1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round
This page provides the summaries of the CONCACAF Fourth Round, often referred to as "The Hexagonal" or "The Hex", matches for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification. The three group winners and the three runners-up from the Third Round contested this round.
Format
In this round, the group winners and runners-up from the Third Round formed a single double-round-robin, home-and-away group. The top three teams qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico |
10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 18 |
| 2 |  United States |
10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 |  Jamaica |
10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | –5 | 14 |
| 4 |  Costa Rica |
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 |  El Salvador |
10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | –5 | 10 |
| 6 |  Canada |
10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | –15 | 6 |
- Mexico, the United States, and Jamaica qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Results
March 23, 1997 |
| Costa Rica |
3 – 2 |
United States |
|---|---|---|
Medford  10'Solís 32'Gómez 76' |
(report) | Wynalda 25' Lassiter 67' |
April 13, 1997 |
| Mexico |
6 – 0 |
Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Galindo 10' (pen.) Hermosillo 18' 39' 47'del Olmo 52'Hernándéz 85' |
(report) |
April 20, 1997 |
| United States |
2 – 2 |
Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Pope 34' Ramírez 73' (o.g.) |
(report) | Hermosillo 1' Hernández 53' |
September 14, 1997 |
| El Salvador |
4 – 1 |
Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Nildeson 16' Renderos 52'Cienfuegos 57'Díaz Arce 88' |
(report) | Bunbury 25' |
October 5, 1997 |
| Mexico |
5 – 0 |
El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Galindo 30' 38' (pen.) García Aspe 35'Zague 48'García 82' |
(report) |
October 12, 1997 |
| Canada |
2 – 2 |
Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Corazzin 56' Bunbury 62' |
(report) | Enrique Alfaro 8' Hermosillio 87' |
November 9, 1997 |
| Mexico |
3 – 3 |
Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Chávez 1' Galindo 42'Hermosillo 68' |
(report) | Medford 54' Soto 71'Wanchope 86' |
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