1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round
Appearance
The third round of CONCACAF matches for 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from August 30, 1996, to December 21, 1996.
Format
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
Teams with a bye to the third round:
Second round winners:
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | Advanced to the fourth round | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Source: [2]
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Gómez ![]() |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Nixon ![]() |
Report | Ramírez ![]() |
United States ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Wynalda ![]() McBride ![]() |
Report |
Washington DC
Attendance: 30,082
Referee: Charles Barrett (Jamaica
)United States ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Dooley ![]() Wynalda ![]() |
Report |
Mexico
)Costa Rica ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Moore ![]() |
Guatemala ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Plata ![]() |
Report |
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles (United States)[a]
Attendance: 22,697
Referee: Rafael Rodriguez (El Salvador)
Costa Rica ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Wanchope ![]() López ![]() |
Report | Jones ![]() |
Guatemala ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Rodas ![]() |
Report | Eve ![]() |
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles (United States)[a]
Attendance: 24,728
Referee: William Laidlaw (Canada)
United States ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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McBride ![]() Lassiter ![]() |
Report | Gómez ![]() |
Mexico
)Costa Rica ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Wanchope ![]() |
Report | Nixon ![]() |
Mexico
)Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 16 | Advanced to the fourth round | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 3–1 | — |
Source: [2]
Canada ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Aunger ![]() Peschisolido ![]() Corazzin ![]() |
Report | Dely Valdés ![]() |
Cuba ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Report | Rivera ![]() Díaz Arce ![]() Cienfuegos ![]() |
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador (El Salvador)
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Gerardo Enrique Mejia Centeno (Honduras)
Cuba ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Sebrango ![]() Bobadilla ![]() |
Report | Dely Valdés ![]() |
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City (Panama)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Olger Mejias Ovares (Costa Rica)
Panama ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Cubillas ![]() |
Report | Díaz Arce ![]() |
Canada ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Bunbury ![]() Peschisolido ![]() |
Report |
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago
)Cuba ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Peschisolido ![]() Dasovic ![]() |
Canada ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Bunbury ![]() |
Report |
El Salvador ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Díaz Arce ![]() Iraheta ![]() Trigueros ![]() |
Report | Dely Valdés ![]() |
Panama ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Moré ![]() |
Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wayne Caesar (Trinidad and Tobago
)El Salvador ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | ![]() |
Mexico
)Group 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 13 | Advanced to the fourth round | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 5–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 10 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 11–3 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 30 | −24 | 0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | — |
Source: [2]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Álvarez ![]() |
Honduras ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Pavón ![]() Bennett ![]() |
Report | Ramírez ![]() |
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 19,120
Referee: Raul Dominguez (United States
)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Chewitt ![]() |
Report | Santamaria ![]() |
Honduras ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 20,928
Referee: Raul Dominguez (United States
)Mexico ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Galindo ![]() Zague ![]() Hermosillo ![]() Walker ![]() |
Report | Velox ![]() |
Jamaica ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Whitmore ![]() Young ![]() Cargill ![]() Malcolm ![]() |
Report |
Honduras ![]() | 11–3 | ![]() |
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) | Report | Jack ![]() Guy ![]() Sam ![]() |
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 4,378
Referee: Victor Hugo Rodriguez Ugalde (Costa Rica
)Goalscorers
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
Geoff Aunger
Carlo Corazzin
Nick Dasovic
- Mark Watson
Javier Delgado
Wílmer López
- Hernan Medford
Manuel Bobadilla
Lester Moré
Mauricio Cienfuegos
Wilfredo Iraheta
William Renderos
Jorge Rodríguez
Giovanni Trigueros
Juan Manuel Funes
Rudy Ramírez
Arnold Cruz
- Merlyn Membreño
Barrios Zapata
Peter Cargill
Ian Goodison
Stephen Malcolm
- Damián Ariel Álvarez
Ramón Ramírez
Juan Carlos Cubillas
Rubén Guevara
Víctor René Mendieta
James Chewitt
Alwyn Guy
Christopher Harry
Rodney Jack
Everad Sam
Kendall Velox
Angus Eve
Thomas Dooley
Frankie Hejduk
Cobi Jones
Roy Lassiter
Joe-Max Moore
Preki
1 own goal
Dexter Walker (against Mexico)
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 1998, football - tables and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ 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.