1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round

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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 6 4 1 1 10 5 5 13
2  Costa Rica 6 4 0 2 9 5 4 12
3  Guatemala 6 2 2 2 6 9 -3 8
4  Trinidad and Tobago 6 0 1 5 3 9 -6 1

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.

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

November 10, 1996
Costa Rica  3 – 0  Guatemala
Javier Delgado Goal 53'
Hernan Medford Goal 74'
Ronald Gomez Goal 78'
(report)

November 24, 1996
Guatemala  1 – 0  Costa Rica
Juan Carlos Plata Goal 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 Goal 26' Goal 67' (report) Angus Eve Goal 30'
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Canada William Laidlaw

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

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Canada 6 5 1 0 10 1 9 16
2  El Salvador 6 3 1 2 12 6 6 10
3  Panama 6 1 2 3 8 11 -3 5
4  Cuba 6 1 0 5 4 16 -12 3

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 Goal 40'
Paul Peschisolido Goal 42'
Carlo Corazzin Goal 87'
(report) Jorge Dely Valdés Goal 49'

September 8, 1996
Cuba  0 – 5  El Salvador
(report) José Carlos Rivera Goal 22' Goal 80'
Raúl Díaz Arce Goal 49' Goal 72'
Mauricio Cienfuegos Goal 83'

September 22, 1996
Cuba  3 – 1  Panama
Eduardo Sebrango Goal 42' Goal 70'
Manuel Bobadilla Goal 88'
(report) Jorge Dely Valdés Goal 55'

October 6, 1996
Panama  1 – 1  El Salvador
Juan Carlos Cubillas Goal 43' (report) Raúl Díaz Arce Goal 51'

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

October 13, 1996
Cuba  0 – 2  Canada
(report) Paul Peschisolido Goal 15'
Nick Dasovic Goal 79'

October 27, 1996
Panama  0 – 0  Canada
(report)

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

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

December 1, 1996
El Salvador  3 – 0  Cuba
William Renderos Iraheta Goal 3'
Raúl Díaz Arce Goal 30'
Jorge Rodríguez Goal 49'
(report)
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Attendance: 23,510
Referee: United States Arturo Angeles

December 15, 1996
Panama  3 – 1  Cuba
René Mendieta Goal 15'
Rubén Guevara Goal 55'
Jorge Dely Valdés Goal 58'
(report) Lester Moré Goal 67'

December 15, 1996
El Salvador  0 – 2  Canada
(report) Mark Watson Goal 62'
Alex Bunbury Goal 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 6 4 1 1 12 3 9 13
2  Mexico 6 4 0 2 14 6 8 12
3  Honduras 6 3 1 2 18 11 7 10
4  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 0 0 6 6 30 -24 0

Jamaica and Mexico advanced to the final round.

September 15, 1996
Jamaica  3 – 0  Honduras
Walter Boyd Goal 14' Goal 53'
Theodore Whitmore Goal 42'
(report)

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

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

October 27, 1996
Honduras  0 – 0  Jamaica
(report)

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

November 17, 1996
Jamaica  1 – 0  Mexico
Ian Goodison Goal 82' (report)

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