Youthful keeper who has made a dramatic rise through the ranks to earn his place in the World Cup squad. Such has been the form of the 21-year-old custodian this season for club side Interclube that he has beaten off the challenge of the more experienced pair of Angelo and Goliath to earn his seat on the plane to Germany. Widely regarded as one for the future, Mario was part of Angola's Under-20 team in the recent African Youth Championship in Botswana. During the World Cup finals the youngster looks set to be the third choice keeper and despite his obvious potential is unlikely to see too much action.