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.[1]

Standings

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Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Argentina vs Cameroon

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GK1Nery Pumpido
SW20Juan Simón
DF11Néstor Fabbri
DF19Oscar Ruggeri
DF13Néstor Lorenzo
DF17Roberto Néstor Sensini
MF4José Basualdo
MF2Sergio Batista
MF7Jorge Burruchaga
FW3Abel Balbo
FW10Diego Maradona (c)
Substitutions:
MF6Gabriel Calderón
FW8Claudio Caniggia
GK12Sergio Goycochea
MF16Julio Olarticoechea
DF18José Serrizuela
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK16Thomas N'Kono
SW17Victor N'Dip
DF14Stephen Tataw (c)
DF6Emmanuel Kundé
DF4Benjamin Massing
DF5Bertin Ebwellé
MF8Emile M'Bouh
MF2André Kana-Biyik
MF10Louis-Paul M'Fédé
FW7François Omam-Biyik
FW20Cyrille Makanaky
Substitutions:
FW9Roger Milla
MF13Jean-Claude Pagal
DF15Thomas Libiih
MF21Emmanuel Maboang
GK22Jacques Songo'o
Manager:
Valery Nepomnyashchy
Assistant referees:
Vincent Mauro (United States)
Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)

Soviet Union vs Romania

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GK1Rinat Dasayev (c)
DF4Oleh Kuznetsov
DF3Vagiz Khidiyatullin
DF20Sergei Gorlukovich
MF7Sergei Aleinikov
MF8Hennadiy Lytovchenko
MF9Oleksandr Zavarov
MF2Volodymyr Bezsonov
MF6Vasyl Rats
FW10Oleh Protasov
FW11Igor Dobrovolski
Substitutions:
FW12Aleksandr Borodyuk
MF15Ivan Yaremchuk
MF17Andrei Zygmantovich
MF18Igor Shalimov
GK22Aleksandr Uvarov
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi
GK1Silviu Lung (c)
DF2Mircea Rednic
DF4Ioan Andone
DF6Gheorghe Popescu
DF3Michael Klein
MF8Ioan Sabău
MF5Iosif Rotariu
MF21Ioan Lupescu
MF16Daniel Timofte
FW7Marius Lăcătuș
FW14Florin Răducioiu
Substitutions:
MF11Dănuț Lupu
GK12Bogdan Stelea
FW17Ilie Dumitrescu
FW18Gavril Balint
DF19Emil Săndoi
Manager:
Emerich Jenei
Assistant referees:
Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)
Hernán Silva (Chile)

Argentina vs Soviet Union

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GK1Nery Pumpido
SW20Juan Simón
DF15Pedro Monzón
DF18José Serrizuela
MF4José Basualdo
MF2Sergio Batista
MF21Pedro Troglio
MF16Julio Olarticoechea
MF7Jorge Burruchaga
FW8Claudio Caniggia
FW10Diego Maradona (c)
Substitutions:
FW6Gabriel Calderón
FW9Gustavo Dezotti
GK12Sergio Goycochea
DF13Néstor Lorenzo
MF14Ricardo Giusti
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK22Aleksandr Uvarov
DF2Volodymyr Bezsonov
DF3Vagiz Khidiyatullin
DF4Oleh Kuznetsov (c)
DF20Sergei Gorlukovich
MF7Sergei Aleinikov
MF17Andrei Zygmantovich
MF18Igor Shalimov
MF9Oleksandr Zavarov
FW10Oleh Protasov
FW11Igor Dobrovolski
Substitutions:
DF5Anatoliy Demyanenko
MF8Hennadiy Lytovchenko
FW14Volodymyr Lyutyi
MF15Ivan Yaremchuk
GK16Viktor Chanov
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi
Assistant referees:
José Roberto Wright (Brazil)
Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Cameroon vs Romania

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GK16Thomas N'Kono
SW17Victor N'Dip
DF14Stephen Tataw (c)
DF6Emmanuel Kundé
DF3Jules Onana
DF5Bertin Ebwellé
MF8Emile M'Bouh
MF21Emmanuel Maboang
MF10Louis-Paul M'Fédé
FW7François Omam-Biyik
FW20Cyrille Makanaky
Substitutions:
FW9Roger Milla
DF13Jean-Claude Pagal
DF15Thomas Libiih
FW18Bonaventure Djonkep
GK22Jacques Songo'o
Manager:
Valery Nepomnyashchy
GK1Silviu Lung (c)
DF2Mircea Rednic
DF4Ioan Andone
DF6Gheorghe Popescu
DF3Michael Klein
MF8Ioan Sabău
MF5Iosif Rotariu
MF10Gheorghe Hagi
MF16Daniel Timofte
FW7Marius Lăcătuș
FW14Florin Răducioiu
Substitutions:
GK12Bogdan Stelea
FW17Ilie Dumitrescu
FW18Gavril Balint
DF19Emil Săndoi
MF21Ioan Lupescu
Manager:
Emerich Jenei
Assistant referees:
Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)
Armando Pérez-Hoyos (Colombia)

Argentina vs Romania

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GK12Sergio Goycochea
DF15Pedro Monzón
DF20Juan Simón
DF18José Serrizuela
MF4José Basualdo
MF21Pedro Troglio
MF2Sergio Batista
MF16Julio Olarticoechea
MF7Jorge Burruchaga
FW8Claudio Caniggia
FW10Diego Maradona (c)
Substitutes:
FW6Gabriel Calderón
FW9Gustavo Dezotti
DF13Néstor Lorenzo
MF14Ricardo Giusti
GK22Fabián Cancelarich
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK1Silviu Lung (c)
DF2Mircea Rednic
DF4Ioan Andone
DF6Gheorghe Popescu
DF3Michael Klein
MF8Ioan Sabău
MF5Iosif Rotariu
MF10Gheorghe Hagi
MF21Ioan Lupescu
FW7Marius Lăcătuș
FW18Gavril Balint
Substitutes:
MF11Dănuț Lupu
GK12Bogdan Stelea
DF13Adrian Popescu
FW14Florin Răducioiu
MF15Dorin Mateuţ
Manager:
Emerich Jenei
Assistant referees:
Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)
Carlo Longhi (Italy)

Cameroon vs Soviet Union

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GK16Thomas N'Kono
SW17Victor N'Dip
DF14Stephen Tataw (c)
DF6Emmanuel Kundé
DF3Jules Onana
DF5Bertin Ebwellé
MF8Emile M'Bouh
MF2André Kana-Biyik
MF10Louis-Paul M'Fédé
FW7François Omam-Biyik
FW20Cyrille Makanaky
Substitutions:
FW9Roger Milla
DF13Jean-Claude Pagal
FW18Bonaventure Djonkep
MF21Emmanuel Maboang
GK22Jacques Songo'o
Manager:
Valery Nepomnyashchy
GK22Aleksandr Uvarov
DF5Anatoliy Demyanenko (c)
DF3Vagiz Khidiyatullin
DF4Oleh Kuznetsov
DF20Sergei Gorlukovich
MF7Sergei Aleinikov
MF17Andrei Zygmantovich
MF18Igor Shalimov
MF10Oleh Protasov
FW8Hennadiy Lytovchenko
FW11Igor Dobrovolski
Substitutes:
DF6Vasyl Rats
MF9Oleksandr Zavarov
MF15Ivan Yaremchuk
GK16Viktor Chanov
MF21Valeri Broshin
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi
Assistant referees:
Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
Pietro d'Elia (Italy)

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Cup 1990". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 April 2026.