1990 FIFA World Cup Group B

Play in Group B of the 1990 FIFA World Cup completed on 18 June 1990. Cameroon won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Romania and World Cup holders Argentina. The Soviet Union failed to advance.

Overall

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 320135−24
 Romania 311143+13
 Argentina 311132+13
 Soviet Union 31024402

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Argentina vs Cameroon

8 June 1990
18:00
Argentina  0–1  Cameroon
Report Omam-Biyik  67'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 73,780
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
Argentina
Cameroon
GK 1 Nery Pumpido
DF 19Oscar Ruggeri  46'
DF 20Juan Simón
DF 11Néstor Fabbri
MF 4 José Basualdo
MF 13Néstor Lorenzo
MF 2 Sergio Batista
MF 17Roberto Néstor Sensini  27'  69'
MF 7 Jorge Burruchaga
FW 3 Abel Balbo
FW 10Diego Maradona (c)
Substitutions:
GK 12Sergio Goycochea
DF 18José Serrizuela
MF 16Julio Olarticoechea
MF 6 Gabriel Calderón  69'
FW 8 Claudio Caniggia  46'
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK 16Thomas N'Kono (c)
SW 17Victor N'Dip  23'
DF 14Stephen Tataw
DF 6 Emmanuel Kundé
DF 4 Benjamin Massing Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 10', 89'
DF 5 Bertin Ebwellé
MF 8 Emile M'Bouh  54'
MF 2 André Kana-Biyik Red card 61'
MF 10Louis-Paul M'Fédé  66'
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik
FW 20Cyrille Makanaky  81'
Substitutions:
GK 22 Jacques Songo'o
DF 15Thomas Libiih  66'
MF 13Jean-Claude Pagal
MF 21Emmanuel Maboang
FW 9 Roger Milla  81'
Manager:
Soviet Union Valeri Nepomniachi

Assistant referees:
Vincent Mauro (United States)
Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)

Soviet Union vs Romania

9 June 1990
17:00
Soviet Union  0–2  Romania
Report Lăcătuş  42', 57' (pen.)
Soviet Union
Romania
GK 1 Rinat Dasayev (c)
DF 4 Oleh Kuznetsov
DF 3 Vagiz Khidiyatullin  10'
DF 20Sergei Gorlukovich
MF 7 Sergei Aleinikov
MF 8 Hennadiy Lytovchenko
MF 9 Oleksandr Zavarov
MF 2 Volodymyr Bezsonov
MF 6 Vasyl Rats
FW 10Oleh Protasov  87'
FW 11Igor Dobrovolski  79'
Substitutions:
FW 12Aleksandr Borodyuk  79'
MF 15Ivan Yaremchuk  87'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi
GK 1 Silviu Lung (c)
DF 2 Mircea Rednic
DF 4 Ioan Andone
DF 6 Gheorghe Popescu
DF 3 Michael Klein
MF 8 Ioan Sabău
MF 5 Iosif Rotariu
MF 21Ioan Lupescu
MF 16Daniel Timofte
FW 7 Marius Lăcătuş  43'  87'
FW 14Florin Răducioiu  79'
Substitutions:
FW 17Ilie Dumitrescu  87'
FW 18Gavril Balint  79'
Manager:
Emerich Jenei

Assistant referees:
Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)
Hernán Silva (Chile)

Argentina vs Soviet Union

13 June 1990
21:00
Argentina  2–0  Soviet Union
Troglio  27'
Burruchaga  79' 		Report
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 55,759
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
Argentina
Soviet Union
GK 1 Nery Pumpido  11'
DF 15Pedro Monzón  77'
DF 20Juan Simón
DF 18José Serrizuela  55'  79'
MF 4 José Basualdo
MF 2 Sergio Batista
MF 21Pedro Troglio
MF 16Julio Olarticoechea
MF 7 Jorge Burruchaga
FW 8 Claudio Caniggia  57'
FW 10Diego Maradona (c)  70'
Substitutions:
GK 12Sergio Goycochea  11'
DF 13Néstor Lorenzo  79'
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK 22Aleksandr Uvarov
DF 2 Volodymyr Bezsonov (c) Red card 48'
DF 3 Vagiz Khidiyatullin
DF 4 Oleh Kuznetsov
DF 20Sergei Gorlukovich
MF 7 Sergei Aleinikov
MF 17Andrei Zygmantovich  51'
MF 18Igor Shalimov
MF 9 Oleksandr Zavarov  80'
FW 10Oleh Protasov  75'
FW 11Igor Dobrovolski
Substitutions:
MF 8 Hennadiy Lytovchenko  75'
FW 14Volodymyr Lyutyi  80'
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Assistant referees:
José Roberto Wright (Brazil)
Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Cameroon vs Romania

