1991 England Challenge Cup

1991 England Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host country England
Dates 21 – 25 May 1991
Teams 3 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 2
Final positions
Champions  England
Runners-up  Argentina
Third place  Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played 3
Goals scored 10 (3.33 per match)
Attendance 92,029 (30,676 per match)
Top scorer(s) England David Platt
(3 goals)

The 1991 England Challenge Cup was a friendly association football tournament played over the course of a week in May 1991 in England. Wembley Stadium in London and Old Trafford in Manchester were the two venues used. The three way tournament contained the national teams of England, Argentina, and the USSR. England were the tournament winners.

Venues

Results

All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

England vs Soviet Union

21 May 1991
20:00
England  3 – 1  Soviet Union
Smith  17'
Platt  44' (pen.), 88'		 Tatarchuk  11'
ENGLAND:
GK1 Chris Woods (Rangers)
RB3 Gary Stevens (Rangers)
CB2 Paul Parker (Queen's Park Rangers)
CB6Mark Wright (Derby County) (c)
LB5 Tony Dorigo (Chelsea)
RW11Dennis Wise (Chelsea)  70'
MF4David Platt (Aston Villa)
MF7Geoff Thomas (Crystal Palace)
LW10John Barnes (Liverpool)
FW9Alan Smith (Arsenal)
FW8Ian Wright (Crystal Palace)  70'
Substitutes:
DF13Lee Dixon (Arsenal)
GK12David Seaman (Arsenal)
MF14Neil Webb (Manchester United)
MF15David Batty (Leeds United)  70'
FW16Peter Beardsley (Liverpool)  70'
Manager:
Graham Taylor
SOVIET UNION:
GK 1 Aleksandr Uvarov (Dynamo Moscow)
DF 2 Andrey Chernyshov (Dynamo Moscow)
DF 3 Akhrik Tsveiba (Dynamo Kiev)
DF 6 Dmitri Galiamin (CSKA Moscow) YC 65'
MF 8 Andrei Kanchelskis (Manchester United)
MF 7 Igor Shalimov (Spartak Moscow)  67'
MF 4 Vasili Kulkov (Spartak Moscow)
MF 11 Aleksei Mikhailichenko (Sampdoria) (c)
MF 5 Dmitri Kuznetsov (CSKA Moscow)
FW 9 Igor Kolyvanov (Dynamo Moscow)
FW 10 Vladimir Tatarchuk (CSKA Moscow)  52'
Substitutes:
GK12 Stanislav Cherchesov (Spartak Moscow)
MF13 Aleksandr Mostovoi (Spartak Moscow)  52'
FW14 Igor Korneev (CSKA Moscow)  67'
MF15 Igor Dobrovolski (Castellón)
MF16 Ilya Tsymbalar (Chornomorets Odessa)
Manager:
Anatoly Byshovets

Assistant referees:
Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)

Argentina vs Soviet Union

23 May 1991
20:00
Argentina  1 – 1  Soviet Union
Ruggeri  44' Kolyvanov  49'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 23,743
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
ARGENTINA:
GK1 Sergio Goycochea (Racing Club)
RB2 Sergio Vázquez (Ferro Carril Oeste) YC
CB4 Fabián Basualdo (River Plate)
CB6 Oscar Ruggeri (Vélez Sársfield) (c)
LB3 Carlos Enrique (River Plate)
MF10 David Bisconti (Rosario Central)  70'
MF8 Diego Simeone (Pisa)
MF5 Darío Franco (Newell's Old Boys) YC
MF7 Leonardo Astrada (River Plate)
FW9 Carlos Alfaro Moreno (Independiente)
FW11 Claudio García (Racing Club) YC
Substitutes:
GK 12 Alejandro Lanari (Rosario Central)
DF15 Ricardo Altamirano (Independiente)
DF13 Fernando Gamboa (Newell's Old Boys)
MF14 Sergio Berti (River Plate)  70'
FW 16 Ariel Boldrini (Newell's Old Boys)
Manager:
Alfio Basile
SOVIET UNION:
GK 1 Stanislav Cherchesov (Spartak Moscow)
DF2 Andrey Chernyshov (Dynamo Moscow) Red card 72'
DF3 Akhrik Tsveiba (Dynamo Kiev)  28'
DF6 Dmitri Galiamin (CSKA Moscow)
MF7 Igor Shalimov (Spartak Moscow)
MF8 Andrei Kanchelskis (Manchester United)
MF4 Vasili Kulkov (Spartak Moscow)
MF11 Alexei Mikhailichenko (Sampdoria) (c)
MF5 Aleksandr Mostovoi (Spartak Moscow)  60'
FW9 Igor Kolyvanov (Dynamo Moscow)
FW10 Igor Dobrovolski (Castellón)
Substitutes:
GK12 Aleksandr Uvarov (Dynamo Moscow)
MF16 Dmitri Kuznetsov (CSKA Moscow)  28'
FW 15 Oleg Sergeyev (CSKA Moscow)  60'
MF13 Vladimir Tatarchuk (CSKA Moscow)
MF 14 Igor Korneev (CSKA Moscow)
Manager:
Anatoly Byshovets

Assistant referees:
Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)
Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)

England vs Argentina

25 May 1991
15:00
England  2 – 2  Argentina
Lineker  15'
Platt  51'		 García  66'
Franco  72'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 44,497
Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)
ENGLAND:
GK 1David Seaman (Arsenal)
RB2Lee Dixon (Arsenal)
CB6Mark Wright (Derby County)
CB4Des Walker (Nottingham Forest)
LB3Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest)
MF8David Batty (Leeds United)
MF11John Barnes (Liverpool)  63'
MF7David Platt (Aston Villa)
MF5Geoff Thomas (Crystal Palace)
FW9Alan Smith (Arsenal)
FW10Gary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur) (c)
Substitutes:
DF13Paul Parker (Queen's Park Rangers)
GK12Chris Woods (Rangers)
MF14Lee Sharpe (Manchester United)
FW15Peter Beardsley (Liverpool)
MF16Nigel Clough (Nottingham Forest)  63'
Manager:
Graham Taylor
ARGENTINA:
GK 1 Sergio Goycochea (Racing Club)
RB4 Fabián Basualdo (River Plate)
CB2 Sergio Vázquez (Ferro Carril Oeste)
CB6 Oscar Ruggeri (Vélez Sársfield) (c)
LB7 Carlos Enrique (River Plate)
MF8 Diego Simeone (Pisa)
MF5 Darío Franco (Newell's Old Boys)
MF3 Fernando Gamboa (Newell's Old Boys)
MF10 Germán Martellotto (Monterrey)  60'
FW7 Claudio García (Racing Club) YC 90'
FW9 Ariel Boldrini (Newell's Old Boys)
Substitutes:
GK12 Alejandro Lanari (Rosario Central)
DF14 Ricardo Altamirano (Independiente)
DF15 Néstor Fabbri (Racing Club)
MF16 Gustavo Zapata (River Plate)
FW17 Antonio Mohamed (Huracán)  60'
Manager:
Alfio Basile

Assistant referees:
Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)

Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 211053+24
 Argentina 20203302
 Soviet Union 201124–21
1991 Challenge Cup Winner:


England

Goalscorers

3 goals
1 goal
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