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Angola's Palancas Negras Arrange Four Friendlies For World Cup Warm-Up Including Argentina & Australia

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Mon, 06/03/2006 - 17:50.

Angola will play four warm-up games in Germany before making their debut at the World Cup Finals, starting on June 9, the German Football Association said on Monday.

The matches, all against fellow World Cup finalists will be played between May 19 and June 5.

Angola coach Luis Olivieira Goncalves' Palancas Negras are scheduled to meet Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Australia's Socceroos in the run-up to the tournament kick-off.

The exact dates and venues of the matches still have to be decided.

Angola have been drawn in Group D in the World Cup Finals, alongside Portugal, Mexico and Iran.