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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round

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.

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

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

Format

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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

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

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Mexico 10 4 6 0 23 7 +16 18 Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup — 0–0 6–0 3–3 5–0 4–0
2   United States 10 4 5 1 17 9 +8 17 2–2 — 1–1 1–0 4–2 3–0
3   Jamaica 10 3 5 2 7 12 −5 14 0–0 0–0 — 1–0 1–0 1–0
4   Costa Rica 10 3 3 4 13 12 +1 12 0–0 3–2 3–1 — 0–0 3–1
5   El Salvador 10 2 4 4 11 16 −5 10 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 — 4–1
6   Canada 10 1 3 6 5 20 −15 6 2–2 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

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Mexico  4–0  Canada
Hermosillo   51', 81'
Galindo   61' (pen.)
Zague   88'		 Report
Attendance: 95,000
Jamaica  0–0  United States
Report
Attendance: 35,246
United States  3–0  Canada
Wynalda   7' (pen.)
Pope   14'
Stewart   89'		 Report
Attendance: 28,896
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'		 Report Wynalda   25'
Lassiter   67'
Attendance: 22,000
Canada  0–0  El Salvador
Report
Attendance: 8,312
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.)		 Report Hermosillo   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'		 Report Arnáez   58'
Attendance: 35,611
Costa Rica  3–1  Jamaica
Wanchope   31', 71'
Oviedo   89'		 Report Williams   61'
Attendance: 20,500
Jamaica  1–0  El Salvador
Williams   22' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Canada  1–0  Costa Rica
Berdusco   68' Report
Attendance: 10,150
El Salvador  0–1  Mexico
Report García Postigo   64'
Attendance: 40,000
El Salvador  1–1  United States
Díaz Arce   60' Report Lassiter   57'
Attendance: 29,000
Costa Rica  0–0  El Salvador
Report
Attendance: 18,316
United States  1–0  Costa Rica
Ramos   79' Report
Attendance: 27,396
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'		 Report Bunbury   25'
Attendance: 27,767
United States  1–1  Jamaica
Wynalda   50' (pen.) Report Burton   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'		 Report Enrique Alfaro   8'
Hermosillo   87'
Attendance: 11,806
Mexico  0–0  United States
Report
Attendance: 115,000
Canada  0–3  United States
Report Reyna   5'
Wegerle   81', 90+4'
Attendance: 8,420
El Salvador  2–2  Jamaica
Nildeson   47'
Guerra   87'		 Report Burton   52'
Hall   78'
Attendance: 34,200
Mexico  3–3  Costa Rica
Chávez   1'
Galindo   42'
Hermosillo   68'		 Report Medford   54'
Soto   71'
Wanchope   86'
Attendance: 60,000
Costa Rica  3–1  Canada
Smith   7'
Ilama   16'
Marín   89' (pen.)		 Report Fletcher   47'
Attendance: 4,200
United States  4–2  El Salvador
McBride   22', 28'
Henderson   49'
Preki   82'		 Report Nildeson   60'
Díaz Arce   62' (pen.)
Attendance: 53,193
Jamaica  0–0  Mexico
Report
Attendance: 35,700

Goalscorers

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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

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  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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