Portugal kicked off their Group D campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory over World Cup debutants Angola courtesy of an early Pauleta strike.

The Africans can feel proud of their first performance on the big stage, but a nervous start turned out to be their undoing. Just 15 seconds were on the clock when Pauleta broke free on the left of the box and slotted past goalkeeper Joao Ricardo - that time the ball just missed the far post but the PSG striker made no mistake in the fourth minute to net his 47th international strike.

It came from an Angolan free-kick that Jamba punted up field, with the defender horrified to see it headed straight into the path of the on-rushing Luis Figo. The Portugal skipper motored easily past the left-back to reach the box and lay the ball back for Pauleta to apply a simple finish past last man Kali, with the goalkeeper already having been taken out of the equation.