# 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.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |

## Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

### Argentina vs Cameroon

| Argentina | Cameroon |
| GK | 1 | Nery Pumpido |
| SW | 20 | Juan Simón |
| DF | 11 | Néstor Fabbri |
| DF | 19 | Oscar Ruggeri | | 46' |
| DF | 13 | Néstor Lorenzo |
| DF | 17 | Roberto Néstor Sensini | 27' | 69' |
| MF | 4 | José Basualdo |
| MF | 2 | Sergio Batista |
| MF | 7 | Jorge Burruchaga |
| FW | 3 | Abel Balbo |
| FW | 10 | Diego Maradona (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Gabriel Calderón | | 69' |
| FW | 8 | Claudio Caniggia | | 46' |
| GK | 12 | Sergio Goycochea |
| MF | 16 | Julio Olarticoechea |
| DF | 18 | José Serrizuela | |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Bilardo ||
| GK | 16 | Thomas N'Kono |
| SW | 17 | Victor N'Dip | 23' |
| DF | 14 | Stephen Tataw (c) |
| DF | 6 | Emmanuel Kundé |
| DF | 4 | Benjamin Massing | 9' 88' |
| DF | 5 | Bertin Ebwellé |
| MF | 8 | Emile M'Bouh | 54' |
| MF | 2 | André Kana-Biyik | 61' |
| MF | 10 | Louis-Paul M'Fédé | | 66' |
| FW | 7 | François Omam-Biyik |
| FW | 20 | Cyrille Makanaky | | 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Roger Milla | | 81' |
| MF | 13 | Jean-Claude Pagal |
| DF | 15 | Thomas Libiih | | 66' |
| MF | 21 | Emmanuel Maboang |
| GK | 22 | Jacques Songo'o |
| Manager: ||
| Valery Nepomnyashchy ||
* Assistant referees:
* Vincent Mauro (United States)
* Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)

### Soviet Union vs Romania

| Soviet Union | Romania |
| GK | 1 | Rinat Dasayev (c) |
| DF | 4 | Oleh Kuznetsov |
| DF | 3 | Vagiz Khidiyatullin | 11' |
| DF | 20 | Sergei Gorlukovich |
| MF | 7 | Sergei Aleinikov |
| MF | 8 | Hennadiy Lytovchenko | | 66' |
| MF | 9 | Oleksandr Zavarov |
| MF | 2 | Volodymyr Bezsonov |
| MF | 6 | Vasyl Rats |
| FW | 10 | Oleh Protasov |
| FW | 11 | Igor Dobrovolski | | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Aleksandr Borodyuk | | 71' |
| MF | 15 | Ivan Yaremchuk | | 66' |
| MF | 17 | Andrei Zygmantovich |
| MF | 18 | Igor Shalimov |
| GK | 22 | Aleksandr Uvarov |
| 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 | 21 | Ioan Lupescu |
| MF | 16 | Daniel Timofte |
| FW | 7 | Marius Lăcătuș | 44' | 87' |
| FW | 14 | Florin Răducioiu | | 80' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Dănuț Lupu |
| GK | 12 | Bogdan Stelea |
| FW | 17 | Ilie Dumitrescu | | 87' |
| FW | 18 | Gavril Balint | | 80' |
| DF | 19 | Emil Săndoi |
| Manager: ||
| Emerich Jenei ||
* Assistant referees:
* Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)
* Hernán Silva (Chile)

### Argentina vs Soviet Union

| Argentina | Soviet Union |
| GK | 1 | Nery Pumpido | | 11' |
| SW | 20 | Juan Simón |
| DF | 15 | Pedro Monzón | 77' | 79' |
| DF | 18 | José Serrizuela | 55' |
| MF | 4 | José Basualdo |
| MF | 2 | Sergio Batista |
| MF | 21 | Pedro Troglio |
| MF | 16 | Julio Olarticoechea |
| MF | 7 | Jorge Burruchaga | 73' |
| FW | 8 | Claudio Caniggia | 57' |
| FW | 10 | Diego Maradona (c) | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 6 | Gabriel Calderón |
| FW | 9 | Gustavo Dezotti |
| GK | 12 | Sergio Goycochea | | 11' |
| DF | 13 | Néstor Lorenzo | | 79' |
| MF | 14 | Ricardo Giusti |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Bilardo ||
| GK | 22 | Aleksandr Uvarov |
| DF | 2 | Volodymyr Bezsonov | 48' |
| DF | 3 | Vagiz Khidiyatullin |
| DF | 4 | Oleh Kuznetsov (c) |
| DF | 20 | Sergei Gorlukovich |
| MF | 7 | Sergei Aleinikov |
| MF | 17 | Andrei Zygmantovich | 51' |
| MF | 18 | Igor Shalimov |
| MF | 9 | Oleksandr Zavarov | | 86' |
| FW | 10 | Oleh Protasov | | 75' |
| FW | 11 | Igor Dobrovolski |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 5 | Anatoliy Demyanenko |
| MF | 8 | Hennadiy Lytovchenko | | 75' |
| FW | 14 | Volodymyr Lyutyi | | 86' |
| MF | 15 | Ivan Yaremchuk |
| GK | 16 | Viktor Chanov |
| Manager: ||
| Valeriy Lobanovskyi ||
* Assistant referees:
* José Roberto Wright (Brazil)
* Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

