Leipzig: Angola coach Luis Oliveira Goncalves said he was proud of his players after the African debutants scored their first goal at the World Cup on Wednesday.
"We were not intelligent enough to defend our 1-0 lead but I'm nonetheless proud of my players," he said after Angola's 1-1 Group D draw with Iran in Leipzig.
"Today's match was a little bit of bad football but in the end I think a draw was a fair result. People were saying we would let in a lot of goals but that didn't happen.
"Everyone involved in Angolan football and the people at home can be very proud," he added.
Angola finished third in Group D with two points behind Portugal and Mexico who advanced to the second round.
Angola lost 1-0 to their former colonial rulers Portugal and drew 0-0 with the Mexicans. Iran finished bottom with one point but coach Branko Ivankovic felt they deserved more.
"We dominated the 90 minutes and perhaps deserved a victory today," said the Croat.
"The conditions were very hard but the players put their heart and soul into the match.
"During the last few months we've had a few problems with injuries but we can be satisfied with our performance overall."
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