The Football tournament of the 2006 Lusofonia Games was played in Macau, People's Republic of China. The venues were the Campo Desportivo e Pavilhão da U.C.T.M. and the Macau Stadium. The tournament was played from 4 to 10 October 2006, and it was only a men's competition. The tournament was won by favourites Portugal who were represented by their under-20s team, defeating Angola in the final. Cape Verde won the bronze medal defeating Mozambique. The major absentee was the Brazilian team who decided not to take part in the games.