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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

The 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, CONCACAF zone ran from March 1996 to November 1997 in order to determine the three CONCACAF representatives at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
Tournament details
DatesMarch 24th 1996 – November 16th 1997
Teams28[a] (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played98
Goals scored295 (3.01 per match)
Attendance2,065,454 (21,076 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Carlos Hermosillo
(11 Goals)
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Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

A total of 30 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. Mexico, the USA, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and Canada, the six highest-ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the third round directly. The remaining 24 teams were divided into two zones, based on geographical locations.

Format

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  • Caribbean Zone: The 20 teams played in three rounds of knockout matches on a home-and-away basis to determine four winners advancing to the third round. Bahamas and Bermuda withdrew before playing one game. 18 countries stay in the race.
  • Central American Zone: The four teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the third round.

In the third round, the 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. They played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the final round.

In the final round, the six teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams would qualify.

Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dominican Republic   6–3   Aruba 3–2 3–1
Guyana   1–8   Grenada 1–2 0–6
Saint Kitts and Nevis   w/o   Bahamas — —
Dominica   6–4   Antigua and Barbuda 3–3 3–1
Group A
Dominican Republic  3–2  Aruba
Rodríguez   28'
Mariano   50'
Peña   73'		 Report Davelaar   60'
Malmberg   84'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Timothy Joseph (Saint Lucia)
Aruba  1–3  Dominican Republic
Davelaar   38' (pen.) Report Rodríguez   5' (pen.)
Aquino   62'
Queliz   87'
Attendance: 1,137
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico)

Dominican Republic won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

Group B
Guyana  1–2  Grenada
Joseph   13' Report Charles   54'
Roberts   63'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Christiaan Eiloof (Suriname)
Grenada  6–0  Guyana
Charles   33'
François   40', 47'
Fletcher   48', 71', 82'		 Report
Attendance: 4,000

Grenada won 8–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

Group C

The Bahamas withdrew, so Saint Kitts and Nevis advanced to the first round automatically.

Group D
Dominica  3–3  Antigua and Barbuda
Dominique   8'
Dangler   42'
Marshall   89'		 Report Clarke   15'
Edwards   28', 75'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)
Antigua and Barbuda  1–3  Dominica
Edwards   59' Report Greenaway   23'
Morancie   60'
Edmond   66'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Evaroy Babb (Guyana)

Dominica won 6–4 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dominican Republic   2–1   Netherlands Antilles 2–1 0–0
Haiti   7–1   Grenada 6–1 1–0
Cayman Islands   0–6   Cuba 0–1 0–5
Saint Kitts and Nevis   6–1   Saint Lucia 5–1 1–0
Puerto Rico   1–9   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–2 0–7
Dominica   0–2   Barbados 0–1 0–1
Suriname   0–2   Jamaica 0–1 0–1
Trinidad and Tobago   w/o   Bermuda — —
Group 1
Dominican Republic  2–1  Netherlands Antilles
Jiménez   35'
Zapata   68'		 Report Gersley   40'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Victorino Rodríguez Portillo (El Salvador)
Netherlands Antilles  0–0  Dominican Republic
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Attendance: 1,111
Referee: Carlos Mendizabal Euceda (Guatemala)

Dominican Republic won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Group 2
Haiti  6–1  Grenada
Chevalier   11'
Pierre   35', 58'
Chauvet   62', 64', 73'		 Report Modeste   85'
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Robin Murray (Trinidad and Tobago)
Grenada  0–1  Haiti
Report Pierre   49'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Victor Moore (Barbados)

Haiti won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Group 3
Cayman Islands  0–1  Cuba
Report Darcourt   10'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Argelio Sabillon (Honduras)
Cuba  5–0  Cayman Islands
Cruzata   19'
Sebrango   63'
Darcourt   68', 81'
Moré   83'		 Report
Truman Bodden, George Town (Cayman Islands)
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo Cárdenas (Mexico)

Cuba won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Group 4
Saint Kitts and Nevis  5–1  Saint Lucia
Kelley   5', 86'
Sargeant   22', 44'
Gumbs   41'		 Report Jean   51'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Robin Murray (Trinidad and Tobago)
Saint Lucia  0–1  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report Kelley   50'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Harry Leocadio Davelaar (Antigua and Barbuda)

