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SOCCER team's favorite epithetThe names of the selected unique and symbolize many things. Starting from the animals, warriors, color, and other matters. Anyway unique and interesting. Whatever the reason behind choosing this nickname, or any effect on the players and supporters, which is the World Cup in 2010 becoming a full color :
* South Africa: Bafana Bafana (The Boys) - Banyana Banyana (The Girls) for girls team* Algeria: Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes), Les verts (the Greens), Les Guerriers du Desert (The Deset Warriors)
* United States: Sons Of Sam, The Yanks, MNT (Men's National Team)
* Argentina: La Albiceleste (White and Sky blue)
* Australia: The Socceroos
* Netherlands: Oranje, The Flying Dutchmen, Clockwork Orange, Het Nederlands Elftal (The Dutch Eleven)
* Brazil: Canarinho (Little Canary), A Selecao (The Selection), Verde-Amarela (Green and Yellow), The Samba Kings, Scratch du oro (Golden Squad)
* Chile: La Roja (The Red One), El Equipo de Todos (Everybody's Team)
* Danish: Danish Dynamite, Olsen-Banden (The Olsen Gang), Olsens Elleve (Olsen's Eleven) is based on a coach Morten Olsen
* Ghana: The Black Stars
* Honduras: Los Catrachos, La bicolor (taken from the color of the flag of Honduras)
* UK: The Three Lions
* Italy: GLI Azzurri (the Blues), La Nazionale (The National)
* Japan: The Samurai Blue, Nippon Daihyo
* Germany: Die Mannschaft (the team), Die DFB-Elf (The DFB-Eleven), but better known by the nickname Der Panzer
* Cameroon: Les Lions Indomptables (The Indomitable Lions)
* South Korea: Taeguk Warriors - and the concept of ying and Taoism, although sometimes supporters often call the team with the Tigers of Asia and the Red Devils
* North Korea - Choillima (the mythical flying horse of Asia)
* Mexico: El Tri (The Three-Colored), El Gigante De CONCACAF (The Giant of CONCACAF)
* Nigeria: Super Eagles
* Côte d'Ivoire: Les Elephants (The Elephants)
* Paraguay: Guaraníes (native Indian tribes of Paraguay), La Albirroja (White and Red)
* Portugal: Seleccao das Quinas (Selection of the Shields), Os Navegadores (The Navigators)
* France: Les Bleus (The Blues), L'Equipe Tricolore (Tri-color The Team)
* New Zealand: All Whites, The Kiwis
* Serbian: Buy Orlovi (White Eagles)
* Slovakia: Bojovni Jondovci (The Fighting Jondas), representative
* Slovenia: Zmajceki (Dragons)
* Spain: La Furia (The Fury), La Furia Española (The Spanish Fury), La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
* Switzerland: Schweizer Nati (The National Switzlerland)
* Uruguay: Charrúas (native Indian tribes Uruguay, La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue), La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
* Greece: To Piratiko (The Pirate Ship), Ethniki (The Team).
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