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John Harkes playing for the United States in a qualifying match against Mexico on April 20, 1997

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. 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 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round (the three group winners and the three group runners-up) played against each other in a double round-robin format in a single group. The top three teams in the group qualified to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. This round, known as Hexagonal, is the first used by CONCACAF to determine its qualified teams to a FIFA World Cup and was used through 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

Matches

Mexico 4–0 Canada
Hermosillo 51', 81'
Galindo 61' (pen.)
Zague 88'		 Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityAttendance: 95,000Referee: Argelio Sabillon (Honduras)
Jamaica 0–0 United States
Report
Independence Park, KingstonAttendance: 35,246Referee: Jose Ramirez Suazo (Honduras)
United States 3–0 Canada
Wynalda 7' (pen.)
Pope 14'
Stewart 89'		 Report
Stanford Stadium, StanfordAttendance: 28,896Referee: Luis Oliveto (Argentina)
Costa Rica 0–0 Mexico
Report
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San JoséAttendance: 28,000Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)
Costa Rica 3–2 United States
Medford 10'
Solís 32'
Gómez 76'		 Report Wynalda 25'
Lassiter 67'
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San JoséAttendance: 22,000Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Canada 0–0 El Salvador
Report
Swangard Stadium, BurnabyAttendance: 8,312Referee: Fernando Sánchez (Chile)
Mexico 6–0 Jamaica
Galindo 10' (pen.)
Hermosillo 18', 39', 47'
del Olmo 52'
Hernándéz 85'		 Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityAttendance: 115,100Referee: Antônio Pereira (Brazil)
United States 2–2 Mexico
Pope 35'
Ramírez 74' (o.g.)		 Report Hermosillo 1'
Hernández 54'
Foxboro Stadium, FoxboroughAttendance: 57,877Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
Canada 0–0 Jamaica
Report
Swangard Stadium, BurnabyAttendance: 7,634Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
El Salvador 2–1 Costa Rica
Díaz Arce 19'
Montes 57'		 Report Arnáez 58'
Estadio Cuscatlán, San SalvadorAttendance: 35,611Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Costa Rica 3–1 Jamaica
Wanchope 31', 71'
Oviedo 89'		 Report Williams 61'
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San JoséAttendance: 20,500Referee: José de Rosa Varela (Uruguay)
Jamaica 1–0 El Salvador
Williams 22' Report
Independence Park, KingstonAttendance: 12,000Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Canada 1–0 Costa Rica
Berdusco 68' Report
Commonwealth Stadium, EdmontonAttendance: 10,150Referee: Nelson Calix (Honduras)
El Salvador 0–1 Mexico
Report García Postigo 64'
Estadio Cuscatlán, San SalvadorAttendance: 40,000Referee: Hugo Cordero (Argentina)
El Salvador 1–1 United States
Díaz Arce 60' Report Lassiter 57'
Estadio Cuscatlán, San SalvadorAttendance: 29,000Referee: René Ortubé (Bolivia)
Costa Rica 0–0 El Salvador
Report
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San JoséAttendance: 18,316Referee: Nelson Cálix (Honduras)
United States 1–0 Costa Rica
Ramos 79' Report
Portland Civic Stadium, PortlandAttendance: 27,396Referee: Jorge Luis Nieves (Uruguay)
Jamaica 1–0 Canada
Burton 55' Report
Independence Park, KingstonAttendance: 30,000Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Jamaica 1–0 Costa Rica
Burton 51' Report
Independence Park, KingstonAttendance: 30,000Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
El Salvador 4–1 Canada
Nildeson 16'
Renderos 52'
Cienfuegos 57'
Díaz Arce 88'		 Report Bunbury 25'
Estadio Cuscatlán, San SalvadorAttendance: 27,767Referee: Mario Efraín López (Guatemala)
United States 1–1 Jamaica
Wynalda 50' (pen.) Report Burton 51'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.Attendance: 51,528Referee: Mario Sánchez (Chile)
Mexico 5–0 El Salvador
Galindo 30', 38' (pen.)
García Aspe 35'
Zague 48'
García 82'		 Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityAttendance: 115,000Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
Canada 2–2 Mexico
Corazzin 56'
Bunbury 62'		 Report Enrique Alfaro 8'
Hermosillo 87'
Commonwealth Stadium, EdmontonAttendance: 11,806Referee: Carlos Mendizabal Euceda (Guatemala)
Mexico 0–0 United States
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityAttendance: 115,000Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)
Canada 0–3 United States
Report Reyna 5'
Wegerle 81', 90+4'
Swangard Stadium, BurnabyAttendance: 8,420Referee: John Toro Rendón (Colombia)
El Salvador 2–2 Jamaica
Nildeson 47'
Guerra 87'		 Report Burton 52'
Hall 78'
Estadio Cuscatlán, San SalvadorAttendance: 34,200Referee: José García Aranda (Spain)
Mexico 3–3 Costa Rica
Chávez 1'
Galindo 42'
Hermosillo 68'		 Report Medford 54'
Soto 71'
Wanchope 86'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityAttendance: 60,000Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Costa Rica 3–1 Canada
Smith 7'
Ilama 16'
Marín 89' (pen.)		 Report Fletcher 47'
Estadio Nacional, San JoséAttendance: 4,200Referee: Antônio Pereira (Brazil)
United States 4–2 El Salvador
McBride 22', 28'
Henderson 49'
Preki 82'		 Report Nildeson 60'
Díaz Arce 62' (pen.)
Foxboro Stadium, FoxboroughAttendance: 53,193Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Jamaica 0–0 Mexico
Report
Independence Park, KingstonAttendance: 35,700Referee: José Antonio Arana (Peru)

Goalscorers

There were 76 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.53 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  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.
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