1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

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.

Main article: 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, as follows:

  • 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
Team 1 Agg. 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
Aruba 1 – 3 Dominican Republic
Davelaar  38' (pen.) (report) Rodríguez  5' (pen.)
Aquino  62'
Queliz  87'
Attendance: 1,137

Dominican Republic won 6-3 on aggregate.

Group B
Guyana 1 – 2 Grenada
Joseph  13' (report) Charles  54'
Otis Roberts  63'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Christiaan Eiloof
Grenada 6 – 0 Guyana
Charles  33'
François  40', 47'
Fletcher  48', 71', 82'		 (report)
Attendance: 4,000

Grenada won 8-1 on aggregate.

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
Antigua and Barbuda 1 – 3 Dominica
Edwards  59' (report) Greenaway  23'
Morancie  60'
Edmond  66'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Evaroy Babb

Dominica won 6-4 on aggregate.

First round
Team 1 Agg. 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
Netherlands Antilles 0 – 0 Dominican Republic
(report)
Attendance: 1,111
Referee: Carlos Mendizabal Euceda

Dominican Republic won 2-1 on aggregate.

Group 2
Haiti 6 – 1 Grenada
Wilson Chevalier  11'
Golman Pierre  35', 58'
Isaac Chauvet  62', 64', 73'		 (report) Patrick Modeste  85'
Stade Capois, Cap Haitien
Attendance: 5500
Referee: Robin Murray
Grenada 0 – 1 Haiti
(report) Golman Pierre  49'
Attendance: 1200
Referee: Victor Moore

Haiti won 7-1 on aggregate.

Group 3
Cayman Islands 0 – 1 Cuba
(report) Lázaro Darcourt  10'
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Argelio Sabillon
Cuba 5 – 0 Cayman Islands
Alexander Cruzata  19'
Eduardo Sebrango  63'
Lázaro Darcourt  68', 81'
Lester Moré  83'		 (report)
Attendance: 1200
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo Cárdenas

Note:Both matches were played in Cayman Islands.

Cuba won 6-0 on aggregate.

Group 4
Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 – 1 Saint Lucia
Dwight Allers Kelley  5', 86'
Vernon Sargeant  22', 44'
Keith Gumbs  41'		 (report) Earl Jean  51'
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Robin Murray
Saint Lucia 0 – 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
(report) Dwight Allers Kelley  50'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Harry Leocadio Davelaar

Saint Kitts and Nevis won 6-1 on aggregate.

Group 5
Puerto Rico 1 – 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Lugris  70' (pen.) (report) Huggins  18'
Hinds  58'
Estadio Efrain Carcayo Alicea, Bayamón
Referee: Manuel Villar
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 – 0 Puerto Rico
Jack  3', 13', 25'
Mussenden  35' (o.g.)
Hinds  37', 59'
Charles  64'		 (report)
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Lancelotte Livingston

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 9-1 on aggregate.

Group 6
Dominica 0 – 1 Barbados
(report) Roger Proverbs  63'
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Charles Barrett
Barbados 1 – 0 Dominica
Gregory Goodridge  67' (report)
Attendance: 2500
Referee: Austin Eric Harewood

Barbados won 2-0 on aggregate.

Group 7
Suriname 0 – 1 Jamaica
(report) Whitmore  56'
Flora Stadion, Paramaribo
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Vanroy Burnes
Jamaica 1 – 0 Suriname
P. Davis  73' (report)
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Ronald Gutíerrez Castro

Jamaica won 2-0 on aggregate.

Group 8

Bermuda withdrew, so Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the second round automatically.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. 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

Group A
Cuba 6 – 1 Haiti
Eduardo Sebrango  18'
Mario Pedraza  44'
Lázaro Darcourt  61', 70', 71'
Lester More  81'		 (report) Rosemond Pierre  84'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mario Efrain Escobar

This match was played on neutral ground instead of in Cuba.

Haiti 1 – 1 Cuba
Isaac Chauvet  21' (report) Armando Cruz  79' (pen.)
Stade Capois, Cap Haitien
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ramon Luis Mendez Vega

Cuba won 7-2 on aggregate.

