Angola at the FIFA World Cup explained

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 recordwidth=1% rowspan=41Qualification record
YearRoundPosition
1930Part of Part of
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978Did not enterDeclined participation
1982
1986Did not qualify4 1 1 2 3 4
19908 2 3 3 8 8
19945 1 2 2 3 4
199884 4 0 125
2002105 4 11910
2006Group stage23rd302112127 3 2159
2010Did not qualify6 3 1 2 11 8
20146 1 4 1 7 5
2018200 2 14
2022832399
2026To be determinedTo be determined
2030
2034
TotalGroup stage1/22302112692724188866

Angola at Germany 2006

Group D of the 2006 FIFA World Cup

width=175 Teamwidth=20 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=20 abbr="Won" Wwidth=20 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=20 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=20 abbr="Goals for" GFwidth=20 abbr="Goals against" GAwidth=20 abbr="Goal difference" GDwidth=20 abbr="Points" Pts
330051+49
311143+14
302112-12
301226-41

Angola vs Portugal

GK 1 João Ricardo
RB 20
CB 3
CB 5 Kali
LB 21Delgado
RM 17
CM 8
CM 7
CM 11Mateus
LM 14Mendonça
CF 10Akwá (c)
Substitutions:
FW 9
MF 13
MF 6
Manager:
Luís Oliveira Gonçalves
GK 1 Ricardo
RB 13Miguel
CB 5 Fernando Meira
CB 16Ricardo Carvalho
LB 14
CM 8
CM 19
AM 7 Luís Figo (c)
RF 17
CF 9 Pauleta
LF 11Simão
Substitutions:
MF 6
MF 18
MF 10
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

GK 1 Oswaldo Sánchez
CB 4 Rafael Márquez (c)
CB 5 Ricardo Osorio
CB 3 Carlos Salcido
RM 16Mario Méndez
CM 8 Pável Pardo
CM 6 Gerardo Torrado
LM 14
AM 7
CF 19Omar Bravo
CF 10
Substitutions:
MF 21
FW 17
MF 11
Manager:
Ricardo Lavolpe
GK 1
RB 20Locó
CB 3 Jamba
CB 5 Kali
LB 21
DM 8
RM 17
CM 11
CM 7
LM 14Mendonça
CF 10Akwá (c)
Substitutions:
MF 9
DF 15
FW 6
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.

GK 1 Ebrahim Mirzapour
RB 13
CB 3 Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
CB 5 Rahman Rezaei
LB 20
CM 14
CM 7
RW 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia
AM 9
LW 21
CF 10Ali Daei (c)
Substitutions:
MF 23
FW 11
FW 15
Manager:
Branko Ivanković
GK 1 João Ricardo
RB 20
CB 3 Jamba
CB 5 Kali
LB 21Delgado
CM 7
CM 6 Miloy
RW 17
AM 11
LW 14
CF 10Akwá (c)
Substitutions:
FW 18
FW 16
DF 15
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:

RankPlayerMatches
1Akwá3
Luís Delgado3
Paulo Figueiredo3
Jamba3
João Ricardo3
Kali3
Locó3
Mateus3
António Mendonça3
Miloy3
Zé Kalanga3

See also