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The crossed hands gesture, which symbolizes an eagle, is sometimes used as a celebration by Albanian players.[2]\u00a0AndorraLa Seleccio TricolorThe Tricolour SelectionThe flag of Andorra is a vertical tricolour of blue, yellow, and red with the country’s coat of arms.[3]\u00a0Armenia\u0540\u0561\u057e\u0561\u0584\u0561\u056f\u0561\u0576The Collective TeamFrom the Armenia national football team.[4][5]\u00a0AustriaWunderteamWonder TeamIn the 1930s led by Manager Hugo Meisl, the team earned the Nickname after a 14 matches undefeated run.[6]\u00a0AzerbaijanOdlar Yurdu KomandasiThe Land of Fire TeamThe Land of Fire is the adopted motto of the Azerbaijan Republic.[4]\u00a0Belarus\u0411\u0435\u043b\u044b\u044f \u041a\u0440\u044b\u043b\u044bThe White WingsIn August 2016, the Football Federation of Belarus announced that the team’s nickname would be the “White Wings”. The name was influenced by the book The Land Beneath White Wings (1977) by famous Belarusian writer Uladzimir Karatkievich.[4]\u00a0BelgiumDe Rode DuivelsLes Diables RougesDie Roten TeufelThe Red DevilsIn 1906, the Belgium national team players received the nickname Red Devils because of their red jersey.[4]\u00a0Belgium (Women)The Red Flames[7]\u00a0Bosnia and HerzegovinaZmajeviThe DragonsPopularized by football TV commentator Marjan Mijajlovi\u0107 during Belgium vs. Bosnia 2010 World Cup qualification game on 28 March 2009. A historical allusion to general Husein Grada\u0161\u010devi\u0107, who fought for independence, and was known as the “Dragon of Bosnia”.[4]Zlatni LjiljaniThe Golden LiliesSometimes referred to as the Golden Lilies, which was an original nickname given to all the country’s teams and sportsmen or Women by fans after independence in reference to official state insignia at the time (flag and coat of arms).[8]\u00a0Bulgaria\u041b\u044a\u0432\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0435The LionsThe coat of arms of Bulgaria consists of a crowned golden lion rampant over a dark red shield. The Lion is the national animal of Bulgaria.[4]\u00a0CroatiaVatreniThe Fiery OnesVatra means Fire in Croatian.[9][10]KockastiThe Chequered OnesThe Croatian checkerboard is the national symbol of Croatia.[11]\u00a0Cyprus\u0397 \u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03b7The White and BluesThe Naval Jack of Cyprus is blue with a white cross.[4]\u00a0Czech RepublicN\u00e1ro\u010f\u00e1kThe National TeamNarod translates to the people in English[9]LokomotivaThe LocomotiveThe Czech Republic is one of the world biggest Locomotive builders led by \u0160koda.[9]\u00a0DenmarkThe Danish DynamiteMainly relating to the Danish team of the 1980s.[12]\u00a0EnglandThe Three LionsThe history of the three lions symbol goes back to the 12th Century when a red crest with three gold lions would be carried into battle to inspire English troops.[9]\u00a0England (Women)The Three Lionesses[13]\u00a0EstoniaSinis\u00e4rgidThe Blue shirtsFrom their home kit which traditionally consists of a blue shirt.[14]\u00a0Faroe IslandsLandsli\u00f0i\u00f0The National TeamLandsli\u00f0i\u00f0 means squad in Icelandic.[4]\u00a0FinlandHuuhkajatThe Eagle OwlsHuuhkajat means Owls in English.[15]\u00a0Finland (Women)HelmaritThe Pearl Owls[16]\u00a0FranceLes BleusThe BluesBecause of the traditional color of their uniforms which is blue.[9]\u00a0Georgia\u10ef\u10d5\u10d0\u10e0\u10dd\u10e1\u10dc\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8The CrusadersLegend tells of Crusaders who left France 800 years ago and became detached from the main army, marched through Turkey and Armenia and settled in the Greater Caucasus mountains in Georgia.[4]\u00a0GermanyDie Mannschaft*The Team*”Die Mannschaft” is mainly used outside of Germany. Locally, it generically means “the team”.[17][18]\u00a0GibraltarTeam 54Gibraltar was the 54th nation to join UEFA.[19]\u00a0Greece\u0397 \u0395\u03b8\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03aeThe National Team\u0397 \u0395\u03b8\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03aeI Ethnik\u00ed means the National team in English.[20]\u03a4\u03bf \u03a0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ccThe Pirate ShipUnofficial nickname given after the Euro 2004 win.[21]\u00a0HungaryNemzeti TizenegyNational ElevenFrom the teams starting 11 players.[22]\u00a0IcelandStr\u00e1karnir OkkarOur BoysStr\u00e1karnir Okkar means our boys in Icelandic.[4]\u00a0Israel\u05d4\u05db\u05d7\u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd-\u05dc\u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05ddThe Blue and Whites (HaCkhulim-Levanim)From the Hebrew words for the colors of the Flag of Israel, which is two blue horizontal stripes framing a blue Star of David on top of white background.[23]\u05d4\u05e0\u05d1\u05d7\u05e8\u05eaThe Chosen Team (HaNivkheret)From the shortened Modern Hebrew term used primarily for the selected national sportspeople, combined with the biblical Hebrew term of the Chosen people that alludes to the Jews and the Israelites.