The nickname Die Mannschaft (the team) is only used by non-German media.
  • Ghana – The Black Stars
  • Greece – To Piratiko (The Pirate Ship) – Since Euro 2004. But another common nickname is apparently Galanoleyki,
  • Honduras – La H (The H) – The rest is a large H, which looks extremely cool on the shirt.
  • Italy – Azzurri (Blue) Japan – Blue Samurai
  • Mexico – El Tri (after the three colours or “tricolor” on the Mexican flag).
  • Netherlands – Oranje
  • North Korea – Chollima (some sort of mythical horse)
  • New Zealand – All Whites (rugby union team are the All Blacks)
  • Nigeria – Super Eagles
  • Paraguay – La Albirroja (The White-Red) or Guaraní (an indigenous people)
  • Portugal – Selecção das Quinas (Team of the Five Shields) – Referring to the five shields on the FA crest.
  • Serbia – Beli Orlovi (White Eagles) – Referring to the white double headed eagle on the Serbia coat of arms.
  • Slovakia – Repre this means). Slovenia –
  • South Africa – Bafana Bafana (The Boys)
  • South Korea – Red Devils Spain – La Furia
  • Roja (Red Fury)
  • Switzerland – chweizer Nati
  • United States – Often referred to as the MNT (Men’s National Team).
  • Uruguay – La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
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