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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

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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)
← 1994
2002 →

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.

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 BERJAYA 6–3 BERJAYA Aruba 3–2 3–1
Guyana BERJAYA 1–8 BERJAYA Grenada 1–2 0–6
Saint Kitts and Nevis BERJAYA w/o BERJAYA Bahamas — —
Dominica BERJAYA 6–4 BERJAYA Antigua and Barbuda 3–3 3–1
Group A
Dominican Republic BERJAYA3–2BERJAYA Aruba
Rodríguez BERJAYA 28'
Mariano BERJAYA 50'
Peña BERJAYA 73'		 Report Davelaar BERJAYA 60'
Malmberg BERJAYA 84'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Timothy Joseph (Saint Lucia)
Aruba BERJAYA1–3BERJAYA Dominican Republic
Davelaar BERJAYA 38' (pen.) Report Rodríguez BERJAYA 5' (pen.)
Aquino BERJAYA 62'
Queliz BERJAYA 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 BERJAYA1–2BERJAYA Grenada
Joseph BERJAYA 13' Report Charles BERJAYA 54'
Roberts BERJAYA 63'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Christiaan Eiloof (Suriname)
Grenada BERJAYA6–0BERJAYA Guyana
Charles BERJAYA 33'
François BERJAYA 40', 47'
Fletcher BERJAYA 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 BERJAYA3–3BERJAYA Antigua and Barbuda
Dominique BERJAYA 8'
Dangler BERJAYA 42'
Marshall BERJAYA 89'		 Report Clarke BERJAYA 15'
Edwards BERJAYA 28', 75'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)
Antigua and Barbuda BERJAYA1–3BERJAYA Dominica
Edwards BERJAYA 59' Report Greenaway BERJAYA 23'
Morancie BERJAYA 60'
Edmond BERJAYA 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 BERJAYA 2–1 BERJAYA Netherlands Antilles 2–1 0–0
Haiti BERJAYA 7–1 BERJAYA Grenada 6–1 1–0
Cayman Islands BERJAYA 0–6 BERJAYA Cuba 0–1 0–5
Saint Kitts and Nevis BERJAYA 6–1 BERJAYA Saint Lucia 5–1 1–0
Puerto Rico BERJAYA 1–9 BERJAYA Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–2 0–7
Dominica BERJAYA 0–2 BERJAYA Barbados 0–1 0–1
Suriname BERJAYA 0–2 BERJAYA Jamaica 0–1 0–1
Trinidad and Tobago BERJAYA w/o BERJAYA Bermuda — —
Group 1
Dominican Republic BERJAYA2–1BERJAYA Netherlands Antilles
Jiménez BERJAYA 35'
Zapata BERJAYA 68'		 Report Gersley BERJAYA 40'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Victorino Rodríguez Portillo (El Salvador)
Netherlands Antilles BERJAYA0–0BERJAYA Dominican Republic
Report
Attendance: 1,111
Referee: Carlos Mendizabal Euceda (Guatemala)

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

Group 2
Haiti BERJAYA6–1BERJAYA Grenada
Chevalier BERJAYA 11'
Pierre BERJAYA 35', 58'
Chauvet BERJAYA 62', 64', 73'		 Report Modeste BERJAYA 85'
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Robin Murray (Trinidad and Tobago)
Grenada BERJAYA0–1BERJAYA Haiti
Report Pierre BERJAYA 49'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Victor Moore (Barbados)

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

Group 3
Cayman Islands BERJAYA0–1BERJAYA Cuba
Report Darcourt BERJAYA 10'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Argelio Sabillon (Honduras)
Cuba BERJAYA5–0BERJAYA Cayman Islands
Cruzata BERJAYA 19'
Sebrango BERJAYA 63'
Darcourt BERJAYA 68', 81'
Moré BERJAYA 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 BERJAYA5–1BERJAYA Saint Lucia
Kelley BERJAYA 5', 86'
Sargeant BERJAYA 22', 44'
Gumbs BERJAYA 41'		 Report Jean BERJAYA 51'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Robin Murray (Trinidad and Tobago)
Saint Lucia BERJAYA0–1BERJAYA Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report Kelley BERJAYA 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
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines BERJAYA7–0BERJAYA Puerto Rico
Jack BERJAYA 3', 13', 25'
Mussenden red-colored football 35' (o.g.)
Hinds BERJAYA 37', 59'
Charles BERJAYA 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 BERJAYA0–1BERJAYA Barbados
Report Proverbs BERJAYA 63'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Charles Barrett (Jamaica)
Barbados BERJAYA1–0BERJAYA Dominica
Goodridge BERJAYA 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 BERJAYA0–1BERJAYA Jamaica
Report Whitmore BERJAYA 56'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Vanroy Burnes (Antigua and Barbuda)
Jamaica BERJAYA1–0BERJAYA Suriname
P. Davis BERJAYA 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 BERJAYA 7–2 BERJAYA Haiti 6–1 1–1
Dominican Republic BERJAYA 1–12 BERJAYA Trinidad and Tobago 1–4 0–8
Barbados BERJAYA 0–3 BERJAYA Jamaica 0–1 0–2
Saint Kitts and Nevis BERJAYA 2–2 (a) BERJAYA Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–2 0–0
Central American Zone
Nicaragua BERJAYA 1–3 BERJAYA Guatemala 0–1 1–2
Belize BERJAYA 2–6 BERJAYA Panama 1–2 1–4