Group B
Dominican Republic 1 – 4 Trinidad and Tobago
Alberto Jimenez  59' (report) Russell Latapy  37'  67'
Pedro Aquino  39' (o.g.)
Angus Eve  84'
Attendance: 1,500
Trinidad and Tobago 8 – 0 Dominican Republic
Stern John  1'  23'  80'
Dwight Yorke  8'
Angus Eve  16'  42'
Anthony Rougier  19'
Russell Latapy  89'		 (report)
Attendance: 8,000

Trinidad and Tobago won 12-1 on aggregate.

Group C
Barbados 0 – 1 Jamaica
(report) Walter Boyd  90'
Attendance: 5,000
Jamaica 2 – 0 Barbados
Theodore Whitmore  23'
Walter Boyd  72'		 (report)
Attendance: 15,000

Jamaica won 3-0 on aggregate.

Group D
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 – 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Keith Gumbs  38'
Larrymore Bedford  88'		 (report) Andre Hinds  12'
Kendall Velox  35'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mark Forde
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 – 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
(report)
Attendance: 2,500

Saint Kitts and Nevis 2-2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on aggregate. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won on the away goals rule.

Group E
Nicaragua 0 – 1 Guatemala
(report) Juan Carlos Plata  27'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Tim Wayland
Guatemala 2 – 1 Nicaragua
Juan Carlos Plata  62'  67' (report) Ezequiel Jerez  87'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Dino Bucci

Guatemala won 3-1 on aggregate.

Group F
Belize 1 – 2 Panama
David McCaulay  28' (report) Rubén Guevara  57'
Julio Dely Valdés  61'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rafael Rodriguez Medina
Panama 4 – 1 Belize
Julio Dely Valdés  14'  46'  61'
René Mendieta  88'		 (report) Denmark Casey  60'
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Donald Campos

Panama won 6-2 on aggregate.

Third round

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 not followed by the Estadio Mateo Flores, in Guatemala City, where over 80 people died due to structural flaws and overcrowding in October 16, 1996, when the home match against Costa Rica was due to be played.

Trinidad and Tobago 0 – 1 Costa Rica
(report) Ronald Gomez  54'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Oscar Bardalez
Trinidad and Tobago 1 – 1 Guatemala
Jerren Nixon  37' (report) Rudy Ramirez  22'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mark Forde
United States 2 – 0 Guatemala
Eric Wynalda  54'
Brian McBride  87'		 (report)
Attendance: 30,082
Referee: Charles Barrett
United States 2 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago
Thomas Dooley  53'
Eric Wynalda  84'		 (report)
Attendance: 19,312
Costa Rica 3 – 0 Guatemala
Javier Delgado  53'
Hernan Medford  74'
Ronald Gomez  78'		 (report)
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Argelio Sabillon
Trinidad and Tobago 0 – 1 United States
(report) Joe-Max Moore  36'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mark Forde
Guatemala 1 – 0 Costa Rica
Juan Carlos Plata  34' (report)
Attendance: 22,697
Referee: Rafael Rodriguez
Costa Rica 2 – 1 United States
Paulo Wanchope  39'
Wilmer Lopez  84'		 (report) Cobi Jones  89'
Attendance: 18,000
Guatemala 2 – 1 Trinidad and Tobago
Julio Rodas  26'  67' (report) Angus Eve  30'
Attendance: 24,728
Referee: William Laidlaw
United States 2 – 1 Costa Rica
Brian McBride  16'
Roy Lassiter  60'		 (report) Ronald Gomez  74'
Attendance: 40,527
Referee: León Padro Borja
Costa Rica 2 – 1 Trinidad and Tobago
Paulo Wanchope  44'  60' (report) Jerren Nixon  7'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo Cárdenas
Guatemala 2 – 2 United States
Juan Funes  9'
Juan Carlos Plata  44'		 (report) Predrag Radosavljević  7'
Frankie Hejduk  48'
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: 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.

