Angola at the FIFA World Cup

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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[]

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Part of  Portugal Part of  Portugal
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978 Did not enter Declined participation
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 3 4
Italy 1990 8 2 3 3 8 8
United States 1994 5 1 2 2 3 4
France 1998 8 4 4 0 12 5
South Korea Japan 2002 10 5 4 1 19 10
Germany 2006 Group stage 23rd 3 0 2 1 1 2 12 7 3 2 15 9
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 11 8
Brazil 2014 6 1 4 1 7 5
Russia 2018 2 0 0 2 1 4
Qatar 2022 8 3 2 3 9 9
Canada Mexico United States 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
 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[]

Angola 0 – 1 Portugal
(Report) Pauleta Goal 4'
Attendance: 45,000
Angola
ANGOLA:
GK 1 João Ricardo
RB 20 Locó Yellow card 45+3'
CB 3 Jamba Yellow card 28'
CB 5 Kali
LB 21 Delgado
RM 17 Zé Kalanga Substituted off 70'
CM 8 André Macanga Yellow card 52'
CM 7 Figueiredo Substituted off 80'
CM 11 Mateus
LM 14 Mendonça
CF 10 Akwá (c) Substituted off 60'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Pedro Mantorras Substituted in 60'
MF 13 Édson Substituted in 70'
MF 6 Miloy Substituted in 80'
Manager:
Angola Luís Oliveira Gonçalves
Angola-Portugal line-up.svg
Portugal
PORTUGAL:
GK 1 Ricardo
RB 13 Miguel
CB 5 Fernando Meira
CB 16 Ricardo Carvalho
LB 14 Nuno Valente Yellow card 79'
CM 8 Petit Substituted off 72'
CM 19 Tiago Substituted off 83'
AM 7 Luís Figo (c)
RF 17 Cristiano Ronaldo Yellow card 26' Substituted off 60'
CF 9 Pauleta
LF 11 Simão
Substitutions:
MF 6 Costinha Substituted in 60'
MF 18 Maniche Substituted in 72'
MF 10 Hugo Viana Substituted in 83'
Manager:
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Portugal Luís Figo

Assistant referees:
Wálter Rial (Uruguay)
Pablo Fandino (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott (United States)
Fifth official:
Chris Strickland (United States)

Mexico vs Angola[]

Mexico 0 – 0 Angola
(Report)
FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover
Attendance: 43,000
Mexico
MEXICO:
GK 1 Oswaldo Sánchez
CB 4 Rafael Márquez (c)
CB 5 Ricardo Osorio
CB 3 Carlos Salcido
RM 16 Mario Méndez
CM 8 Pável Pardo
CM 6 Gerardo Torrado
LM 14 Gonzalo Pineda Yellow card 59' Substituted off 78'
AM 7 Sinha Substituted off 52'
CF 19 Omar Bravo
CF 10 Guillermo Franco Substituted off 74'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Jesus Arellano Substituted in 52'
FW 17 Francisco Fonseca Substituted in 74'
MF 11 Ramón Morales Substituted in 78'
Manager:
Argentina Ricardo Lavolpe
Mexico-Angola line-up.svg
Angola
ANGOLA:
GK 1 João Ricardo Yellow card 86'
RB 20 Locó
CB 3 Jamba
CB 5 Kali
LB 21 Luís Delgado Yellow card 13'
DM 8 André Macanga Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 79'
RM 17 Zé Kalanga Yellow card 50' Substituted off 83'
CM 11 Mateus Substituted off 68'
CM 7 Figueiredo Substituted off 73'
LM 14 Mendonça
CF 10 Akwá (c)
Substitutions:
MF 9 Pedro Mantorras Substituted in 68'
DF 15 Rui Marques Substituted in 73'
FW 6 Miloy Substituted in 83'
Manager:
Angola Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

Man of the Match:
Angola João Ricardo

Assistant referees:
(Chile)
Rodrigo González (Chile)
Fourth official:
(Thailand)
Fifth official:
Eisa Ghoulum (United Arab Emirates)

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
Bakhtiarizadeh Goal 75' (Report) Flávio Goal 60'
Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Iran
IRAN:
GK 1 Ebrahim Mirzapour
RB 13 Hossein Kaebi Substituted off 67'
CB 3 Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
CB 5 Rahman Rezaei
LB 20 Mohammad Nosrati Substituted off 13'
CM 14 Andranik Teymourian Yellow card 55'
CM 7 Ferydoon Zandi Yellow card 90+1'
RW 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia
AM 9 Vahid Hashemian Substituted off 39'
LW 21 Mehrzad Madanchi Yellow card 37'
CF 10 Ali Daei (c)
Substitutions:
MF 23 Masoud Shojaei Substituted in 13'
FW 11 Rasoul Khatibi Substituted in 39'
FW 15 Arash Borhani Substituted in 67'
Manager:
Croatia Branko Ivanković
Iran-Angola line-up.svg
Angola
ANGOLA:
GK 1 João Ricardo
RB 20 Loco Yellow card 22'
CB 3 Jamba
CB 5 Kali
LB 21 Delgado
CM 7 Figueiredo Substituted off 73'
CM 6 Miloy
RW 17 Zé Kalanga Yellow card 67'
AM 11 Mateus Substituted off 23'
LW 14 Mendonça Yellow card 46'
CF 10 Akwá (c) Substituted off 51'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Love Substituted in 23'
FW 16 Flávio Substituted in 51'
DF 15 Rui Marques Substituted in 73'
Manager:
Angola Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

Man of the Match:
Angola Zé Kalanga

Assistant referees:
Nathan Gibson (Australia)
Ben Wilson (Australia)
Fourth official:
Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)
Fifth official:
Aristeu Tavares (Brazil)

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
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[]

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