From the Coffee Growers to the Lions of Persia, here are the nicknames of the teams at the 2018 World Cup...

Argentina - La Albiceleste (White and Sky Blues)

Australia - The Socceroos

Belgium - Les Diables Rouges (Red Devils)

Brazil - Selecao (The selection)

Colombia - Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers)

Costa Rica - Los Ticos (Spanish slang for Costa Rica natives)

Croatia - Vatreni (The Blazers)

Denmark - Danish Dynamite

Egypt - The Pharaohs

England - The Three Lions

France - Les Bleus (The Blues)

Germany - Die Mannschaft (The Team)

Iceland - Strakamir Okkar (Our Boys)

Iran - Shirane Pars (The Lions of Persia)

Japan - Samurai Blue

South Korea - Asian Tigers

Mexico - El Tricolor

Morocco - Atlas Lions

Nigeria - The Super Eagles

Panama - Marea Roja (The Red Tide)

Peru - Los Incas

Poland - Polskie Orly (The Polish Eagles)

Portugal - Seleccao das Quinas (Team of the Castles)

Russia - Sbornaya (Team)

Saudi Arabia - Al Sogour Al Akhdar (The Green Falcons)

Senegal - Les Lions de la Teranga (The Lions of Teranga)

Serbia - Orlovi (The Eagles)

Spain - La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)

Sweden - Blagult (The Blue and Yellows)

Switzerland - Rossocrociati (The Red Crusaders)

Tunisia - Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage)

Uruguay - Charruas (A warrior tribe in Uruguay)

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