Angola to play friendly against German second division club

IRNA - Iran's Group D World Cup opponent Angola will play a friendly against German second division club SV Wacker Burghausen as part of its preparations for the global football event in Germany, scheduled to be held from June 9 through July 9.

Wacker Burghausen manager Kurt Gaugler managed to agree on a friendly match deal with the southwest African team during its three-week training camp, the club's official homepage announced Monday.

World Cup debutant Angola will prepare from May 9 through 29 at the Ruit sport school, located near the south German city of Stuttgart for their first-ever presence at the World Cup.

The World Cup base of Angola's football team will be the northeast German town of Celle.

Angola will plays its inaugural World Cup match against Portugal on June 11 in Cologne before heading to Hanover for a Group D match against Mexico on June 16 and a face-off with Iran on June 21 in Leipzig.