1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round

John Harkes playing for the United States in a qualifying match against Mexico on April 20, 1997

The fourth and final round (also known as Hexagonal or Hex) of CONCACAF's process of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was played throughout 1997, from 2 March to 16 November.[1] It was the first Hexagonal final round in CONCACAF's history.

Mexico, the United States, and Jamaica qualified to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Canada were eliminated.

Format

A total of six teams which had advanced from the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round (the three group winners and the three group runners-up) played against each other in a double round-robin format in a single group. The top three teams in the group qualified to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. This round, known as Hexagonal, is the first used by CONCACAF to determine its qualified teams to a FIFA World Cup and was used through the 2018 World Cup qualifying cycle.

Qualified teams

Group
(3rd round)		WinnersRunners-up
1 United States Costa Rica
2 Canada El Salvador
3 Jamaica Mexico

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Mexico10460237+1618Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup—0–06–03–35–04–0
2 United States10451179+8172–2—1–11–04–23–0
3 Jamaica10352712−5140–00–0—1–01–01–0
4 Costa Rica103341312+1120–03–23–1—0–03–1
5 El Salvador102441116−5100–11–12–22–1—4–1
6 Canada10136520−1562–20–30–01–00–0—
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Mexico 4–0 Canada
Hermosillo 51', 81'
Galindo 61' (pen.)
Zague 88'		Report
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Argelio Sabillon (Honduras)
Jamaica 0–0 United States
Report
Attendance: 35,246
Referee: Jose Ramirez Suazo (Honduras)
United States 3–0 Canada
Wynalda 7' (pen.)
Pope 14'
Stewart 89'		Report
Attendance: 28,896
Referee: Luis Oliveto (Argentina)
Costa Rica 0–0 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)
Costa Rica 3–2 United States
Medford 10'
Solís 32'
Gómez 76'		ReportWynalda 25'
Lassiter 67'
Attendance: 22,000
Canada 0–0 El Salvador
Report
Attendance: 8,312
Referee: Fernando Sánchez (Chile)
Mexico 6–0 Jamaica
Galindo 10' (pen.)
Hermosillo 18', 39', 47'
del Olmo 52'
Hernándéz 85'		Report
Attendance: 115,100
United States 2–2 Mexico
Pope 35'
Ramírez 74' (o.g.)		ReportHermosillo 1'
Hernández 54'
Attendance: 57,877
Canada 0–0 Jamaica
Report
Attendance: 7,634
El Salvador 2–1 Costa Rica
Díaz Arce 19'
Montes 57'		ReportArnáez 58'
Attendance: 35,611
Costa Rica 3–1 Jamaica
Wanchope 31', 71'
Oviedo 89'		ReportWilliams 61'
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: José de Rosa Varela (Uruguay)
Jamaica 1–0 El Salvador
Williams 22'Report
Attendance: 12,000
Canada 1–0 Costa Rica
Berdusco 68'Report
Attendance: 10,150
Referee: Nelson Calix (Honduras)
El Salvador 0–1 Mexico
ReportGarcía Postigo 64'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Hugo Cordero (Argentina)
El Salvador 1–1 United States
Díaz Arce 60'ReportLassiter 57'
Attendance: 29,000
Costa Rica 0–0 El Salvador
Report
Attendance: 18,316
Referee: Nelson Cálix (Honduras)
United States 1–0 Costa Rica
Ramos 79'Report
Attendance: 27,396
Referee: Jorge Luis Nieves (Uruguay)
Jamaica 1–0 Canada
Burton 55'Report
Attendance: 30,000
Jamaica 1–0 Costa Rica
Burton 51'Report
Attendance: 30,000
El Salvador 4–1 Canada
Nildeson 16'
Renderos 52'
Cienfuegos 57'
Díaz Arce 88'		ReportBunbury 25'
Attendance: 27,767
Referee: Mario Efraín López (Guatemala)
United States 1–1 Jamaica
Wynalda 50' (pen.)ReportBurton 51'
Attendance: 51,528
Mexico 5–0 El Salvador
Galindo 30', 38' (pen.)
García Aspe 35'
Zague 48'
García 82'		Report
Attendance: 115,000
Canada 2–2 Mexico
Corazzin 56'
Bunbury 62'		ReportEnrique Alfaro 8'
Hermosillo 87'
Attendance: 11,806
Referee: Carlos Mendizabal Euceda (Guatemala)
Mexico 0–0 United States
Report
Attendance: 115,000
Canada 0–3 United States
ReportReyna 5'
Wegerle 81', 90+4'
Attendance: 8,420
El Salvador 2–2 Jamaica
Nildeson 47'
Guerra 87'		ReportBurton 52'
Hall 78'
Attendance: 34,200
Mexico 3–3 Costa Rica
Chávez 1'
Galindo 42'
Hermosillo 68'		ReportMedford 54'
Soto 71'
Wanchope 86'
Attendance: 60,000
Costa Rica 3–1 Canada
Smith 7'
Ilama 16'
Marín 89' (pen.)		ReportFletcher 47'
Attendance: 4,200
United States 4–2 El Salvador
McBride 22', 28'
Henderson 49'
Preki 82'		ReportNildeson 60'
Díaz Arce 62' (pen.)
Attendance: 53,193
Jamaica 0–0 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 35,700

Goalscorers

There were 76 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.53 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  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.
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