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FIFA World Cup qualification

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. 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
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:
Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 Costa Rica
Report Gómez 54'
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of SpainAttendance: 25,000Referee: Oscar Bardalez (Honduras)
Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 Guatemala
Nixon 37' Report Ramírez 22'
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of SpainAttendance: 20,000Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)
United States 2–0 Guatemala
Wynalda 54'
McBride 90'		 Report
RFK Stadium, Washington DCAttendance: 30,082Referee: Charles Barrett (Jamaica)
United States 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Dooley 53'
Wynalda 84'		 Report
University of Richmond Stadium, RichmondAttendance: 19,312Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Costa Rica 3–0 Guatemala
Delgado 53'
Medford 74'
Gómez 78'		 Report
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San JoséAttendance: 17,000Referee: Argelio Sabillon (Honduras)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 United States
Report Moore 36'
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of SpainAttendance: 4,000Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)
Guatemala 1–0 Costa Rica
Plata 34' Report
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles (United States)Attendance: 22,697Referee: Rafael Rodriguez (El Salvador)
Costa Rica 2–1 United States
Wanchope 39'
López 84'		 Report Jones 90'
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San JoséAttendance: 18,000Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Guatemala 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Rodas 26', 67' Report Eve 30'
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles (United States)Attendance: 24,728Referee: William Laidlaw (Canada)
United States 2–1 Costa Rica
McBride 16'
Lassiter 60'		 Report Gómez 74'
Stanford Stadium, Palo AltoAttendance: 40,527Referee: León Padro Borja (Mexico)
Costa Rica 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Wanchope 44', 60' Report Nixon 7'
Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich, Cartago, Costa RicaAttendance: 0Referee: Pascual Rebolledo Cárdenas (Mexico)
Guatemala 2–2 United States
Funes 9'
Plata 44'		 Report Preki 7'
Hejduk 48'
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador (El Salvador)Attendance: 7,106Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada)

Group 2

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:
Canada 3–1 Panama
Aunger 40'
Peschisolido 42'
Corazzin 87'		 Report Dely Valdés 49'
Commonwealth Stadium, EdmontonAttendance: 5,255Referee: Jose Emiliano Ramirez Suazo (Honduras)
Cuba 0–5 El Salvador
Report Rivera 22', 80'
Díaz Arce 49', 72'
Cienfuegos 83'
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador (El Salvador)Attendance: 32,000Referee: Gerardo Enrique Mejia Centeno (Honduras)
Cuba 3–1 Panama
Sebrango 42', 70'
Bobadilla 88'		 Report Dely Valdés 55'
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City (Panama)Attendance: 15,000Referee: Olger Mejias Ovares (Costa Rica)
Panama 1–1 El Salvador
Cubillas 43' Report Díaz Arce 51'
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama CityAttendance: 8,500Referee: Vanroy Burnes (Antigua and Barbuda)
Canada 2–0 Cuba
Bunbury 29'
Peschisolido 53'		 Report
Commonwealth Stadium, EdmontonAttendance: 6,000Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Cuba 0–2 Canada
Report Peschisolido 15'
Dasovic 79'
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton (Canada)Attendance: 10,000Referee: Carlos Mendizabal Euceda (Guatemala)
Panama 0–0 Canada
Report
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama CityAttendance: 7,388Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Canada 1–0 El Salvador
Bunbury 65' Report
Swangard Stadium, BurnabyAttendance: 6,858Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)
El Salvador 3–2 Panama
Díaz Arce 43'
Iraheta 68'
Trigueros 88'		 Report Dely Valdés 11', 86'
Estadio Cuscatlán, San SalvadorAttendance: 25,832Referee: Zimmerman Boulos (United States)
El Salvador 3–0 Cuba
Renderos 3'
Díaz Arce 30'
Rodríguez 49'		 Report
Estadio Cuscatlán, San SalvadorAttendance: 23,510Referee: Arturo Angeles (United States)
Panama 3–1 Cuba
Mendieta 15'
Guevara 55'
Dely Valdés 58'		 Report Moré 67'
Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama CityAttendance: 0Referee: Wayne Caesar (Trinidad and Tobago)
El Salvador 0–2 Canada
Report Watson 62'
Bunbury 66'
Estadio Cuscatlan, San SalvadorAttendance: 15,233Referee: Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Group 3

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:
Jamaica 3–0 Honduras
Boyd 14', 53'
Whitmore 42'		 Report
Independence Park, KingstonAttendance: 21,000Referee: Ramón Luis Méndez Vega (Costa Rica)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–3 Mexico
Report Peláez 15', 51'
Álvarez 89'
Arnos Vale Stadium, KingstownAttendance: 1,600Referee: Rafael Rodriguez Medina (El Salvador)
Honduras 2–1 Mexico
Pavón 50'
Bennett 82' (pen.)		 Report Ramírez 63'
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro SulaAttendance: 19,120Referee: Raul Dominguez (United States)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–2 Jamaica
Harry 82' (pen.) Report Young 20', 41'
Arnos Vale Stadium, KingstownAttendance: 4,000Referee: George Richenel Cameron (Suriname)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–4 Honduras
Chewitt 62' Report Suazo 7', 62'
Santamaria 23', 42'
Arnos Vale Stadium, KingstownAttendance: 2,200Referee: Jose Farias (Canada)
Mexico 2–1 Jamaica
Zague 44'
Hermosillo 55'		 Report Boyd 70'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityAttendance: 110,000Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Honduras 0–0 Jamaica
Report
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro SulaAttendance: 20,928Referee: Raul Dominguez (United States)
Mexico 5–1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Galindo 20', 29'
Zague 48'
Hermosillo 70'
Walker 88' (o.g.)		 Report Velox 88'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityAttendance: 27,000Referee: René Parra (Canada)
Mexico 3–1 Honduras
Galindo 32'
Hermosillo 35'
Zague 45'		 Report Reneau 69'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityAttendance: 105,000Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)
Jamaica 5–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Whitmore 10', 13'
Young 64'
Cargill 66'
Malcolm 84'		 Report
Independence Park, KingstonAttendance: 30,000Referee: Tim Weyland (United States)
Jamaica 1–0 Mexico
Goodison 82' Report
Independence Park, KingstonAttendance: 32,000Referee: Mario Efrain Escobar López (Guatemala)
Honduras 11–3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Zapata 3'
Suazo 11', 38', 50'
Cruz 19'
Pavón 30'
Reneau 48'
Membreño 65'
Núñez 67', 84'
Bennett 77' (pen.)		 Report Jack 37'
Guy 62'
Sam 75'
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro SulaAttendance: 4,378Referee: 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

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ^ 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.

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.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 1998, football - tables and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  3. 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.
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