Angola at the FIFA World Cup
Angola have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 2006, since becoming a member of FIFA in 1980. They were eliminated in the Group Stage after a defeat by Portugal and two draws with Mexico and Iran. In their last match, Flávio scored Angola's first and only goal of the tournament.
FIFA World Cup record[]
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930 | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | |||||||||||||
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1978 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
1982 | |||||||||||||||
1986 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
1990 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
1994 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
1998 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | |||||||||
2002 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | |||||||||
2006 | Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | |
2010 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | ||||||||
2014 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||
2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
2022 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 1/22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 88 | 66 |
Angola at Germany 2006[]
Group D of the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Iran | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Angola vs Portugal[]
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Mexico vs Angola[]
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Iran vs Angola[]
Flávio got the opening goal of the game and Angola's only goal of the tournament when he headed home after a cross from the right in the 60th minute.
Iran | 1 – 1 | Angola |
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Bakhtiarizadeh 75' | (Report) | Flávio 60' |
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Record players[]
No less than eleven players have been fielded on all three occasions, making them record World Cup players for their country:
No. | Name | Matches |
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1 | Akwá | 3 |
Luís Delgado | 3 | |
Paulo Figueiredo | 3 | |
Jamba | 3 | |
João Ricardo | 3 | |
Kali | 3 | |
Locó | 3 | |
Mateus | 3 | |
António Mendonça | 3 | |
Miloy | 3 | |
Zé Kalanga | 3 |
References[]
- Angola at the FIFA World Cup
- Countries at the FIFA World Cup
- Angola national football team