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 USSR. England were the tournament winners.

Venues

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

21 May 1991
20:00

England	3 – 1	Soviet Union
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)

23 May 1991
20:00

Argentina	1 – 1	Soviet Union
Ruggeri 44'		Kolyvanov 49'


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	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)

25 May 1991
15:00

England	2 – 2	Argentina
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)

1991 Challenge Cup Winner:

International friendly association football tournaments in England

International	Amateur Triangular Tournament England Challenge Cup FA Summer Tournament International Amateur Tournament Rous Cup Umbro Cup Unity Cup

Clubs	Anglo-Italian Cup Anglo-Italian League Cup Anglo-Scottish Cup Coppa Ottorino Barassi Emirates Cup Super Match Wembley International Tournament Wembley Cup Umbro International Tournament

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