Canada is apparently the only team in the World Cup without a nickname
As the defending Olympic champions, Canada’s women’s team is currently ranked seventh in the FIFA World Rankings.
Unfortunately, they seem to rank last in the nickname department.
A recent Twitter post from Fox Soccer compiled a list of nicknames for each of the World Cup’s participating nations. Among the list, which included the famous Italian “Azzurre” and France’s “Les Bleues”, was Canada, which was deemed to have “no official nickname.”
Which FIFA Women's World Cup team has your favorite nickname? 🔥👇 pic.twitter.com/Xa71qL2Zws
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 19, 2023
While the Twitter post sparked a sea of outrage and memes in the replies, many were quick to note that Team Canada is also known as “Les Rouges” (the reds in French), which is, by definition, a nickname.
🇨🇦: Les Rouges, bro… 😒 pic.twitter.com/2lTovh4347
— Arcadio Marcuzzi 🇦🇷🇨🇦 (@_marcuzzi) July 20, 2023
Canada has literally always been Les Rouges
— Les Rouges 🇨🇦 (@OnlyLesRouges) July 19, 2023
Uhh, Canada has a nickname: Les Rouges/The Reds
— Kathleentalksfooty (@footykath) July 20, 2023
Others answered the question by jokingly selecting “no official nickname” as their favourite among the list of 32 teams.
No official nickname goes HARD
— Tony Castilla®️ (@Tonycastilla99) July 19, 2023
I think no official nickname is the best 😂
— Luke ⚽️ (@Lukeeee_17) July 20, 2023
Canada: No Official Nickname. That’s the best nickname. They should make that their official name!
— Nick Simpson (@simplynds1192) July 20, 2023
Gotta go with Canada here
— Fulham Canada 🇨🇦 (@FulhamCanada) July 20, 2023
One user even made a T-shirt design using the term, which, to be fair, has the potential to take off if fans and players embrace the absurd title.
“No Official Nickname”https://t.co/j9rGfcQwvo https://t.co/KIVZI0o79K pic.twitter.com/PuKwIXtLnR
— Olive & York Canada (@OYCanada) July 20, 2023
While it’s won three medals at the Olympics since 2012 (two bronzes and a gold), Canada has never placed higher at the Women’s World Cup than its fourth-place finish at the 2003 FIFA event.
And if they’re in the market for a new nickname, “2023 Champions” has a pretty nice ring to it.
The Women’s World Cup officially kicked off on July 20 in New Zealand and Australia. Canada will play Nigeria in its opening matchup.
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