14 June 1990
17:00
Cameroon  2–1  Romania
Milla  76', 86' Report Balint  88'
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Attendance: 38,687
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
Cameroon
Romania
GK 16Thomas N'Kono  68'
SW 17Victor N'Dip
DF 14Stephen Tataw (c)
DF 6 Emmanuel Kundé  68'
DF 3 Jules Onana  20'
DF 5 Bertin Ebwellé
MF 8 Emile M'Bouh
MF 21Emmanuel Maboang  58'
MF 10Louis-Paul M'Fédé
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik
FW 20Cyrille Makanaky
Substitutions:
FW 9 Roger Milla  58'
DF 13Jean-Claude Pagal  68'
Manager:
Soviet Union Valeri Nepomniachi
GK 1 Silviu Lung (c)
DF 2 Mircea Rednic
DF 4 Ioan Andone
DF 6 Gheorghe Popescu
DF 3 Michael Klein  44'
MF 8 Ioan Sabău
MF 5 Iosif Rotariu
MF 10Gheorghe Hagi  55'
MF 16Daniel Timofte
FW 7 Marius Lăcătuş
FW 14Florin Răducioiu  63'
Substitutions:
FW 17Ilie Dumitrescu  55'
FW 18Gavril Balint  63'
Manager:
Emerich Jenei

Assistant referees:
Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)
Armando Pérez-Hoyos (Colombia)

Argentina vs Romania

18 June 1990
21:00
Argentina  1–1  Romania
Monzón  63' Report Balint  68'
Argentina
Romania
GK 12Sergio Goycochea
DF 15Pedro Monzón
DF 20Juan Simón
DF 18José Serrizuela  72'
MF 4 José Basualdo
MF 21Pedro Troglio  53'
MF 2 Sergio Batista  86'
MF 16Julio Olarticoechea
MF 7 Jorge Burruchaga  60'
FW 8 Claudio Caniggia
FW 10Diego Maradona (c)
Substitutes:
FW 6 Gabriel Calderón
FW 9 Gustavo Dezotti  60'
DF 13Néstor Lorenzo
MF 14Ricardo Giusti  53'
GK 22Fabián Cancelarich
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK 1 Silviu Lung (c)
DF 2 Mircea Rednic
DF 4 Ioan Andone
DF 6 Gheorghe Popescu
DF 3 Michael Klein
MF 8 Ioan Sabău  82'
MF 5 Iosif Rotariu
MF 7 Marius Lăcătuş  4'
MF 10Gheorghe Hagi  8'
FW 21Ioan Lupescu  32'
FW 18Gavril Balint  72'
Substitutes:
MF 11Dănuț Lupu  72'
GK 12Bogdan Stelea
DF 13Adrian Popescu
FW 14Florin Răducioiu
MF 15Dorin Mateuţ  82'
Manager:
Emerich Jenei

Assistant referees:
Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)
Carlo Longhi (Italy)

Cameroon vs Soviet Union

18 June 1990
21:00
Cameroon  0–4  Soviet Union
Report Protasov  20'
Zygmantovich  29'
Zavarov  55'
Dobrovolski  63'
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Attendance: 37,307
Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)
Cameroon
Soviet Union
GK 16Thomas N'Kono
SW 17Victor N'Dip
DF 14Stephen Tataw (c)
DF 6 Emmanuel Kundé  34'
DF 3 Jules Onana
DF 5 Bertin Ebwellé
MF 8 Emile M'Bouh
MF 2 André Kana-Biyik  61'
MF 10Louis-Paul M'Fédé
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik
FW 20Cyrille Makanaky  56'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Roger Milla  66'  34'
DF 13Jean-Claude Pagal  56'
Manager:
Soviet Union Valeri Nepomniachi
GK 22Aleksandr Uvarov
DF 5 Anatoliy Demyanenko (c)
DF 3 Vagiz Khidiyatullin
DF 4 Oleh Kuznetsov
DF 20Sergei Gorlukovich
MF 7 Sergei Aleinikov
MF 17Andrei Zygmantovich
MF 18Igor Shalimov  46'
MF 10Oleh Protasov  75'
FW 8 Hennadiy Lytovchenko  72'
FW 11Igor Dobrovolski
Substitutes:
DF 6 Vasyl Rats
MF 9 Oleksandr Zavarov  46'
MF 15Ivan Yaremchuk  72'
GK 16Viktor Chanov
MF 21Valeri Broshin
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Assistant referees:
Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
Pietro d'Elia (Italy)