You know by now all of the 32 teams participating in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which includes the United States after the team missed the last tournament.
But do you know each of those team’s nicknames?
Maybe you didn’t even know that these national teams have nicknames to begin with. But they do, just like other sports franchises around the world, and many of them have intriguing backstories, with some matching the uniforms worn by the teams.
So we’ve collected each of those nicknames to present to you as we get set for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to begin: