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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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