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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round

The third round of CONCACAF matches for 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from August 30, 1996, to December 21, 1996.

Format

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A total of 12 teams (six teams given a bye to the third round and the six winners from the second round) were divided into three groups of four teams each. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format for a total of six matches per team.[1] The top two teams of each group (three group winners and three runners-up) advanced to the fourth round (also called the 'Hexagonal' or 'Hex').

Qualified teams

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Teams with a bye to the third round:

Second round winners:

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   United States 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Advanced to the fourth round — 2–1 2–0 2–0
2   Costa Rica 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 2–1 — 3–0 2–1
3   Guatemala 6 2 2 2 6 9 −3 8 2–2 1–0 — 2–1
4   Trinidad and Tobago 6 0 1 5 3 9 −6 1 0–1 0–1 1–1 —
Source: [2]
Trinidad and Tobago  0–1  Costa Rica
Report Gómez   54'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Oscar Bardalez (Honduras)
Trinidad and Tobago  1–1  Guatemala
Nixon   37' Report Ramírez   22'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)
United States  2–0  Guatemala
Wynalda   54'
McBride   90'		 Report
Attendance: 30,082
Referee: Charles Barrett (Jamaica)
United States  2–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Dooley   53'
Wynalda   84'		 Report
Attendance: 19,312
Costa Rica  3–0  Guatemala
Delgado   53'
Medford   74'
Gómez   78'		 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Argelio Sabillon (Honduras)
Trinidad and Tobago  0–1  United States
Report Moore   36'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)
Guatemala  1–0  Costa Rica
Plata   34' Report
Attendance: 22,697
Referee: Rafael Rodriguez (El Salvador)
Costa Rica  2–1  United States
Wanchope   39'
López   84'		 Report Jones   90'
Attendance: 18,000
Guatemala  2–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Rodas   26', 67' Report Eve   30'
Attendance: 24,728
Referee: William Laidlaw (Canada)
United States  2–1  Costa Rica
McBride   16'
Lassiter   60'		 Report Gómez   74'
Attendance: 40,527
Referee: León Padro Borja (Mexico)
Costa Rica  2–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Wanchope   44', 60' Report Nixon   7'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo Cárdenas (Mexico)
Guatemala  2–2  United States
Funes   9'
Plata   44'		 Report Preki   7'
Hejduk   48'
Attendance: 7,106
Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada)

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Canada 6 5 1 0 10 1 +9 16 Advanced to the fourth round — 1–0 3–1 2–0
2   El Salvador 6 3 1 2 12 6 +6 10 0–2 — 3–2 3–0
3   Panama 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 5 0–0 1–1 — 3–1
4   Cuba 6 1 0 5 4 16 −12 3 0–2 0–5 3–1 —
Source: [2]
Canada  3–1  Panama
Aunger   40'
Peschisolido   42'
Corazzin   87'		 Report Dely Valdés   49'
Attendance: 5,255
Referee: Jose Emiliano Ramirez Suazo (Honduras)
Cuba  0–5  El Salvador
Report Rivera   22', 80'
Díaz Arce   49', 72'
Cienfuegos   83'
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Gerardo Enrique Mejia Centeno (Honduras)
Cuba  3–1  Panama
Sebrango   42', 70'
Bobadilla   88'		 Report Dely Valdés   55'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Olger Mejias Ovares (Costa Rica)
Panama  1–1  El Salvador
Cubillas   43' Report Díaz Arce   51'
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Vanroy Burnes (Antigua and Barbuda)
Canada  2–0  Cuba
Bunbury   29'
Peschisolido   53'		 Report
Attendance: 6,000
Cuba  0–2  Canada
Report Peschisolido   15'
Dasovic   79'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carlos Mendizabal Euceda (Guatemala)
Panama  0–0  Canada
Report
Attendance: 7,388
Canada  1–0  El Salvador
Bunbury   65' Report
Attendance: 6,858
Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)
El Salvador  3–2  Panama
Díaz Arce   43'
Iraheta   68'
Trigueros   88'		 Report Dely Valdés   11', 86'
Attendance: 25,832
Referee: Zimmerman Boulos (United States)
El Salvador  3–0  Cuba
Renderos   3'
Díaz Arce   30'
Rodríguez   49'		 Report
Attendance: 23,510
Panama  3–1  Cuba
Mendieta   15'
Guevara   55'
Dely Valdés   58'		 Report Moré   67'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wayne Caesar (Trinidad and Tobago)
El Salvador  0–2  Canada
Report Watson   62'
Bunbury   66'
Attendance: 15,233

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Jamaica 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13 Advanced to the fourth round — 1–0 3–0 5–0
2   Mexico 6 4 0 2 14 6 +8 12 2–1 — 3–1 5–1
3   Honduras 6 3 1 2 18 11 +7 10 0–0 2–1 — 11–3
4   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 0 0 6 6 30 −24 0 1–2 0–3 1–4 —
Source: [2]
Jamaica  3–0  Honduras
Boyd   14', 53'
Whitmore   42'		 Report
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Ramón Luis Méndez Vega (Costa Rica)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0–3  Mexico
Report Peláez   15', 51'
Álvarez   89'
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Rafael Rodriguez Medina (El Salvador)
Honduras  2–1  Mexico
Pavón   50'
Bennett   82' (pen.)		 Report Ramírez   63'
Attendance: 19,120
Referee: Raul Dominguez (United States)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  1–2  Jamaica
Harry   82' (pen.) Report Young   20', 41'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: George Richenel Cameron (Suriname)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  1–4  Honduras
Chewitt   62' Report Suazo   7', 62'
Santamaria   23', 42'
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Jose Farias (Canada)
Mexico  2–1  Jamaica
Zague   44'
Hermosillo   55'		 Report Boyd   70'
Attendance: 110,000
Honduras  0–0  Jamaica
Report
Attendance: 20,928
Referee: Raul Dominguez (United States)
Mexico  5–1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Galindo   20', 29'
Zague   48'
Hermosillo   70'
Walker   88' (o.g.)		 Report Velox   88'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: René Parra (Canada)
Mexico  3–1  Honduras
Galindo   32'
Hermosillo   35'
Zague   45'		 Report Reneau   69'
Attendance: 105,000
Jamaica  5–0  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Whitmore   10', 13'
Young   64'
Cargill   66'
Malcolm   84'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Tim Weyland (United States)
Jamaica  1–0  Mexico
Goodison   82' Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Mario Efrain Escobar López (Guatemala)
Honduras  11–3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Zapata   3'
Suazo   11', 38', 50'
Cruz   19'
Pavón   30'
Reneau   48'
Membreño   65'
Núñez   67', 84'
Bennett   77' (pen.)		 Report Jack   37'
Guy   62'
Sam   75'
Attendance: 4,378
Referee: Victor Hugo Rodriguez Ugalde (Costa Rica)

Goalscorers

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There were 112 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 3.11 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Guatemala played their home matches in Los Angeles and San Salvador after FIFA prevented international matches from being held at Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City following the disaster on October 16, 1996, in which over 80 people died due to structural flaws and overcrowding.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "1998 FIFA World Cup France - Qualifiers - North, Central America and Caribbean". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 1998, football - tables and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Torres, Alexander. ""El "Mateo Flores" se reabre para competencia oficial de selecciones - Con la tragedia en la memoria"" (in Spanish). La Prensa Gráfica Online. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2006.
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