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.

Records

FIFA World Cup record											FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Part of Portugal										Part of Portugal
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978	Not a FIFA member										Not a FIFA member
1982	Did not enter										Declined participation
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	Squad		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	Qualifications in progress										4	1	3	0	2	1
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	Group stage	1/10	3	0	2	1	1	2	—		73	28	27	18	90	67

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

11 June 2006

21:00

Angola	0–1	Portugal
	(Report)	Pauleta 4'

FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

GK 1 João Ricardo RB 20 Locó  45+3' CB 3 Jamba  28' CB 5 Kali LB 21 Delgado RM 17 Zé Kalanga  70' CM 8 André Macanga  52' CM 7 Figueiredo  80' CM 11 Mateus LM 14 Mendonça CF 10 Akwá (c)  60' Substitutions: FW 9 Pedro Mantorras  60' MF 13 Édson  70' MF 6 Miloy  80' Manager: Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

GK 1 Ricardo RB 13 Miguel CB 5 Fernando Meira CB 16 Ricardo Carvalho LB 14 Nuno Valente  79' CM 8 Petit  72' CM 19 Tiago  83' AM 7 Luís Figo (c) RF 17 Cristiano Ronaldo  26'  60' CF 9 Pauleta LF 11 Simão Substitutions: MF 6 Costinha  60' MF 18 Maniche  72' MF 10 Hugo Viana  83' Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match: 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

16 June 2006

21:00

Mexico	0–0	Angola
	(Report)

FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover

Attendance: 43,000

Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

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  59'  78' AM 7 Sinha  52' CF 19 Omar Bravo CF 10 Guillermo Franco  74' Substitutions: MF 21 Jesus Arellano  52' FW 17 Francisco Fonseca  74' MF 11 Ramón Morales  78' Manager: Ricardo Lavolpe

GK 1 João Ricardo  86' RB 20 Locó CB 3 Jamba CB 5 Kali LB 21 Luís Delgado  13' DM 8 André Macanga  44'  79' RM 17 Zé Kalanga  50'  83' CM 11 Mateus  68' CM 7 Figueiredo  73' LM 14 Mendonça CF 10 Akwá (c) Substitutions: MF 9 Pedro Mantorras  68' DF 15 Rui Marques  73' FW 6 Miloy  83' Manager: Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

Man of the Match: João Ricardo Assistant referees: Carlos Chandía (Chile) Rodrigo González (Chile) Fourth official: Prachya Permpanich (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.

21 June 2006

16:00

Iran	1–1	Angola
Bakhtiarizadeh 75'	(Report)	Flávio 60'

Zentralstadion, Leipzig

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

GK 1 Ebrahim Mirzapour RB 13 Hossein Kaebi  67' CB 3 Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh CB 5 Rahman Rezaei LB 20 Mohammad Nosrati  13' CM 14 Andranik Teymourian  55' CM 7 Ferydoon Zandi  90+1' RW 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia AM 9 Vahid Hashemian  39' LW 21 Mehrzad Madanchi  37' CF 10 Ali Daei (c) Substitutions: MF 23 Masoud Shojaei  13' FW 11 Rasoul Khatibi  39' FW 15 Arash Borhani  67' Manager: Branko Ivanković

GK 1 João Ricardo RB 20 Loco  22' CB 3 Jamba CB 5 Kali LB 21 Delgado CM 7 Figueiredo  73' CM 6 Miloy RW 17 Zé Kalanga  67' AM 11 Mateus  23' LW 14 Mendonça  46' CF 10 Akwá (c)  51' Substitutions: FW 18 Love  23' FW 16 Flávio  51' DF 15 Rui Marques  73' Manager: Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

Man of the Match: 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:

Rank	Player	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

See also

• African nations at the FIFA World Cup