1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round

The third round of CONCACAF matches for 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from August 30, 1996, to December 21, 1996.

Format

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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

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Teams with a bye to the third round:

Second round winners:

Group 1

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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: [2]
Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 Costa Rica
Report Gómez 54'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Oscar Bardalez (Honduras)
Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 Guatemala
Nixon 37' Report Ramírez 22'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)
United States 2–0 Guatemala
Wynalda 54'
McBride 90'		 Report
Attendance: 30,082
Referee: Charles Barrett (Jamaica)
Costa Rica 3–0 Guatemala
Delgado 53'
Medford 74'
Gómez 78'		 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Argelio Sabillon (Honduras)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 United States
Report Moore 36'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)
Guatemala 1–0 Costa Rica
Plata 34' Report
Attendance: 22,697
Referee: Rafael Rodriguez (El Salvador)
Costa Rica 2–1 United States
Wanchope 39'
López 84'		 Report Jones 90'
Attendance: 18,000
Guatemala 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Rodas 26', 67' Report Eve 30'
Attendance: 24,728
Referee: William Laidlaw (Canada)
United States 2–1 Costa Rica
McBride 16'
Lassiter 60'		 Report Gómez 74'
Attendance: 40,527
Referee: León Padro Borja (Mexico)
Costa Rica 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Wanchope 44', 60' Report Nixon 7'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo Cárdenas (Mexico)
Guatemala 2–2 United States
Funes 9'
Plata 44'		 Report Preki 7'
Hejduk 48'
Attendance: 7,106
Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada)

Group 2

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

Group 3

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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: [2]
Jamaica 3–0 Honduras
Boyd 14', 53'
Whitmore 42'		 Report
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Ramón Luis Méndez Vega (Costa Rica)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–3 Mexico
Report Peláez 15', 51'
Álvarez 89'
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Rafael Rodriguez Medina (El Salvador)
Honduras 2–1 Mexico
Pavón 50'
Bennett 82' (pen.)		 Report Ramírez 63'
Attendance: 19,120
Referee: Raul Dominguez (United States)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–2 Jamaica
Harry 82' (pen.) Report Young 20', 41'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: George Richenel Cameron (Suriname)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–4 Honduras
Chewitt 62' Report Suazo 7', 62'
Santamaria 23', 42'
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Jose Farias (Canada)
Mexico 2–1 Jamaica
Zague 44'
Hermosillo 55'		 Report Boyd 70'
Attendance: 110,000
Honduras 0–0 Jamaica
Report
Attendance: 20,928
Referee: 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'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: René Parra (Canada)
Mexico 3–1 Honduras
Galindo 32'
Hermosillo 35'
Zague 45'		 Report Reneau 69'
Attendance: 105,000
Jamaica 5–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Whitmore 10', 13'
Young 64'
Cargill 66'
Malcolm 84'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Tim Weyland (United States)
Jamaica 1–0 Mexico
Goodison 82' Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: 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'
Attendance: 4,378
Referee: Victor Hugo Rodriguez Ugalde (Costa Rica)

Goalscorers

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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

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  1. ^ 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

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  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. ^ a b c "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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