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la Marea Roja

Also spelled: la Sele · selección de Panamá

Definition

Nickname of Panama's national football team, after the color of its jersey and its fans. Qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia — the first time in its history — prompted a national holiday declared the next day.

Example

When the Marea Roja qualified the whole country stopped.Cuando clasificó la Marea Roja el país entero se paralizó.

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Where it is used
nationwide
Currency
in use today
Origin
Por el color rojo de la camiseta.

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