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
  Angola at Germany 2006
  Group D of the 2006 FIFA World Cup  
    | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
  | .svg.png) 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
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     Mexico vs Angola
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     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. 
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     Record players
 No less than eleven players have been fielded on all three occasions, making them record World Cup players for their country: 
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| 1 Have been member of multiple confederations. 2 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). 3 Team and national federation no longer exist. |