Day -35 WorldCup2018
One of the most fascinating matches of
the first round of the 2006 World Cup was Portugal's meeting with
Angola, a former colony of Portugal. It was Angola's debut at a World
Cup, and what a first match for them against their rulers of old.
Neutrals feared the worst for the Africans before the match and even
more when they conceded a goal after 5 minutes. But they put up a good
fight and that was the only goal.
Portugal came into the World Cup on the back of a 14 match unbeaten run, their best ever. They then went on to win their three group matches, beat Holland in
the last 16 and England on penalties in the quarterfinals. A somewhat
limp, anticlimactic 1-0 defeat to France in the semifinals ended their
amazing run and their World Cup dreams. But it was quite the couple of
years for the team and for the fans who may have thought their greatest
chance of glory was gone after being so close at Euro 2000.
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