At this year's World Cup in Brazil, Hyundai is bringing back a cool little campaign from the 2010 South African World Cup. Over the past several months, soccer fans have been able to submit slogans to the "Be There With Hyundai Contest." Ideas for World Cup slogans for fans' respective nations were submitted, voted on, and the winners will be placed on the side of each team's bus at the 2014 World Cup. Ranging from funny, to poetic, to serious, to cocky (thanks Brazil), all the slogans are all cool to see, especially in their native langauges. Here is the complete list (with some additional commentary complements of The18):
Algeria
"Desert warriors in Brazil!" / "محاربي الصحراء فى البرازيل"
(Hopefully desert warriors are impervious to 7000% humidity.)
Argentina
"Not just a team, we are a country." / "No Somos Un Equipo, Somos Un Pais"
(Not just a country, but also the "Hand of God.")
Australia
"Socceroos: Hopping our way into history!"
(That sounds intimidating. "Look out! Here come a wild pack of Socceroos!")
Belgium
"Expect the impossible!" / "Verwacht je aan het onmogelijke!"
(Just don't count on it.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
"Dragons in heart, Dragons on the field! " / "Zmajevi u scru, Zmajevi na Terenu!"
(A new movie, brought to you by Disney.)
Brazil:
"Brace yourselves! The sixth is coming! " / "Preparem-se! O Hexa esta Chegando!"
(A new movie, brought to you by M. Night Shyamalan.)
Camerooon:
"A lion remains a lion. " / "Un lion demeure un lion."
(Yet all lions yearn to be so much more.)
Chile
"Chi Chi Chi! Le Le Le! Go Chile!" / "¡Chi, Chi, Chi, le, le, le! ¡Viva Chile!"
(That translation really took us by surprise.)
Colombia
"Here travels a nation, not just a team!" / "Aquí no viaja un equipo, viaja todo un país!"
(They're going to need a really big bus.)
Costa Rica
"My passion is football, my strength is my people, my pride is Costa Rica." / "Mi pasión el fútbol, mi fortaleza mi gente, mi orgullo Costa Rica."
(And my card is American Express.)
Ivory Coast
"Elephants charging towards Brazil!" / "Les Elephants a la conquête du Bresil."
(Elephant stampede! Everybody run!)
Croatia:
"With fire in our hearts, our Croatia all as one!" / "S vatrom u srcima za hrvatsku svi kao jedan!"
(Brought to you by Pepcid® AC.)
Ecuador:
"One commitment, one passion, only one heart, this is for you Ecuador!" / "Un compromiso, una pasión, un solo corazón, ¡Va por ti Ecuador!"
(If only World Cup slogans were beer jingles, this one would be awesome.)
England
"The dream of one team, the heartbeat of millions!"
(Which will collectively stop if it comes down to a penalty shootout.)
France
"Impossible is not a French word." / "Impossible n’est pas Francais."
(It is therefore strange you have chosen to include it in your slogan.)
Germany
One Nation, One Team, One Dream!" / "Ein land, Eine Mannschaft, Ein Traum!"
(Unless you hold a dual citizenship and want to play for the United States.)
Ghana
"Black Stars: Here to illuminate Brazil."
(Trippy.)
Greece
"Heroes paly like Greeks." / "ΟΙ ΗΡΩΕΣ ΠΑΙΖΟΥΝ ΟΠΩΣ ΟΙ ΕΛΛΗΝΕΣ."
(But they party like Brazilians.)
Honduras
"We are one country, one nation, five stars on the heart." / "Somos un Pueblo, una nacion, cinco estrellas de corazon."
(Hopefully not ninja throwing stars.)
Iran
"Honour of Persia." / "افتخار پارس"
(Very creative.)
Italy
"Let's paint the FIFA World Cup dream blue." / "Coloriamo d’azzurro il sogno mandible."
(Oh hell, let's just paint the town red while we're at it.)
Japan
"Samurai, the time has come to fight!" / "サムライよ!! 戦いの時はきた!"
(To make it out of the group stage.)
Korea Republic
"Enjoy it, Reds!" / "즐겨라, 대한민국!"
(Send us a postcard!)
Mexico
"Always United...Always Aztecas." / "Siempre Unidos.. Siempre Aztecas."
(But never red meat or sex during the tournament!)
Netherlands
"Real mean wear orange." / "Echte mannen dragen oranje."
(But, do they have mustaches?)
Nigeria
"Only together we can win."
(Or, at the very minimum, call it a draw.)
Portugal
"The past is history. The future is victory." / "O pass ado e history. O future e a vitoria."
(So long as Ronaldo's on the field in the present.)
Russia
"No one can catch us." / "НАС НЕ ДОГОНЯТ"
(Unless their name is Gareth Bale.)
Spain
"Inside our hearts, the passion of a champion." / "En nuestro corazón, la pasión de un campeón."
(And the desire to DANCE!)
Switzerland
"End Station: 13.07.2014 Maracana."
(Unless we accidentally board the 9:15 train to early exit.)
Uruguay
"Three million dreams...Let's go Uruguay." / "Tres millines de illusions…Vamos Uruguay."
(Hopefully all of these dreams are about Suarez's knee getting better.)
United States of America:
"United by team, driven by passion."
(Cheered on by Donovan...ouch.)
