- 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 the1998 FIFA World Cup . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see1998 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 semi-finals 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 semi-finals.
*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 semi-finals.In the semi-finals, 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.
First round
Group A
March 24 ,1996 ,Santo Domingo ,Dominican Republic - fb|DOM 3 - 2 fb-rt|ARUMarch 31 ,1996 , Oranjestad,Aruba - fb|ARU 1 - 3 fb-rt|DOM"Dominican Republic" advanced to the second round by the aggregate score of 6-3.
Group B
March 29 ,1996 , Georgetown,Guyana - fb|GUY 1 - 2 fb-rt|GRNApril 7 ,1996 , St. George's,Grenada - fb|GRN 6 - 0 fb-rt|GUY"Grenada" advanced to the second round by the aggregate score of 8-1.
Group C
fb|BAH withdrew, so "fb|SKN" advanced to the second round automatically.
Group D
March 10 ,1996 , Roseau,Dominica - fb|DMA 3 - 3 fb-rt|ATGMarch 31 ,1996 , Saint John's,Antigua and Barbuda - fb|ATG 1 - 3 fb-rt|DMA"Dominica" advanced to the second round by the aggregate score of 6-4.
econd round
Group 1
March 31 ,1996 ,Paramaribo ,Suriname - fb|SUR 0 - 1 fb-rt|JAMApril 21 ,1996 , Kingston,Jamaica - fb|JAM 1 - 0 fb-rt|SUR"Jamaica" advanced to the third round by the aggregate score of 2-0.
Group 2
May 4 ,1996 ,Santo Domingo ,Dominican Republic - fb|DOM 2 - 1 fb-rt|ANTMay 11 ,1996 , Willemstad,Netherlands Antilles - fb|ANT 0 - 0 fb-rt|DOM"Dominican Republic" advanced to the third round by the aggregate score of 2-1.
Group 3
May 4 ,1996 , Bayamón,Puerto Rico - fb|PUR 1 - 2 fb-rt|VINMay 12 ,1996 ,Kingstown ,Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - fb|VIN 7 - 0 fb-rt|PUR"Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" advanced to the third round by the aggregate score of 9-1.
Group 4
May 12 ,1996 , Georgetown,Cayman Islands - fb|CAY 0 - 1 fb-rt|CUBMay 14 ,1996 , Georgetown,Cayman Islands - fb|CUB 5 - 0 fb-rt|CAY:Both matches were played in Cayman Islands."Cuba" advanced to the third round by the aggregate score of 6-0.
Group 5
May 5 ,1996 ,Basseterre ,Saint Kitts and Nevis - fb|SKN 5 - 1 fb|LCAMay 19 ,1996 ,Castries ,Saint Lucia - fb|LCA 0 - 1 fb-rt|SKN"Saint Kitts and Nevis" advanced to the third round by the aggregate score of 6-1.
Group 6
May 12 ,1996 ,Port au Prince ,Haiti - fb|HAI 6 - 1 fb-rt|GRNMay 18 ,1996 , St. George's,Grenada - fb|GRN 0 - 1 fb-rt|HAI"Haiti" advanced to the third round by the aggregate score of 7-1.
Group 7
May 14 ,1996 , Roseau,Dominica - fb|DMA 0 - 1 fb-rt|BRBMay 19 ,1996 ,Bridgetown ,Barbados - fb|BRB 1 - 0 fb-rt|DMA"Barbados" advanced to the third round by the aggregate score of 2-0.
Group 8
fb|BER withdrew, so "fb|TRI" advanced to the third round automatically.
Third round
Caribbean Zone
Group A
June 23 ,1996 ,Port of Spain ,Trinidad and Tobago - fb|CUB 6 - 1 fb-rt|HAI:This match was played on neutral ground instead of in Cuba.June 30 ,1996 ,Port au Prince ,Haiti - fb|HAI 1 - 1 fb-rt|CUB"Cuba" advanced to the semi-finals by the aggregate score of 7-2.
Group B
June 15 ,1996 ,Santo Domingo ,Dominican Republic - fb|DOM 1 - 4 fb-rt|TRIJune 23 ,1996 ,Port of Spain ,Trinidad and Tobago - fb|TRI 8 - 0 fb-rt|DOM"Trinidad and Tobago" advanced to the semi-finals by the aggregate score of 12-1.
Group C
June 23 ,1996 ,Bridgetown ,Barbados - fb|BRB 0 - 1 fb-rt|JAMJune 30 ,1996 , Kingston,Jamaica - fb|JAM 2 - 0 fb-rt|BRB"Jamaica" advanced to the semi-finals by the aggregate score of 3-0.
Group D
June 23 ,1996 ,Basseterre ,Saint Kitts and Nevis - fb|SKN 2 - 2 fb-rt|VINJune 30 ,1996 ,Kingstown ,Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - fb|VIN 0 - 0 fb-rt|SKNThe aggregate score was tied 2-2, and "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" advanced to the semi-finals due to the
away goals rule .Central American Zone
Group E
May 5 ,1996 ,Diriamba ,Nicaragua - fb|NCA 0 - 1 fb-rt|GUAMay 10 ,1996 ,Guatemala City ,Guatemala - fb|GUA 2 - 1 fb-rt|NCA"Guatemala" advanced to the semi-finals by the aggregate score of 3-1.
