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1991 England Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
Dates21–25 May 1991
Teams3 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2
Final positions
Champions England
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored10 (3.33 per match)
Attendance92,029 (30,676 per match)
Top scorer(s)England 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 Soviet Union. England were the tournament winners.

Venues

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Results

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

England vs Soviet Union

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England 3–1 Soviet Union
Smith 17'
Platt 44' (pen.), 88'		 Tatarchuk 11'
Attendance: 23,789
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) downward-facing red arrow 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) downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutes:
DF 13 Lee Dixon (Arsenal)
GK 12 David Seaman (Arsenal)
MF 14 Neil Webb (Manchester United)
MF 15 David Batty (Leeds United) upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 16 Peter Beardsley (Liverpool) upward-facing green arrow 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) Yellow card 65'
MF 8 Andrei Kanchelskis (Manchester United)
MF 7 Igor Shalimov (Spartak Moscow) downward-facing red arrow 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) downward-facing red arrow 52'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Stanislav Cherchesov (Spartak Moscow)
MF 13 Aleksandr Mostovoi (Spartak Moscow) upward-facing green arrow 52'
FW 14 Igor Korneev (CSKA Moscow) upward-facing green arrow 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

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Argentina 1–1 Soviet Union
Ruggeri 44' Kolyvanov 49'
Attendance: 23,743
Argentina
Soviet Union
ARGENTINA:
GK 1 Sergio Goycochea (Racing Club)
RB 2 Sergio Vázquez (Ferro Carril Oeste) Yellow card
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) downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF 8 Diego Simeone (Pisa)
MF 5 Darío Franco (Newell's Old Boys) Yellow card
MF 7 Leonardo Astrada (River Plate)
FW 9 Carlos Alfaro Moreno (Independiente)
FW 11 Claudio García (Racing Club) Yellow card
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) upward-facing green arrow 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) Red card 72'
DF 3 Akhrik Tsveiba (Dynamo Kiev) downward-facing red arrow 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) downward-facing red arrow 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) upward-facing green arrow 28'
FW 15 Oleg Sergeyev (CSKA Moscow) upward-facing green arrow 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

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England 2–2 Argentina
Lineker 15'
Platt 51'		 García 66'
Franco 72'
Attendance: 44,497
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) downward-facing red arrow 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) upward-facing green arrow 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) downward-facing red arrow 60'
FW 7 Claudio García (Racing Club) Yellow card 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) upward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
Alfio Basile

Assistant referees:
Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)

Standings

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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

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3 goals
1 goal
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