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
Runner-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)	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	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 23,789 Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)
	Smith 17' Platt 44' (pen.), 88'		Tatarchuk 11'


ENGLAND:
GK	1	Chris Woods (Rangers)
RB	3	Gary Stevens (Rangers)
CB	2	Paul Parker (Queen's Park Rangers)
CB	6	Mark Wright (Derby County) (c)
LB	5	Tony Dorigo (Chelsea)
RW	11	Dennis Wise (Chelsea)	70'
MF	4	David Platt (Aston Villa)
MF	7	Geoff Thomas (Crystal Palace)
LW	10	John Barnes (Liverpool)
FW	9	Alan Smith (Arsenal)
FW	8	Ian Wright (Crystal Palace)	70'
Substitutes:
DF	13	Lee Dixon (Arsenal)
GK	12	David Seaman (Arsenal)
MF	14	Neil Webb (Manchester United)
MF	15	David Batty (Leeds United)	70'
FW	16	Peter 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)	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:
GK	12	Stanislav Cherchesov (Spartak Moscow)
MF	13	Aleksandr Mostovoi (Spartak Moscow)		52'
FW	14	Igor Korneev (CSKA Moscow)		67'
MF	15	Igor Dobrovolski (Castellón)
MF	16	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	Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 23,743 Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
	Ruggeri 44'		Kolyvanov 49'


ARGENTINA:
GK	1	Sergio Goycochea (Racing Club)
RB	4	Fabián Basualdo (River Plate)
CB	3	Sergio Vázquez (Ferro Carril Oeste)
CB	2	Oscar Ruggeri (Vélez Sársfield) (c)
LB	5	Carlos Enrique (River Plate)
MF	10	David Bisconti (Rosario Central)	70'
MF	9	Diego Simeone (Pisa)
MF	8	Darío Franco (Newell's Old Boys)
MF	5	Leonardo Astrada (River Plate)
FW	11	Carlos Alfaro Moreno (Independiente)
FW	7	Claudio García (Racing Club)
Substitutes:
GK		Alejandro Lanari (Rosario Central)
DF		Ricardo Altamirano (Independiente)
DF		Fernando Gamboa (Newell's Old Boys)
MF		Sergio Berti (River Plate)	70'
FW		Ariel Boldrini (Newell's Old Boys)
Manager:
Alfio Basile


SOVIET UNION:
GK	1	Stanislav Cherchesov (Spartak Moscow)
DF	2	Andrey Chernyshov (Dynamo Moscow)	72'
DF	4	Akhrik Tsveiba (Dynamo Kiev)		28'
DF	5	Dmitri Galiamin (CSKA Moscow)
MF	6	Igor Shalimov (Spartak Moscow)
MF	8	Andrei Kanchelskis (Manchester United)
MF	3	Vasili Kulkov (Spartak Moscow)
MF	7	Alexei Mikhailichenko (Sampdoria) (c)
MF	10	Aleksandr Mostovoi (Spartak Moscow)		60'
FW	9	Igor Kolyvanov (Dynamo Moscow)
FW	11	Igor Dobrovolski (Castellón)
Substitutes:
GK		Aleksandr Uvarov (Dynamo Moscow)
MF		Dmitri Kuznetsov (CSKA Moscow)		28'
FW		Oleg Sergeyev (CSKA Moscow)		60'
MF		Vladimir Tatarchuk (CSKA Moscow)
MF		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	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 44,497 Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)
	Lineker 15' Platt 51'		García 66' Franco 72'


ENGLAND:
GK	1	David Seaman (Arsenal)
RB	2	Lee Dixon (Arsenal)
CB	6	Mark Wright (Derby County)
CB	5	Des Walker (Nottingham Forest)
LB	3	Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest)
MF	4	David Batty (Leeds United)
MF	11	John Barnes (Liverpool)	63'
MF	7	David Platt (Aston Villa)
MF	8	Geoff Thomas (Crystal Palace)
FW	9	Alan Smith (Arsenal)
FW	10	Gary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur) (c)
Substitutes:
DF	12	Paul Parker (Queen's Park Rangers)
GK	13	Chris Woods (Rangers)
MF	14	Lee Sharpe (Manchester United)
FW	15	Peter Beardsley (Liverpool)
MF	16	Nigel Clough (Nottingham Forest)	63'
Manager:
Graham Taylor


ARGENTINA:
GK	1	Sergio Goycochea (Racing Club)
RB	4	Fabián Basualdo (River Plate)
CB	2	Sergio Vázquez (Ferro Carril Oeste)
CB	6	Oscar Ruggeri (Vélez Sársfield) (c)
LB	3	Carlos Enrique (River Plate)
MF	9	Diego Simeone (Pisa)
MF	8	Darío Franco (Newell's Old Boys)
MF	5	Fernando Gamboa (Newell's Old Boys)
MF	10	Germán Martellotto (Monterrey)		60'
FW	7	Claudio García (Racing Club)	90'
FW	11	Ariel Boldrini (Newell's Old Boys)
Substitutes:
GK	12	Alejandro Lanari (Rosario Central)
DF	14	Ricardo Altamirano (Independiente)
DF	15	Néstor Fabbri (Racing Club)
MF	16	Gustavo Zapata (River Plate)
FW	17	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	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	4
Argentina	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
Soviet Union	2	0	1	1	2	4	–2	1

1991 Challenge Cup Winner:

England

Goalscorers[]

3 goals

David Platt

1 goal

Darío Franco
Claudio García
Igor Kolivanov
Gary Lineker
Oscar Ruggeri
Alan Smith
Vladimir Tatarchuk

External links[]

Challenge Cup 1991 (England)