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1991 England Challenge Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | England Challenge Cup |
| year | 1991 |
| country | England |
| dates | 21–25 May 1991 |
| confederations | 2 |
| num_teams | 3 |
| venues | 2 |
| champion | England |
| second | Argentina |
| third | Soviet Union |
| matches | 3 |
| goals | 10 |
| attendance | |
| top_scorer | ENG David Platt |
| (3 goals) |
(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
Image:Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg|Wembley Stadium File:Old Trafford march 1992.JPG|Old Trafford
Results
All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
England vs Soviet Union
Platt
| {{Football kit | pattern_b=_eng90h | pattern_ra=_eng90h | pattern_sh= _eng90h | pattern_so= | title = England | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _usa1990_away | pattern_b = _usa1990_away | pattern_ra = _usa1990_away | pattern_sh = _river1986a | pattern_so = _color_3_stripes_white | leftarm = FF0000 | body = FF0000 | rightarm = FF0000 | shorts = FFFFFF | socks = FF0000 | title = Soviet Union |
|---|
| Graham Taylor |
|---|
| Anatoly Byshovets |
|---|
|}
Argentina vs Soviet Union
| {{Football kit | pattern_la =_argentina1992 | pattern_b =_argentina1992 | pattern_ra =_argentina1992 | pattern_sh =_argentina1992 | pattern_so =_color_3_stripes_blue | leftarm=75AADB | body=75AADB | rightarm=75AADB | shorts=000000 | socks=FFFFFF | title=Argentina | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _ussr91h | pattern_b = _ussr91h | pattern_ra = _ussr91h | pattern_sh = _river1986a | pattern_so = _color_3_stripes_white | leftarm = FF0000 | body = FF0000 | rightarm = FF0000 | shorts = FFFFFF | socks = FF0000 | title = Soviet Union |
|---|
| Alfio Basile |
|---|
| Anatoly Byshovets |
|---|
|}
Sergio Goycochea saved a penalty from Igor Dobrovolski during the first half when the score was 0–0.
England vs Argentina
Platt Franco
| {{Football kit | pattern_b=_eng90a | pattern_ra=_eng90a | pattern_sh= | pattern_so=_whitetop | body=f00 | rightarm=f00 | shorts=fff | socks=FF0000 | title = England | {{Football kit | pattern_la =_argentina1992 | pattern_b =_argentina1992 | pattern_ra =_argentina1992 | pattern_sh =_argentina1992 | pattern_so =_color_3_stripes_blue | leftarm=75AADB | body=75AADB | rightarm=75AADB | shorts=000000 | socks=FFFFFF | title=Argentina |
|---|
| Graham Taylor |
|---|
| Alfio Basile |
|---|
|}
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
Goalscorers
;3 goals:
- ENG David Platt
;1 goal:
- ARG Darío Franco
- ARG Claudio García
- USSR Igor Kolivanov
- ENG Gary Lineker
- ARG Oscar Ruggeri
- ENG Alan Smith
- USSR Vladimir Tatarchuk
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