# 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

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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1930 | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal |
| 1934 | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal |
| 1938 | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal |
| 1950 | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal |
| 1954 | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal |
| 1958 | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal |
| 1962 | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal |
| 1966 | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal |
| 1970 | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal |
| 1974 | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal |
| 1978 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member |
| 1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| 2026 | Qualifications in progress | Qualifications in progress | Qualifications in progress | Qualifications in progress | Qualifications in progress | Qualifications in progress | Qualifications in progress | Qualifications in progress | Qualifications in progress | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2034 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 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

| 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 ||
* Portugal win against World Cup first timers in Group D
* 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

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 ||
* Angola hold Mexico to 0-0 draw in Group D
* 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 | 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 ||
* Angola draw 1-1 with Iran in Group D
* 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 |
| 1 | Luís Delgado | 3 |
| 1 | Paulo Figueiredo | 3 |
| 1 | Jamba | 3 |
| 1 | João Ricardo | 3 |
| 1 | Kali | 3 |
| 1 | Locó | 3 |
| 1 | Mateus | 3 |
| 1 | António Mendonça | 3 |
| 1 | Miloy | 3 |
| 1 | Zé Kalanga | 3 |