Multiple choice general knowledge sports

What country's team is known as the Charruas and La Celeste Olimpica?

  1. Mexico

  2. Uruguay

  3. Brazil

  4. Holland
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Explanation

Uruguay's national football team is famously known as "La Celeste" (The Sky Blue) due to their blue jerseys. The nickname "Charruas" references the indigenous Charrúa people of Uruguay, symbolizing the team's fighting spirit. They also earned "La Celeste Olímpica" after winning gold at the 1924 Paris Olympics.

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