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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round

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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

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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)
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
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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