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 Soviet Union. England were the tournament winners.
Venues
Results All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
England vs Soviet Union
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) MF4David Platt (Aston Villa)MF7Geoff Thomas (Crystal Palace)LW10John Barnes (Liverpool)FW9Alan Smith (Arsenal)FW8Ian Wright (Crystal Palace) Substitutes:DF13Lee Dixon (Arsenal)GK12David Seaman (Arsenal)MF14Neil Webb (Manchester United)MF15David Batty (Leeds United) FW16Peter Beardsley (Liverpool) Manager:Graham TaylorSOVIET 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) MF 8 Andrei Kanchelskis (Manchester United)MF 7 Igor Shalimov (Spartak Moscow) 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) Substitutes:GK12 Stanislav Cherchesov (Spartak Moscow)MF13 Aleksandr Mostovoi (Spartak Moscow) FW14 Igor Korneev (CSKA Moscow) MF15 Igor Dobrovolski (Castellón)MF16 Ilya Tsymbalar (Chornomorets Odessa)Manager: Anatoly Byshovets Assistant referees: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark) Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)
Argentina vs Soviet Union
ARGENTINA: GK1 Sergio Goycochea (Racing Club)RB2 Sergio Vázquez (Ferro Carril Oeste) CB4 Fabián Basualdo (River Plate)CB6 Oscar Ruggeri (Vélez Sársfield) (c)LB3 Carlos Enrique (River Plate)MF10 David Bisconti (Rosario Central) MF8 Diego Simeone (Pisa)MF5 Darío Franco (Newell's Old Boys) MF7 Leonardo Astrada (River Plate)FW9 Carlos Alfaro Moreno (Independiente)FW11 Claudio García (Racing Club) Substitutes:GK 12 Alejandro Lanari (Rosario Central)DF15 Ricardo Altamirano (Independiente)DF13 Fernando Gamboa (Newell's Old Boys)MF14 Sergio Berti (River Plate) FW 16 Ariel Boldrini (Newell's Old Boys)Manager: Alfio BasileSOVIET UNION: GK 1 Stanislav Cherchesov (Spartak Moscow)DF2 Andrey Chernyshov (Dynamo Moscow) DF3 Akhrik Tsveiba (Dynamo Kiev) 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) FW9 Igor Kolyvanov (Dynamo Moscow)FW10 Igor Dobrovolski (Castellón)Substitutes:GK12 Aleksandr Uvarov (Dynamo Moscow)MF16 Dmitri Kuznetsov (CSKA Moscow) FW 15 Oleg Sergeyev (CSKA Moscow) MF13 Vladimir Tatarchuk (CSKA Moscow)MF 14 Igor Korneev (CSKA Moscow)Manager: Anatoly Byshovets Assistant referees: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain) Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)
Sergio Goycochea saved a penalty from Igor Dobrovolski during the first half when the score was 0–0.
England vs Argentina
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) 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) Manager:Graham TaylorARGENTINA: 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) FW7 Claudio García (Racing Club) 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) Manager: Alfio Basile Assistant referees: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark) Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)
Standings Team211053+2320203302201124–21
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)