[24]\u00a0ItalyGli AzzurriThe BluesThe colour blue originates from the House of Savoy coat of arms, which had a blue background.[25]La NazionaleThe National TeamFrom the Italian National Team.[26]\u00a0Italy (Women)Le AzzurreThe Blues (female)The colour blue originates from the House of Savoy coat of arms, which had a blue background.[27]\u00a0Kazakhstan\u041a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0445\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0431\u0430\u0440\u0441\u044bThe Snow LeopardsThe snow leopard is one of the rarest mammals in Kazakhstan.[4]\u00a0KosovoDardan\u00ebtThe DardaniansThe Dardani or Dardanians were an Indo-European tribe which settled in the region of present-day Kosovo.[28]\u00a0Latvia11 vilki11 wolvesFrom the teams starting 11 players.[4]\u00a0LiechtensteinNatiShort for “National”.From “Nationalmannschaft”, the German for “National team”.[4]\u00a0LithuaniaRinktineThe National TeamRinktine means national team in Lithuanian.[4]\u00a0Luxembourgd’Roud L\u00e9iwenThe Red Lionsd’Roud L\u00e9iwen means red lions in Luxembourgish.[29]\u00a0MaltaKnights of St. JohnThe Order of the Knights of St John was a Catholic Military Order established in 603[4]\u00a0MoldovaSelectionataThe SelectionFrom the chosen ones or the chosen[4]\u00a0MontenegroHrabri SokoliThe Brave FalconsFrom the Falco vespertinus which are native to Montenegro.[30]\u00a0NetherlandsOranjeOrangeOrange is the colour of the Dutch royal family.[9]Clockwork OrangeNickname of the 1970s the Dutch team, famous for its precision passing.[31]The Flying Dutchmenwordplay associated with the legendary ship the Flying Dutchman[32]\u00a0Netherlands (Women)OranjeleeuwinnenOrange LionessesThe Lion is one of the national symbols of the Netherlands, orange is its national color.[33][34]\u00a0North Macedonia\u0426\u0440\u0432\u0435\u043d\u0438 \u0420\u0438\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0438The Red Lynx[4][35]\u0426\u0440\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043e-\u0416\u043e\u043b\u0442\u0438The Red-YellowFrom the Macedonian flag which is red and yellow.[4]\u00a0Northern IrelandNorn IronSlang term for “Northern Ireland”.[36]\u00a0NorwayDrillosUsed during the tenure of Egil “Drillo” Olsen.[37]\u00a0PolandBia\u0142o-czerwoniThe White and RedsFrom the polish flag which is white and Red.[4]Or\u0142yThe EaglesFrom the polish coat of arms which depicts white crowned eagle on red field.[9]\u00a0PortugalSele\u00e7\u00e3o das QuinasTeam of the FiveFrom the 5 shields present in the Coat of arms of Portugal, known in Portuguese as “Quinas”.[9]\u00a0Republic of IrelandNa Buachaill\u00ed i nGlasThe Boys in GreenThe green in Ireland’s tricolor flag is meant to represent Ireland’s Catholic heritage and nationalism.[4]\u00a0RomaniaTricoloriiThe Tricoloursfrom the Romanian flag that has 3 colors.[38][39]\u00a0Russia\u041d\u0430\u0448\u0438 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043d\u0438  \u0421\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043d\u0430\u044fOur Guys    The National Team\u0421\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043d\u0430\u044f means national team in Russian.[4]\u00a0San MarinoLa SerenissimaThe Most Serenethe Republic of San Marino is also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino.[40]\u00a0ScotlandThe Tartan TerriersFrom the Scottish Terrier, popularly called the Scottie, which is a breed of dog popular in Scotland.[41]\u00a0Serbia\u0411\u0435\u043b\u0438 \u041e\u0440\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438White EaglesFrom the Serbian double-headed heraldic eagle, a common symbol in the nation’s heraldry and vexillology[4]\u00a0SlovakiaRepreShort for “N\u00e1rodn\u00e1 reprezent\u00e1cia” (The National Team)From the Slovakian national team meaning.[4]N\u00e1rodn\u00fd t\u00edmNational Team[4]Bojovn\u00ed JondovciThe Fighting JondasFrom the Slovakian word meaning warrior.[4]\u00a0SloveniaZmaj\u010dekiThe DragonsA dragon is a large, serpent-like legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures around the world.[42]\u00a0SpainLa Furia RojaThe Red Fury“La Furia Roja”, means the Red Fury in Spanish.[43][44]\u00a0SwedenBl\u00e5gultThe Blue-YellowFrom the Swedish flag which is Blue and Yellow[4]\u00a0SwitzerlandNatiShort for “Nationalmannschaft” (The National Team)From Nationalmannschaft which means National team in German.[4]\u00a0TurkeyAy Y\u0131ld\u0131zl\u0131larThe Crescent-StarsThe crescent and the star, present on the flag, are the national symbols of Turkey.[4]\u00a0Ukraine\u0421\u0438\u043d\u044c\u043e-\u0436\u043e\u0432\u0442The Blue and YellowsFrom the flag of Ukraine.[9][45]\u00a0WalesY DreigiauThe DragonsThe Welsh Dragon is the national symbol of Wales.[4]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || 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