1990 FIFA World Cup Group B

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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.

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Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 32013524Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 311143+13
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 311132+13
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 31024402
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Argentina vs Cameroon

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report Omam-Biyik Soccerball shade.svg67'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 73,780
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
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Argentina
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Cameroon
GK1 Nery Pumpido
SW20 Juan Simón
DF11 Néstor Fabbri
DF19 Oscar Ruggeri Sub off.svg 46'
DF13 Néstor Lorenzo
DF17 Roberto Néstor Sensini Yellow card.svg 27'Sub off.svg 69'
MF4 José Basualdo
MF2 Sergio Batista
MF7 Jorge Burruchaga
FW3 Abel Balbo
FW10 Diego Maradona (c)
Substitutions:
MF6 Gabriel Calderón Sub on.svg 69'
FW8 Claudio Caniggia Sub on.svg 46'
GK12 Sergio Goycochea
MF16 Julio Olarticoechea
DF18 José Serrizuela
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK16 Thomas N'Kono
SW17 Victor N'Dip Yellow card.svg 23'
DF14 Stephen Tataw (c)
DF6 Emmanuel Kundé
DF4 Benjamin Massing Yellow card.svg 9' Red card.svg 88'
DF5 Bertin Ebwellé
MF8 Emile M'Bouh Yellow card.svg 54'
MF2 André Kana-Biyik Red card.svg 61'
MF10 Louis-Paul M'Fédé Sub off.svg 66'
FW7 François Omam-Biyik
FW20 Cyrille Makanaky Sub off.svg 81'
Substitutions:
FW9 Roger Milla Sub on.svg 81'
MF13 Jean-Claude Pagal
DF15 Thomas Libiih Sub on.svg 66'
MF21 Emmanuel Maboang
GK22 Jacques Songo'o
Manager:
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valery Nepomnyashchy

Assistant referees:
Vincent Mauro (United States)
Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)

Soviet Union vs Romania

Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg0–2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report Lăcătuș Soccerball shade.svg41', 55' (pen.)
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Attendance: 42,907
Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)
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Soviet Union
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Romania
GK1 Rinat Dasayev (c)
DF4 Oleh Kuznetsov
DF3 Vagiz Khidiyatullin Yellow card.svg 11'
DF20 Sergei Gorlukovich
MF7 Sergei Aleinikov
MF8 Hennadiy Lytovchenko Sub off.svg 66'
MF9 Oleksandr Zavarov
MF2 Volodymyr Bezsonov
MF6 Vasyl Rats
FW10 Oleh Protasov
FW11 Igor Dobrovolski Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutions:
FW12 Aleksandr Borodyuk Sub on.svg 71'
MF15 Ivan Yaremchuk Sub on.svg 66'
MF17 Andrei Zygmantovich
MF18 Igor Shalimov
GK22 Aleksandr Uvarov
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi
GK1 Silviu Lung (c)
DF2 Mircea Rednic
DF4 Ioan Andone
DF6 Gheorghe Popescu
DF3 Michael Klein
MF8 Ioan Sabău
MF5 Iosif Rotariu
MF21 Ioan Lupescu
MF16 Daniel Timofte
FW7 Marius Lăcătuș Yellow card.svg 44'Sub off.svg 87'
FW14 Florin Răducioiu Sub off.svg 80'
Substitutions:
MF11 Dănuț Lupu
GK12 Bogdan Stelea
FW17 Ilie Dumitrescu Sub on.svg 87'
FW18 Gavril Balint Sub on.svg 80'
DF19 Emil Săndoi
Manager:
Emerich Jenei

Assistant referees:
Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)
Hernán Silva (Chile)

Argentina vs Soviet Union

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg2–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Troglio Soccerball shade.svg27'
Burruchaga Soccerball shade.svg79'
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Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 55,759
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
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Argentina
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Soviet Union
GK1 Nery Pumpido Sub off.svg 11'
SW20 Juan Simón
DF15 Pedro Monzón Yellow card.svg 77'Sub off.svg 79'
DF18 José Serrizuela Yellow card.svg 55'
MF4 José Basualdo
MF2 Sergio Batista
MF21 Pedro Troglio
MF16 Julio Olarticoechea
MF7 Jorge Burruchaga Yellow card.svg 73'
FW8 Claudio Caniggia Yellow card.svg 57'
FW10 Diego Maradona (c)Yellow card.svg 70'
Substitutions:
FW6 Gabriel Calderón
FW9 Gustavo Dezotti
GK12 Sergio Goycochea Sub on.svg 11'
DF13 Néstor Lorenzo Sub on.svg 79'
MF14 Ricardo Giusti
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK22 Aleksandr Uvarov
DF2 Volodymyr Bezsonov Red card.svg 48'
DF3 Vagiz Khidiyatullin
DF4 Oleh Kuznetsov (c)
DF20 Sergei Gorlukovich
MF7 Sergei Aleinikov
MF17 Andrei Zygmantovich Yellow card.svg 51'
MF18 Igor Shalimov
MF9 Oleksandr Zavarov Sub off.svg 86'
FW10 Oleh Protasov Sub off.svg 75'
FW11 Igor Dobrovolski
Substitutions:
DF5 Anatoliy Demyanenko
MF8 Hennadiy Lytovchenko Sub on.svg 75'
FW14 Volodymyr Lyutyi Sub on.svg 86'
MF15 Ivan Yaremchuk
GK16 Viktor Chanov
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Assistant referees:
José Roberto Wright (Brazil)
Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Cameroon vs Romania

