1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round

The CONCACAF Preliminary Round of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 12 CONCACAF members.

Results

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 United States 6411105513
2 Costa Rica 640295412
3 Guatemala 622269-38
4 Trinidad and Tobago 601539-61

The United States and Costa Rica advanced to the final round. Guatemala played their home games in Los Angeles and San Salvador instead of at home due to FIFA stadium standards.

September 1, 1996
Trinidad and Tobago  0 1  Costa Rica
(report) Ronald Gomez  54'
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Honduras Oscar Bardalez

October 6, 1996
Trinidad and Tobago  1 1  Guatemala
Jerren Nixon  37' (report) Rudy Ramirez  22'
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Barbados Mark Forde

November 3, 1996
United States  2 0  Guatemala
Eric Wynalda  54'
Brian McBride  87'
(report)
RFK Stadium, Washington DC
Attendance: 30,082
Referee: Jamaica Charles Barrett

November 10, 1996
Costa Rica  3 0  Guatemala
Javier Delgado  53'
Hernan Medford  74'
Ronald Gomez  78'
(report)
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Honduras Argelio Sabillon

November 24, 1996
Trinidad and Tobago  0 1  United States
(report) Joe-Max Moore  36'
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Barbados Mark Forde

November 24, 1996
Guatemala  1 0  Costa Rica
Juan Carlos Plata  34' (report)
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 22,697
Referee: El Salvador Rafael Rodriguez

December 8, 1996
Guatemala  2 1  Trinidad and Tobago
Julio Rodas  26'  67' (report) Angus Eve  30'
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Canada William Laidlaw

December 14, 1996
United States  2 1  Costa Rica
Brian McBride  16'
Roy Lassiter  60'
(report) Ronald Gomez  74'
Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto
Attendance: 40,527
Referee: Mexico León Padro Borja

December 21, 1996
Costa Rica  2 1  Trinidad and Tobago
Paulo Wanchope  44'  60' (report) Jerren Nixon  7'
Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich, Cartago, Costa Rica
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mexico Pascual Rebolledo Cárdenas

December 21, 1996
Guatemala  2 2  United States
Juan Funes  9'
Juan Carlos Plata  44'
(report) Predrag Radosavljević  7'
Frankie Hejduk  48'
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Canada Mike Seifert

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Canada 6510101916
2 El Salvador 6312126610
3 Panama 6123811-35
4 Cuba 6105416-123

Canada and El Salvador advanced to the final round.

Cuba played all their matches away from home.

August 30, 1996
Canada  3 1  Panama
Geoff Aunger  40'
Paul Peschisolido  42'
Carlo Corazzin  87'
(report) Jorge Dely Valdés  49'
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 5,255
Referee: Honduras Jose Emiliano Ramirez Suazo

September 8, 1996
Cuba  0 5  El Salvador
(report) José Carlos Rivera  22'  80'
Raúl Díaz Arce  49'  72'
Mauricio Cienfuegos  83'
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Honduras Gerardo Enrique Mejia Centeno

September 22, 1996
Cuba  3 1  Panama
Eduardo Sebrango  42'  70'
Manuel Bobadilla  88'
(report) Jorge Dely Valdés  55'
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Costa Rica Olger Mejias Ovares

October 6, 1996
Panama  1 1  El Salvador
Juan Carlos Cubillas  43' (report) Raúl Díaz Arce  51'
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Antigua and Barbuda Vanroy Burnes

October 10, 1996
Canada  2 0  Cuba
Alex Bunbury  29'
Paul Peschisolido  53'
(report)
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Trinidad and Tobago Ramesh Ramdhan

October 13, 1996
Cuba  0 2  Canada
(report) Paul Peschisolido  15'
Nick Dasovic  79'
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Guatemala Carlos Mendizabal Euceda

October 27, 1996
Panama  0 0  Canada
(report)

November 3, 1996
Canada  1 0  El Salvador
Alex Bunbury  65' (report)
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby
Attendance: 6,858
Referee: Costa Rica Ronald Gutiérrez

November 10, 1996
El Salvador  3 2  Panama
Raúl Díaz Arce  43'
Wilfredo Iraheta  68'
Giovanni Trigueros  88'
(report) Jorge Dely Valdés  11'  86'
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 25,832
Referee: United States Zimmerman Boulos

December 15, 1996
Panama  3 1  Cuba
René Mendieta  15'
Rubén Guevara  55'
Jorge Dely Valdés  58'
(report) Lester Moré  67'
Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trinidad and Tobago Wayne Caesar

December 15, 1996
El Salvador  0 2  Canada
(report) Mark Watson  62'
Alex Bunbury  66'
Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador
Attendance: 15233
Referee: Mexico Brizio Carter

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Jamaica 6411123913
2 Mexico 6402146812
3 Honduras 63121811710
4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6006630-240

Jamaica and Mexico advanced to the final round.

September 15, 1996
Jamaica  3 0  Honduras
Walter Boyd  14'  53'
Theodore Whitmore  42'
(report)
Independence Park, Kingston
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Costa Rica Ramón Luis Méndez Vega

September 15, 1996
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0 3  Mexico
(report) Ricardo Peláez  15'  51'
Damián Álvarez  89'
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: El Salvador Rafael Rodriguez Medina

September 21, 1996
Honduras  2 1  Mexico
Carlos Pavón  50'
Eduardo Bennett  82'
(report) Ramón Ramírez  63'

September 23, 1996
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  1 2  Jamaica
Christopher Harry  82' (report) Paul Young  20'  41'
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Suriname George Richenel Cameron

October 13, 1996
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  1 4  Honduras
James Chewitt  62' (report) Suazo Velázquez  7'  62'
Christian Santamaria  23'  42'
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Canada Jose Farias

October 16, 1996
Mexico  2 1  Jamaica
Zague  44'
Carlos Hermosillo  55'
(report) Walter Boyd  70'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Trinidad and Tobago Ramesh Ramdhan

October 27, 1996
Honduras  0 0  Jamaica
(report)

October 30, 1996
Mexico  5 1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Benjamín Galindo  20'  29'
Zague  48'
Carlos Hermosillo  70'
Dexter Walker  88' (o.g.)
(report) Kendall Velox  88'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Canada René Parra

November 6, 1996
Mexico  3 1  Honduras
Benjamín Galindo  32'
Carlos Hermosillo  35'
Zague  45'
(report) Enrique Reneau  69'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 105,000
Referee: Costa Rica Rodrigo Badilla

November 10, 1996
Jamaica  5 0  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Theodore Whitmore  10'  13'
Paul Young  64'
Peter Cargill  66'
Stephen Malcolm  84'
(report)
Independence Park, Kingston
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: United States Tim Weyland

November 17, 1996
Jamaica  1 0  Mexico
Ian Goodison  82' (report)
Independence Park, Kingston
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Guatemala Mario Efrain Escobar López

November 17, 1996
Honduras  11 3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Barrios Zapata  3'
Suazo Velázquez  11'  38'  50'
Arnold Cruz  19'
Carlos Pavón  30'
Enrique Reneau  48'
Merlyn Membreño  65'
Milton Núñez  67'  84'
Eduardo Bennett  77'
(report) Rodney Jack  37'
Alwyn Guy  62'
Everad Sam  75'
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 4,378
Referee: Costa Rica Victor Hugo Rodriguez Ugalde

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