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)
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Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dominican Republic  6–3  Aruba 3–2 3–1
Guyana  1–8  Grenada 1–2 0–6
Saint Kitts and Nevis  w/o  Bahamas — —
Dominica  6–4  Antigua and Barbuda 3–3 3–1
Group A
Dominican Republic 3–2 Aruba
Rodríguez 28'
Mariano 50'
Peña 73'		 Report Davelaar 60'
Malmberg 84'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Timothy Joseph (Saint Lucia)
Aruba 1–3 Dominican Republic
Davelaar 38' (pen.) Report Rodríguez 5' (pen.)
Aquino 62'
Queliz 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 1–2 Grenada
Joseph 13' Report Charles 54'
Roberts 63'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Christiaan Eiloof (Suriname)
Grenada 6–0 Guyana
Charles 33'
François 40', 47'
Fletcher 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 3–3 Antigua and Barbuda
Dominique 8'
Dangler 42'
Marshall 89'		 Report Clarke 15'
Edwards 28', 75'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)
Antigua and Barbuda 1–3 Dominica
Edwards 59' Report Greenaway 23'
Morancie 60'
Edmond 66'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Evaroy Babb (Guyana)

Dominica won 6–4 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

First round[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dominican Republic  2–1  Netherlands Antilles 2–1 0–0
Haiti  7–1  Grenada 6–1 1–0
Cayman Islands  0–6  Cuba 0–1 0–5
Saint Kitts and Nevis  6–1  Saint Lucia 5–1 1–0
Puerto Rico  1–9  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–2 0–7
Dominica  0–2  Barbados 0–1 0–1
Suriname  0–2  Jamaica 0–1 0–1
Trinidad and Tobago  w/o  Bermuda — —
Group 1
Dominican Republic 2–1 Netherlands Antilles
Jiménez 35'
Zapata 68'		 Report Gersley 40'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Victorino Rodríguez Portillo (El Salvador)
Netherlands Antilles 0–0 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 6–1 Grenada
Chevalier 11'
Pierre 35', 58'
Chauvet 62', 64', 73'		 Report Modeste 85'
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Robin Murray (Trinidad and Tobago)
Grenada 0–1 Haiti
Report Pierre 49'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Victor Moore (Barbados)

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

Group 3
Cayman Islands 0–1 Cuba
Report Darcourt 10'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Argelio Sabillon (Honduras)
Cuba 5–0 Cayman Islands
Cruzata 19'
Sebrango 63'
Darcourt 68', 81'
Moré 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 5–1 Saint Lucia
Kelley 5', 86'
Sargeant 22', 44'
Gumbs 41'		 Report Jean 51'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Robin Murray (Trinidad and Tobago)
Saint Lucia 0–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report Kelley 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 7–0 Puerto Rico
Jack 3', 13', 25'
Mussenden 35' (o.g.)
Hinds 37', 59'
Charles 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 0–1 Barbados
Report Proverbs 63'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Charles Barrett (Jamaica)
Barbados 1–0 Dominica
Goodridge 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 0–1 Jamaica
Report Whitmore 56'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Vanroy Burnes (Antigua and Barbuda)
Jamaica 1–0 Suriname
P. Davis 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[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Caribbean Zone
Cuba  7–2  Haiti 6–1 1–1
Dominican Republic  1–12  Trinidad and Tobago 1–4 0–8
Barbados  0–3  Jamaica 0–1 0–2
Saint Kitts and Nevis  2–2 (a)  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–2 0–0
Central American Zone
Nicaragua  1–3  Guatemala 0–1 1–2
Belize  2–6  Panama 1–2 1–4

Caribbean Zone[edit]

Group A
Cuba 6–1 Haiti
Sebrango 18'
Pedraza 44'
Darcourt 61', 70', 71'
Moré 81'		 Report R. Pierre 84'
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mario Efrain Escobar (Guatemala)
Haiti 1–1 Cuba
Chauvet 21' Report Cruz 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 1–4 Trinidad and Tobago
Jiménez 59' Report Latapy 37', 67'
Aquino 39' (o.g.)
Eve 84'
Attendance: 1,500
Trinidad and Tobago 8–0 Dominican Republic
John 1', 23', 80'
Yorke 8'
Eve 16', 42'
Rougier 19'
Latapy 89'		 Report
Attendance: 8,000

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

Group C
Barbados 0–1 Jamaica
Report Boyd 90'
Attendance: 5,000
Jamaica 2–0 Barbados
Whitmore 23'
Boyd 72'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000

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

Group D
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Gumbs 38'
Bedford 88'		 Report Hinds 12'
Velox 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[edit]

Group E
Nicaragua 0–1 Guatemala
Report Plata 27'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Tim Wayland (United States)
Guatemala 2–1 Nicaragua
Plata 62', 67' Report Jerez 87'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Dino Bucci (Canada)

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

Group F
Belize 1–2 Panama
McCaulay 28' Report Guevara 57'
Dely Valdés 61'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rafael Rodriguez Medina (El Salvador)
Panama 4–1 Belize
Dely Valdés 14', 46', 61'
Mendieta 88'		 Report Casey 60'
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Donald Campos (Nicaragua)

Panama won 6-2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Third round[edit]

Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round

Group 1[edit]

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: [1]

Group 2[edit]

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: [1]

Group 3[edit]

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: [1]

Fourth round[edit]

Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round
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

Qualified teams[edit]

The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 Mexico Fourth round winners 12 October 1997 10 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994)
 United States Fourth round runners-up 9 November 1997 5 (1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994)
 Jamaica Fourth round third place 16 November 1997 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ Bahamas and Bermuda withdrew before playing any matches.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 1998, football - tables and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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