Caribbean Zone

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Group A
Cuba BERJAYA6–1BERJAYA Haiti
Sebrango BERJAYA 18'
Pedraza BERJAYA 44'
Darcourt BERJAYA 61', 70', 71'
Moré BERJAYA 81'		 Report R. Pierre BERJAYA 84'
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mario Efrain Escobar (Guatemala)
Haiti BERJAYA1–1BERJAYA Cuba
Chauvet BERJAYA 21' Report Cruz BERJAYA 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 BERJAYA1–4BERJAYA Trinidad and Tobago
Jiménez BERJAYA 59' Report Latapy BERJAYA 37', 67'
Aquino red-colored football 39' (o.g.)
Eve BERJAYA 84'
Attendance: 1,500
Trinidad and Tobago BERJAYA8–0BERJAYA Dominican Republic
John BERJAYA 1', 23', 80'
Yorke BERJAYA 8'
Eve BERJAYA 16', 42'
Rougier BERJAYA 19'
Latapy BERJAYA 89'		 Report
Attendance: 8,000

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

Group C
Barbados BERJAYA0–1BERJAYA Jamaica
Report Boyd BERJAYA 90'
Attendance: 5,000
Jamaica BERJAYA2–0BERJAYA Barbados
Whitmore BERJAYA 23'
Boyd BERJAYA 72'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000

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

Group D
Saint Kitts and Nevis BERJAYA2–2BERJAYA Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Gumbs BERJAYA 38'
Bedford BERJAYA 88'		 Report Hinds BERJAYA 12'
Velox BERJAYA 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 BERJAYA0–1BERJAYA Guatemala
Report Plata BERJAYA 27'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Tim Wayland (United States)
Guatemala BERJAYA2–1BERJAYA Nicaragua
Plata BERJAYA 62', 67' Report Jerez BERJAYA 87'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Dino Bucci (Canada)

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

Group F
Belize BERJAYA1–2BERJAYA Panama
McCaulay BERJAYA 28' Report Guevara BERJAYA 57'
Dely Valdés BERJAYA 61'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rafael Rodriguez Medina (El Salvador)
Panama BERJAYA4–1BERJAYA Belize
Dely Valdés BERJAYA 14', 46', 61'
Mendieta BERJAYA 88'		 Report Casey BERJAYA 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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Group 1

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA
1 BERJAYA United States 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Advanced to the fourth round — 2–1 2–0 2–0
2 BERJAYA Costa Rica 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 2–1 — 3–0 2–1
3 BERJAYA Guatemala 6 2 2 2 6 9 −3 8 2–2 1–0 — 2–1
4 BERJAYA 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 BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA
1 BERJAYA Canada 6 5 1 0 10 1 +9 16 Advanced to the fourth round — 1–0 3–1 2–0
2 BERJAYA El Salvador 6 3 1 2 12 6 +6 10 0–2 — 3–2 3–0
3 BERJAYA Panama 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 5 0–0 1–1 — 3–1
4 BERJAYA 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 BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA
1 BERJAYA Jamaica 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13 Advanced to the fourth round — 1–0 3–0 5–0
2 BERJAYA Mexico 6 4 0 2 14 6 +8 12 2–1 — 3–1 5–1
3 BERJAYA Honduras 6 3 1 2 18 11 +7 10 0–0 2–1 — 11–3
4 BERJAYA 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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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA
1 BERJAYA 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 BERJAYA United States 10 4 5 1 17 9 +8 17 2–2 — 1–1 1–0 4–2 3–0
3 BERJAYA Jamaica 10 3 5 2 7 12 −5 14 0–0 0–0 — 1–0 1–0 1–0
4 BERJAYA Costa Rica 10 3 3 4 13 12 +1 12 0–0 3–2 3–1 — 0–0 3–1
5 BERJAYA El Salvador 10 2 4 4 11 16 −5 10 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 — 4–1
6 BERJAYA 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
BERJAYA MexicoFourth round winners12 October 199710 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994)
BERJAYA United StatesFourth round runners-up9 November 19975 (1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994)
BERJAYA JamaicaFourth round third place16 November 19970 (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. 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 1998, football - tables and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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