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 recordFIFA World Cup qualification recordYearRoundPosition*Squad 1930Part of PortugalPart of Portugal 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978Not a FIFA memberNot a FIFA member 1982Did not enterDeclined participation 1986Did not qualify411234 1990823388 1994512234 19988440125 2002105411910 2006Group stage23rd302112Squad12732159 2010Did not qualify6312118 2014614175 2018200214 2022832399 20261026298 2030To be determinedTo be determined 2034Total302112—792930209774
By Match
YearRoundOpponentsScoreScorers 2006Group D0–1 0–0 1–1 Flávio Amado
Angola at Germany 2006
Group D of the 2006 FIFA World Cup TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts330051+49311143+14302112−12301226−41
Angola vs Portugal
GK 1 João RicardoRB 20Locó CB 3 Jamba CB 5 KaliLB 21DelgadoRM 17Zé Kalanga CM 8 André Macanga CM 7 Figueiredo CM 11MateusLM 14MendonçaCF 10Akwá (c) Substitutions:FW 9 Pedro Mantorras MF 13Édson MF 6 Miloy Manager: Luís Oliveira Gonçalves GK 1 RicardoRB 13MiguelCB 5 Fernando MeiraCB 16Ricardo CarvalhoLB 14Nuno Valente CM 8 Petit CM 19Tiago AM 7 Luís Figo (c)RF 17Cristiano Ronaldo CF 9 PauletaLF 11SimãoSubstitutions:MF 6 Costinha MF 18Maniche MF 10Hugo Viana 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 SánchezCB 4 Rafael Márquez (c)CB 5 Ricardo OsorioCB 3 Carlos SalcidoRM 16Mario MéndezCM 8 Pável PardoCM 6 Gerardo TorradoLM 14Gonzalo Pineda AM 7 Sinha CF 19Omar BravoCF 10Guillermo Franco Substitutions:MF 21Jesus Arellano FW 17Francisco Fonseca MF 11Ramón Morales Manager: Ricardo Lavolpe GK 1 João Ricardo RB 20LocóCB 3 JambaCB 5 KaliLB 21Luís Delgado DM 8 André Macanga RM 17Zé Kalanga CM 11Mateus CM 7 Figueiredo LM 14MendonçaCF 10Akwá (c)Substitutions:MF 9 Pedro Mantorras DF 15Rui Marques FW 6 Miloy 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 MirzapourRB 13Hossein Kaebi CB 3 Sohrab BakhtiarizadehCB 5 Rahman RezaeiLB 20Mohammad Nosrati CM 14Andranik Teymourian CM 7 Ferydoon Zandi RW 2 Mehdi MahdavikiaAM 9 Vahid Hashemian LW 21Mehrzad Madanchi CF 10Ali Daei (c)Substitutions:MF 23Masoud Shojaei FW 11Rasoul Khatibi FW 15Arash Borhani Manager: Branko Ivanković GK 1 João RicardoRB 20Loco CB 3 JambaCB 5 KaliLB 21DelgadoCM 7 Figueiredo CM 6 MiloyRW 17Zé Kalanga AM 11Mateus LW 14Mendonça CF 10Akwá (c) Substitutions:FW 18Love FW 16Flávio DF 15Rui Marques 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:
RankPlayerMatches1Akwá3Luís Delgado3Paulo Figueiredo3Jamba3João Ricardo3Kali3Locó3Mateus3António Mendonça3Miloy3Zé Kalanga3
Top Goalscorers
The only goal for Angola at a FIFA World Cup, so far, was scored by Flávio Amado in their 1–1 draw against Iran in Leipzig on June 21st 2006.
Player Goals 2006 Flávio Amado 11 Total 1 1
See also African nations at the FIFA World Cup
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