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Angola Confirm Friendlies Against USA, Argentina & Saudi Arabia In Friendly Warm-Up's Prior To Finals In June

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Mon, 27/03/2006 - 21:14.

Angola have announced their final World Cup warm-up schedule with three matches against World Cup opposition prior to the kick-off of the World Cup Finals on June 9.

The Palancas Negras have scheduled three friendlies in the space of six days before they make their first ever appearance at the tournament.

The Angola Football Federation has arranged the friendly matches, all against fellow finalist's, in order to make an impact in their first ever World Cup, starting against South American giants Argentina in Naples, Italy on May 31.

They then take on Saudi Arabia in Leverkusen, Germany on June 2, finishing with their first-ever meeting with the U.S.A in Hamburg on June 5.

The Angolans have already scheduled a game in Spain against a Catalan select team in Barcelona on May 15 and next month will participate in the South Africa regional Cosafa Castle Cup tournament in Lesotho.

Angola have been drawn in Group D in the Finals, alongside Mexico, Portugal and Iran. Their first match at the World Cup finals is against Portugal in Cologne on June 11.