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2 unusual facts about Luís Oliveira Gonçalves


Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

Perceived by many as one of the weaker nations in the World Cup, Angola were paired with former colonial masters and Euro 2004 runners-up Portugal, then FIFA World Ranked 4th nation and seeds Mexico, and previous qualifier Iran in Group D.

Gonçalves's resolute defending plus quick counter-attacking tactics continued into his team's match against Iran, with Flavio creating history by scoring Angola's first ever goal in the World Cup.



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