Which country's football team is nicknamed "The Fennec Foxes"?

The national football team of Algeria is nicknamed "The Fennec Foxes", after the animal of that name which is prevalent in the country - a small fox with unusually large ears in proportion to its size.

The team has its origins back in the 1950s, when Algeria was still a French colony, and the football team was associated with anti-colonial resistance, although the sport itself was played mainly by the French colonists as early as the 1830s.

Following independence, the team was officially recognised by FIFA, the sport's international ruling body, in 1963. Initially they did not do well, and only qualified for one international tournament in the 1960s; the 1968 African Cup of Nations. But they excelled themselves, and reached the final, though ultimately losing to Nigeria.

The 1980s were considered the Golden Age of the team. They qualified twice for the World Cup and even beat the then world champions West Germany in an opening game.

The start of the new millennium saw turmoil and disappointing results ensue, but despite some hiccups along the way, the team once more began to thrive and to make their mark internationally. That said, in their most recent outing (in the 2021 African Cup of Nations, deferred to 2022 due to the pandemic) they suffered a surprising first round defeat to the Ivory Coast.