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Milla Soccerball shade.svg76', 86' Report Balint Soccerball shade.svg88'
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Attendance: 38,687
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
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Cameroon
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Romania
GK16 Thomas N'Kono Yellow card.svg 68'
SW17 Victor N'Dip
DF14 Stephen Tataw (c)
DF6 Emmanuel Kundé Sub off.svg 68'
DF3 Jules Onana Yellow card.svg 20'
DF5 Bertin Ebwellé
MF8 Emile M'Bouh
MF21 Emmanuel Maboang Sub off.svg 58'
MF10 Louis-Paul M'Fédé
FW7 François Omam-Biyik
FW20 Cyrille Makanaky
Substitutions:
FW9 Roger Milla Sub on.svg 58'
DF13 Jean-Claude Pagal Sub on.svg 68'
DF15 Thomas Libiih
FW18 Bonaventure Djonkep
GK22 Jacques Songo'o
Manager:
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valery Nepomnyashchy
GK1 Silviu Lung (c)
DF2 Mircea Rednic
DF4 Ioan Andone
DF6 Gheorghe Popescu
DF3 Michael Klein Yellow card.svg 44'
MF8 Ioan Sabău
MF5 Iosif Rotariu
MF10 Gheorghe Hagi Sub off.svg 55'
MF16 Daniel Timofte
FW7 Marius Lăcătuș
FW14 Florin Răducioiu Sub off.svg 63'
Substitutions:
GK12 Bogdan Stelea
FW17 Ilie Dumitrescu Sub on.svg 55'
FW18 Gavril Balint Sub on.svg 63'
DF19 Emil Săndoi
MF21 Ioan Lupescu
Manager:
Emerich Jenei

Assistant referees:
Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)
Armando Pérez-Hoyos (Colombia)

Argentina vs Romania

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Monzón Soccerball shade.svg62' Report Balint Soccerball shade.svg68'
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 52,733
Referee: Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)
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Argentina
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Romania
GK12 Sergio Goycochea
DF15 Pedro Monzón
DF20 Juan Simón
DF18 José Serrizuela Yellow card.svg 72'
MF4 José Basualdo
MF21 Pedro Troglio Sub off.svg 53'
MF2 Sergio Batista Yellow card.svg 86'
MF16 Julio Olarticoechea
MF7 Jorge Burruchaga Sub off.svg 60'
FW8 Claudio Caniggia
FW10 Diego Maradona (c)
Substitutes:
FW6 Gabriel Calderón
FW9 Gustavo Dezotti Sub on.svg 60'
DF13 Néstor Lorenzo
MF14 Ricardo Giusti Sub on.svg 53'
GK22 Fabián Cancelarich
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK1 Silviu Lung (c)
DF2 Mircea Rednic
DF4 Ioan Andone
DF6 Gheorghe Popescu
DF3 Michael Klein
MF8 Ioan Sabău Sub off.svg 82'
MF5 Iosif Rotariu
MF10 Gheorghe Hagi Yellow card.svg 8'
MF21 Ioan Lupescu Yellow card.svg 32'
FW7 Marius Lăcătuș Yellow card.svg 4'
FW18 Gavril Balint Sub off.svg 72'
Substitutes:
MF11 Dănuț Lupu Sub on.svg 72'
GK12 Bogdan Stelea
DF13 Adrian Popescu
FW14 Florin Răducioiu
MF15 Dorin Mateuţ Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Emerich Jenei

Assistant referees:
Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)
Carlo Longhi (Italy)

Cameroon vs Soviet Union

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Report Protasov Soccerball shade.svg20'
Zygmantovich Soccerball shade.svg29'
Zavarov Soccerball shade.svg52'
Dobrovolski Soccerball shade.svg63'
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Attendance: 37,307
Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)
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Cameroon
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Soviet Union
GK16 Thomas N'Kono
SW17 Victor N'Dip
DF14 Stephen Tataw (c)
DF6 Emmanuel Kundé Sub off.svg 34'
DF3 Jules Onana
DF5 Bertin Ebwellé
MF8 Emile M'Bouh
MF2 André Kana-Biyik Yellow card.svg 61'
MF10 Louis-Paul M'Fédé
FW7 François Omam-Biyik
FW20 Cyrille Makanaky Sub off.svg 56'
Substitutions:
FW9 Roger Milla Yellow card.svg 66'Sub on.svg 34'
DF13 Jean-Claude Pagal Sub on.svg 56'
FW18 Bonaventure Djonkep
MF21 Emmanuel Maboang
GK22 Jacques Songo'o
Manager:
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valery Nepomnyashchy
GK22 Aleksandr Uvarov
DF5 Anatoliy Demyanenko (c)
DF3 Vagiz Khidiyatullin
DF4 Oleh Kuznetsov
DF20 Sergei Gorlukovich
MF7 Sergei Aleinikov
MF17 Andrei Zygmantovich
MF18 Igor Shalimov Sub off.svg 46'
MF10 Oleh Protasov Yellow card.svg 75'
FW8 Hennadiy Lytovchenko Sub off.svg 72'
FW11 Igor Dobrovolski
Substitutes:
DF6 Vasyl Rats
MF9 Oleksandr Zavarov Sub on.svg 46'
MF15 Ivan Yaremchuk Sub on.svg 72'
GK16 Viktor Chanov
MF21 Valeri Broshin
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Assistant referees:
Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
Pietro d'Elia (Italy)

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