# 1991 England Challenge Cup

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

* Wembley Stadium
* Old Trafford

## Results

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

### England vs Soviet Union

| England | Soviet Union |
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

| Argentina | Soviet Union |
ARGENTINA: :
| GK | 1 | Sergio Goycochea (Racing Club) |
| RB | 2 | Sergio Vázquez (Ferro Carril Oeste) |
| CB | 4 | Fabián Basualdo (River Plate) |
| CB | 6 | Oscar Ruggeri (Vélez Sársfield) (c) |
| LB | 3 | Carlos Enrique (River Plate) |
| MF | 10 | David Bisconti (Rosario Central) | 70' |
| MF | 8 | Diego Simeone (Pisa) |
| MF | 5 | Darío Franco (Newell's Old Boys) |
| MF | 7 | Leonardo Astrada (River Plate) |
| FW | 9 | Carlos Alfaro Moreno (Independiente) |
| FW | 11 | Claudio García (Racing Club) |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Alejandro Lanari (Rosario Central) |
| DF | 15 | Ricardo Altamirano (Independiente) |
| DF | 13 | Fernando Gamboa (Newell's Old Boys) |
| MF | 14 | Sergio Berti (River Plate) | 70' |
| FW | 16 | 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 | 3 | Akhrik Tsveiba (Dynamo Kiev) | | 28' |
| DF | 6 | Dmitri Galiamin (CSKA Moscow) |
| MF | 7 | Igor Shalimov (Spartak Moscow) |
| MF | 8 | Andrei Kanchelskis (Manchester United) |
| MF | 4 | Vasili Kulkov (Spartak Moscow) |
| MF | 11 | Alexei Mikhailichenko (Sampdoria) (c) |
| MF | 5 | Aleksandr Mostovoi (Spartak Moscow) | | 60' |
| FW | 9 | Igor Kolyvanov (Dynamo Moscow) |
| FW | 10 | Igor Dobrovolski (Castellón) |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Aleksandr Uvarov (Dynamo Moscow) |
| MF | 16 | Dmitri Kuznetsov (CSKA Moscow) | | 28' |
| FW | 15 | Oleg Sergeyev (CSKA Moscow) | | 60' |
| MF | 13 | 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 | Argentina |
ENGLAND: :
| GK | 1 | David Seaman (Arsenal) |
| RB | 2 | Lee Dixon (Arsenal) |
| CB | 6 | Mark Wright (Derby County) |
| CB | 4 | Des Walker (Nottingham Forest) |
| LB | 3 | Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest) |
| MF | 8 | David Batty (Leeds United) |
| MF | 11 | John Barnes (Liverpool) | 63' |
| MF | 7 | David Platt (Aston Villa) |
| MF | 5 | Geoff Thomas (Crystal Palace) |
| FW | 9 | Alan Smith (Arsenal) |
| FW | 10 | Gary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur) (c) |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | 13 | Paul Parker (Queen's Park Rangers) |
| GK | 12 | 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 | 7 | Carlos Enrique (River Plate) |
| MF | 8 | Diego Simeone (Pisa) |
| MF | 5 | Darío Franco (Newell's Old Boys) |
| MF | 3 | Fernando Gamboa (Newell's Old Boys) |
| MF | 10 | Germán Martellotto (Monterrey) | | 60' |
| FW | 7 | Claudio García (Racing Club) | 90' |
| FW | 9 | 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 | 3 |
| Argentina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
* 1991 Challenge Cup
* England first title

## Goalscorers
### 3 goals

* David Platt

### 1 goal

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