### Cameroon vs Romania

| Cameroon | Romania |
| GK | 16 | Thomas N'Kono | 68' |
| SW | 17 | Victor N'Dip |
| DF | 14 | Stephen Tataw (c) |
| DF | 6 | Emmanuel Kundé | | 68' |
| DF | 3 | Jules Onana | 20' |
| DF | 5 | Bertin Ebwellé |
| MF | 8 | Emile M'Bouh |
| MF | 21 | Emmanuel Maboang | | 58' |
| MF | 10 | Louis-Paul M'Fédé |
| FW | 7 | François Omam-Biyik |
| FW | 20 | Cyrille Makanaky |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Roger Milla | | 58' |
| DF | 13 | Jean-Claude Pagal | | 68' |
| DF | 15 | Thomas Libiih |
| FW | 18 | Bonaventure Djonkep |
| GK | 22 | Jacques Songo'o |
| Manager: ||
| Valery Nepomnyashchy ||
| 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 | 10 | Gheorghe Hagi | | 55' |
| MF | 16 | Daniel Timofte |
| FW | 7 | Marius Lăcătuș |
| FW | 14 | Florin Răducioiu | | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 12 | Bogdan Stelea |
| FW | 17 | Ilie Dumitrescu | | 55' |
| FW | 18 | Gavril Balint | | 63' |
| DF | 19 | Emil Săndoi |
| MF | 21 | Ioan Lupescu |
| Manager: ||
| Emerich Jenei ||
* Assistant referees:
* Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)
* Armando Pérez-Hoyos (Colombia)

### Argentina vs Romania

| Argentina | Romania |
| GK | 12 | Sergio Goycochea |
| DF | 15 | Pedro Monzón |
| DF | 20 | Juan Simón |
| DF | 18 | José Serrizuela | 72' |
| MF | 4 | José Basualdo |
| MF | 21 | Pedro Troglio | | 53' |
| MF | 2 | Sergio Batista | 86' |
| MF | 16 | Julio Olarticoechea |
| MF | 7 | Jorge Burruchaga | | 60' |
| FW | 8 | Claudio Caniggia |
| FW | 10 | Diego Maradona (c) | |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 6 | Gabriel Calderón |
| FW | 9 | Gustavo Dezotti | | 60' |
| DF | 13 | Néstor Lorenzo |
| MF | 14 | Ricardo Giusti | | 53' |
| GK | 22 | Fabián 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 | 10 | Gheorghe Hagi | 8' |
| MF | 21 | Ioan Lupescu | 32' |
| FW | 7 | Marius Lăcătuș | 4' |
| FW | 18 | Gavril Balint | | 72' |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 11 | Dănuț Lupu | | 72' |
| GK | 12 | Bogdan Stelea |
| DF | 13 | Adrian Popescu |
| FW | 14 | Florin Răducioiu |
| MF | 15 | Dorin Mateuţ | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Emerich Jenei ||
* Assistant referees:
* Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)
* Carlo Longhi (Italy)

### Cameroon vs Soviet Union

| Cameroon | Soviet Union |
| GK | 16 | Thomas N'Kono |
| SW | 17 | Victor N'Dip |
| DF | 14 | Stephen 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 | 10 | Louis-Paul M'Fédé |
| FW | 7 | François Omam-Biyik |
| FW | 20 | Cyrille Makanaky | | 56' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Roger Milla | 66' | 34' |
| DF | 13 | Jean-Claude Pagal | | 56' |
| FW | 18 | Bonaventure Djonkep |
| MF | 21 | Emmanuel Maboang |
| GK | 22 | Jacques Songo'o |
| Manager: ||
| Valery Nepomnyashchy ||
| GK | 22 | Aleksandr Uvarov |
| DF | 5 | Anatoliy Demyanenko (c) |
| DF | 3 | Vagiz Khidiyatullin |
| DF | 4 | Oleh Kuznetsov |
| DF | 20 | Sergei Gorlukovich |
| MF | 7 | Sergei Aleinikov |
| MF | 17 | Andrei Zygmantovich |
| MF | 18 | Igor Shalimov | | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Oleh Protasov | 75' |
| FW | 8 | Hennadiy Lytovchenko | | 72' |
| FW | 11 | Igor Dobrovolski |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 6 | Vasyl Rats |
| MF | 9 | Oleksandr Zavarov | | 46' |
| MF | 15 | Ivan Yaremchuk | | 72' |
| GK | 16 | Viktor Chanov |
| MF | 21 | Valeri Broshin |
| Manager: ||
| Valeriy Lobanovskyi ||
* Assistant referees:
* Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
* Pietro d'Elia (Italy)