1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round
The fourth and final round (also known as Hexagonal or Hex) of CONCACAF's process of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was played throughout 1997, from 2 March to 16 November.[1] It was the first Hexagonal final round in CONCACAF's history.
Mexico, the United States, and Jamaica qualified to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Canada were eliminated.
Format
A total of six teams which had advanced from the
2018 World Cup qualifying
cycle.
Qualified teams
Group (3rd round) |
Winners | Runners-up |
---|---|---|
1 | United States | Costa Rica |
2 | Canada | El Salvador |
3 | Jamaica | Mexico |
Standings
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
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
Costa Rica | 0–0 | Mexico |
---|---|---|
Report |
Costa Rica | 3–2 | United States |
---|---|---|
Medford 10' Solís 32' Gómez 76' |
Report | Wynalda 25' Lassiter 67' |
Canada | 0–0 | El Salvador |
---|---|---|
Report |
United States | 2–2 | Mexico |
---|---|---|
Pope 35' Ramírez 74' (o.g.) |
Report | Hermosillo 1' Hernández 54' |
El Salvador | 2–1 | Costa Rica |
---|---|---|
Díaz Arce 19' Montes 57' |
Report | Arnáez 58' |
Jamaica | 1–0 | El Salvador |
---|---|---|
Williams 22' | Report |
Canada | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
---|---|---|
Berdusco 68' | Report |
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 10,150
Referee: Nelson Calix (Honduras
)El Salvador | 0–1 | Mexico |
---|---|---|
Report | García Postigo 64' |
El Salvador | 1–1 | United States |
---|---|---|
Díaz Arce 60' | Report | Lassiter 57' |
United States | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
---|---|---|
Ramos 79' | Report |
Portland Civic Stadium, Portland
Attendance: 27,396
Referee: Jorge Luis Nieves (Uruguay
)Jamaica | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
---|---|---|
Burton 51' | Report |
El Salvador | 4–1 | Canada |
---|---|---|
88' | Report | Bunbury 25' |
Mexico | 5–0 | El Salvador |
---|---|---|
García 82' |
Report |
Eduardo Gamboa (Chile
)Canada | 2–2 | Mexico |
---|---|---|
Corazzin 56' Bunbury 62' |
Report | 87' |
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 11,806
Referee: Carlos Mendizabal Euceda (Guatemala
)Canada | 0–3 | United States |
---|---|---|
Report | Reyna 5' Wegerle 81', 90+4' |
Mexico | 3–3 | Costa Rica |
---|---|---|
68' | Report | 86' |
Costa Rica | 3–1 | Canada |
---|---|---|
Marín 89' (pen. ) |
Report | Fletcher 47' |
United States | 4–2 | El Salvador |
---|---|---|
McBride 22', 28' Henderson 49' Preki 82' |
Report | Nildeson 60' Díaz Arce 62' (pen.) |
Goalscorers
There were 68 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.27 goals per match.
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Eddy Berdusco
- Carlo Corazzin
- Carl Fletcher
- Luis Diego Arnáez
- Rónald Gómez
- Farlen Ilama
- Luis Marín
- Allan Oviedo
- Richard Smith
- Mauricio Solís
- Jafet Soto
- Mauricio Cienfuegos
- Waldir Guerra
- Elías Montes
- Willian Renderos
- Paul Hall
- Enrique Alfaro
- Paulo César Chávez
- Joaquín del Olmo
- Alberto García
- Earnie Stewart
1 own goal
- Nicolás Ramírez (against the United States)
References
- ^ "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.