Canada 3 – 1 Panama
Geoff Aunger  40'
Paul Peschisolido  42'
Carlo Corazzin  87'		 (report) Jorge Dely Valdés  49'
Attendance: 5,255
Referee: Jose Emiliano Ramirez Suazo
Cuba 0 – 5 El Salvador
(report) José Carlos Rivera  22'  80'
Raúl Díaz Arce  49'  72'
Mauricio Cienfuegos  83'
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Gerardo Enrique Mejia Centeno
Cuba 3 – 1 Panama
Eduardo Sebrango  42'  70'
Manuel Bobadilla  88'		 (report) Jorge Dely Valdés  55'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Olger Mejias Ovares
Panama 1 – 1 El Salvador
Juan Carlos Cubillas  43' (report) Raúl Díaz Arce  51'
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Vanroy Burnes
Canada 2 – 0 Cuba
Alex Bunbury  29'
Paul Peschisolido  53'		 (report)
Attendance: 6,000
Cuba 0 – 2 Canada
(report) Paul Peschisolido  15'
Nick Dasovic  79'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carlos Mendizabal Euceda
Panama 0 – 0 Canada
(report)
Attendance: 7,388
Referee: Carlos Batres
Canada 1 – 0 El Salvador
Alex Bunbury  65' (report)
Attendance: 6,858
Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez
El Salvador 3 – 2 Panama
Raúl Díaz Arce  43'
Wilfredo Iraheta  68'
Giovanni Trigueros  88'		 (report) Jorge Dely Valdés  11'  86'
Attendance: 25,832
Referee: Zimmerman Boulos
El Salvador 3 – 0 Cuba
William Renderos Iraheta  3'
Raúl Díaz Arce  30'
Jorge Rodríguez  49'		 (report)
Attendance: 23,510
Panama 3 – 1 Cuba
René Mendieta  15'
Rubén Guevara  55'
Jorge Dely Valdés  58'		 (report) Lester Moré  67'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wayne Caesar
El Salvador 0 – 2 Canada
(report) Mark Watson  62'
Alex Bunbury  66'
Attendance: 15,233
Referee: 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.

Jamaica 3 – 0 Honduras
Walter Boyd  14'  53'
Theodore Whitmore  42'		 (report)
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Ramón Luis Méndez Vega
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 – 3 Mexico
(report) Ricardo Peláez  15'  51'
Damián Álvarez  89'
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Rafael Rodriguez Medina
Honduras 2 – 1 Mexico
Carlos Pavón  50'
Eduardo Bennett  82' (pen.)		 (report) Ramón Ramírez  63'
Attendance: 19,120
Referee: Raul Dominguez
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 – 2 Jamaica
Christopher Harry  82' (pen.) (report) Paul Young  20'  41'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: George Richenel Cameron
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 – 4 Honduras
James Chewitt  62' (report) Suazo Velázquez  7'  62'
Christian Santamaria  23'  42'
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Jose Farias
Mexico 2 – 1 Jamaica
Zague  44'
Carlos Hermosillo  55'		 (report) Walter Boyd  70'
Attendance: 110,000
Honduras 0 – 0 Jamaica
(report)
Attendance: 20,928
Referee: Raul Dominguez
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'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: René Parra
Mexico 3 – 1 Honduras
Benjamín Galindo  32'
Carlos Hermosillo  35'
Zague  45'		 (report) Enrique Reneau  69'
Attendance: 105,000
Jamaica 5 – 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Theodore Whitmore  10'  13'
Paul Young  64'
Peter Cargill  66'
Stephen Malcolm  84'		 (report)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Tim Weyland
Jamaica 1 – 0 Mexico
Ian Goodison  82' (report)
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Mario Efrain Escobar López
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' (pen.)		 (report) Rodney Jack  37'
Alwyn Guy  62'
Everad Sam  75'
Attendance: 4,378
Referee: Victor Hugo Rodriguez Ugalde

Fourth round
Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mexico 104602371618
2 United States 10451179817
3 Jamaica 10352712–514
4 Costa Rica 103341312112
5 El Salvador 102441116–510
6 Canada 10136520–156

Qualified teams

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

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 MexicoFourth round winners12 October 199710 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994)
 United StatesFourth round runners-up9 November 19975 (1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994)
 JamaicaFourth round third place16 November 19970 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

11 goals

9 goals

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Broadcasting rights

Americas

Europe
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