Group F
June 2 ,1996 ,Belize City ,Belize - fb|BLZ 1 - 2 fb-rt|PANJune 9 ,1996 ,Panama City ,Panama - fb|PAN 4 - 1 fb-rt|BLZ"Panama" advanced to the semi-finals by the aggregate score of 6-2.
emi-finals
Group 1
September 1 ,1996 ,Port of Spain ,Trinidad and Tobago - fb|TRI 0 - 1 fb-rt|CRCOctober 6 ,1996 ,Port of Spain ,Trinidad and Tobago - fb|TRI 1 - 1 fb-rt|GUANovember 3 ,1996 , Washington,USA - fb|USA 2 - 0 fb-rt|GUANovember 10 ,1996 , Richmond,USA - fb|USA 2 - 0 fb-rt|TRINovember 17 ,1996 , San José,Costa Rica - fb|CRC 3 - 0 fb-rt|GUANovember 24 ,1996 ,Port of Spain ,Trinidad and Tobago - fb|TRI 0 - 1 fb-rt|USANovember 24 ,1996 ,Los Angeles ,USA - fb|GUA 1 - 0 fb-rt|CRCDecember 1 ,1996 , San José,Costa Rica - fb|CRC 2 - 1 fb-rt|USADecember 8 ,1996 ,Los Angeles ,USA - fb|GUA 2 - 1 fb-rt|TRIDecember 14 ,1996 ,Palo Alto ,USA - fb|USA 2 - 1 fb-rt|CRCDecember 21 ,1996 , San José,Costa Rica - fb|CRC 2 - 1 fb-rt|TRIDecember 21 ,1996 ,San Salvador ,El Salvador - fb|GUA 2 - 2 fb-rt|USA"Jamaica" and "Mexico" advanced to the final round.
Final round
March 2 ,1997 ,Mexico City ,Mexico - fb|MEX 4 - 0 fb-rt|CANMarch 2 ,1997 , Kingston,Jamaica - fb|JAM 0 - 0 fb-rt|USAMarch 16 ,1997 ,Palo Alto ,USA - fb|USA 3 - 0 fb-rt|CANMarch 16 ,1997 , San José,Costa Rica - fb|CRC 0 - 0 fb-rt|MEXMarch 23 ,1997 , San José,Costa Rica - fb|CRC 3 - 2 fb-rt|USAApril 6 ,1997 ,Vancouver ,Canada - fb|CAN 0 - 0 fb-rt|SLVApril 13 ,1997 ,Mexico City ,Mexico - fb|MEX 6 - 0 fb-rt|JAMApril 20 ,1997 , Foxboro,USA - fb|USA 2 - 2 fb-rt|MEXApril 27 ,1997 ,Vancouver ,Canada - fb|CAN 0 - 0 fb-rt|JAMMay 4 ,1997 ,San Salvador ,El Salvador - fb|SLV 2 - 1 fb-rt|CRCMay 11 ,1997 , San José,Costa Rica - fb|CRC 3 - 1 fb-rt|JAMMay 18 ,1997 , Kingston,Jamaica - fb|JAM 1 - 0 fb-rt|SLVJune 1 ,1997 , Edmonton,Canada - fb|CAN 1 - 0 fb-rt|CRCJune 8 ,1997 ,San Salvador ,El Salvador - fb|SLV 0 - 1 fb-rt|MEXJune 29 ,1997 ,San Salvador ,El Salvador - fb|SLV 1 - 1 fb-rt|USAAugust 10 ,1997 , San José,Costa Rica - fb|CRC 0 - 0 fb-rt|SLVSeptember 7 ,1997 , Portland,USA - fb|USA 1 - 0 fb-rt|CRCSeptember 7 ,1997 , Kingston,Jamaica - fb|JAM 1 - 0 fb-rt|CANSeptember 14 ,1997 , Kingston,Jamaica - fb|JAM 1 - 0 fb-rt|CRCSeptember 14 ,1997 ,San Salvador ,El Salvador - fb|SLV 4 - 1 fb-rt|CANOctober 3 ,1997 , Washington,USA - fb|USA 1 - 1 fb-rt|JAMOctober 5 ,1997 ,Mexico City ,Mexico - fb|MEX 5 - 0 fb-rt|SLVOctober 12 ,1997 , Edmonton,Canada - fb|CAN 2 - 2 fb-rt|MEXNovember 2 ,1997 ,Mexico City ,Mexico - fb|MEX 0 - 0 fb-rt|USANovember 9 ,1997 ,Vancouver ,Canada - fb|CAN 0 - 3 fb-rt|USANovember 9 ,1997 ,San Salvador ,El Salvador - fb|SLV 2 - 2 fb-rt|JAMNovember 9 ,1997 ,Mexico City ,Mexico - fb|MEX 3 - 3 fb-rt|CRCNovember 16 ,1997 , Kingston,Jamaica - fb|JAM 0 - 0 fb-rt|MEXNovember 16 ,1997 , San José,Costa Rica - fb|CRC 3 - 1 fb-rt|CANNovember 16 ,1997 , Foxboro,USA - fb|USA 4 - 2 fb-rt|SLVMexico, USA and Jamaica qualified.
ee also
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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
*1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
*1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
*1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
*1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
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