Saint Kitts and Nevis won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Group 5
Puerto Rico  1–2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Lugris   70' (pen.) Report Huggins   18'
Hinds   58'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Manuel Villar (Aruba)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  7–0  Puerto Rico
Jack   3', 13', 25'
Mussenden   35' (o.g.)
Hinds   37', 59'
Charles   64'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lancelotte Livingston (Jamaica)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 9-1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Group 6
Dominica  0–1  Barbados
Report Proverbs   63'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Charles Barrett (Jamaica)
Barbados  1–0  Dominica
Goodridge   67' Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Austin Eric Harewood (Trinidad and Tobago)

Barbados won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Group 7
Suriname  0–1  Jamaica
Report Whitmore   56'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Vanroy Burnes (Antigua and Barbuda)
Jamaica  1–0  Suriname
P. Davis   73' Report
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Ronald Gutíerrez Castro (Costa Rica)

Jamaica won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Group 8

Bermuda withdrew, so Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the second round automatically.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Caribbean Zone
Cuba   7–2   Haiti 6–1 1–1
Dominican Republic   1–12   Trinidad and Tobago 1–4 0–8
Barbados   0–3   Jamaica 0–1 0–2
Saint Kitts and Nevis   2–2 (a)   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–2 0–0
Central American Zone
Nicaragua   1–3   Guatemala 0–1 1–2
Belize   2–6   Panama 1–2 1–4

Caribbean Zone

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Group A
Cuba  6–1  Haiti
Sebrango   18'
Pedraza   44'
Darcourt   61', 70', 71'
Moré   81'		 Report R. Pierre   84'
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mario Efrain Escobar (Guatemala)
Haiti  1–1  Cuba
Chauvet   21' Report Cruz   79' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ramon Luis Mendez Vega (Costa Rica)

Cuba won 7–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Group B
Dominican Republic  1–4  Trinidad and Tobago
Jiménez   59' Report Latapy   37', 67'
Aquino   39' (o.g.)
Eve   84'
Attendance: 1,500
Trinidad and Tobago  8–0  Dominican Republic
John   1', 23', 80'
Yorke   8'
Eve   16', 42'
Rougier   19'
Latapy   89'		 Report
Attendance: 8,000

Trinidad and Tobago won 12–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Group C
Barbados  0–1  Jamaica
Report Boyd   90'
Attendance: 5,000
Jamaica  2–0  Barbados
Whitmore   23'
Boyd   72'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000

Jamaica won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Group D
Saint Kitts and Nevis  2–2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Gumbs   38'
Bedford   88'		 Report Hinds   12'
Velox   35'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)

2–2 on aggregate. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won on the away goals rule and advanced to the third round.

Central American Zone

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Group E
Nicaragua  0–1  Guatemala
Report Plata   27'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Tim Wayland (United States)
Guatemala  2–1  Nicaragua
Plata   62', 67' Report Jerez   87'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Dino Bucci (Canada)

Guatemala won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Group F
Belize  1–2  Panama
McCaulay   28' Report Guevara   57'
Dely Valdés   61'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rafael Rodriguez Medina (El Salvador)
Panama  4–1  Belize
Dely Valdés   14', 46', 61'
Mendieta   88'		 Report Casey   60'
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Donald Campos (Nicaragua)

Panama won 6-2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Third round

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Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round

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: [1]

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: [1]

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: [1]

Fourth round

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Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Mexico 10 4 6 0 23 7 +16 18 Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup — 0–0 6–0 3–3 5–0 4–0
2   United States 10 4 5 1 17 9 +8 17 2–2 — 1–1 1–0 4–2 3–0
3   Jamaica 10 3 5 2 7 12 −5 14 0–0 0–0 — 1–0 1–0 1–0
4   Costa Rica 10 3 3 4 13 12 +1 12 0–0 3–2 3–1 — 0–0 3–1
5   El Salvador 10 2 4 4 11 16 −5 10 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 — 4–1
6   Canada 10 1 3 6 5 20 −15 6 2–2 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Qualified teams

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The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
  Mexico Fourth round winners 12 October 1997 10 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994)
  United States Fourth round runners-up 9 November 1997 5 (1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994)
  Jamaica Fourth round third place 16 November 1997 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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There were 295 goals scored in 98 matches, for an average of 3.01 goals per match.

11 goals

9 goals

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ Bahamas and Bermuda withdrew before playing any matches.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 1998, football - tables and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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