It’s soccer World Cup time and every football lover is either glued to their TV set or have been all the way to Qatar to support and cheer for their beloved teams. What? You may all have thought that countries playing the World Cup were simply called France or Spain. Not at all – they have nicknames too.

And many of them are quite cool ones. Here have a look at some of those.

Country                                          Nickname

Brazil                                               Canarinho, or Seleção

Portugal                                          Selecção das Quinas

France                                             les Bleus

Germany                                        Die Nationalmannschaft, or Die Nationalelf

Spain                                               La Furia Roja

Netherlands/Holland                   Oranje

USA                                                  The Stars and Stripes

England                                           the Three Lions

Japan                                               Samurai Blues

Here are some of the names, that are, unfortunately, not part of this edition’s soccer World Cup:

Country                                           Nickname

Italy                                                 Azzurri

Russia                                              Sbornaya

So, which one of these is your team that you are cheering for? Let us know.