1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round
FIFA World Cup qualification
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The third round of CONCACAF matches for 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from August 30, 1996, to December 21, 1996.
Format
A total of 12 teams (six teams given a bye to the third round and the six winners from the second round) were divided into three groups of four teams each. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format for a total of six matches per team.[1] The top two teams of each group (three group winners and three runners-up) advanced to the fourth round (also called the 'Hexagonal' or 'Hex').
Qualified teams
Teams with a bye to the third round:
Second round winners:
Group 1
Source: [2]
Trinidad and Tobago  | 0–1 |  Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gómez  54' |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 |  Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Nixon 37' |
Report | Ramírez 22' |
United States  | 2–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Wynalda 54' McBride 90' |
Report |
| United States | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Dooley 53' Wynalda 84' |
Report |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Moore 36' |
| Guatemala | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Plata 34' |
Report |
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles (United States)[a]
Attendance: 22,697
Referee: Rafael Rodriguez (El Salvador)
| Costa Rica | 2–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Wanchope 39' López 84' |
Report | Jones 90' |
| Guatemala | 2–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Rodas 26', 67' |
Report | Eve 30' |
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles (United States)[a]
Attendance: 24,728
Referee: William Laidlaw (Canada)
| United States | 2–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| McBride 16' Lassiter 60' |
Report | Gómez 74' |
| Costa Rica | 2–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Wanchope 44', 60' |
Report | Nixon 7' |
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo Cárdenas (Mexico)
Group 2
Source: [2]
Canada  | 3–1 |  Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Aunger 40' Peschisolido 42' Corazzin 87' |
Report | Dely Valdés 49' |
Cuba  | 0–5 |  El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rivera 22', 80' Díaz Arce 49', 72' Cienfuegos 83' |
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador (El Salvador)
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Gerardo Enrique Mejia Centeno (Honduras)
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City (Panama)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Olger Mejias Ovares (Costa Rica)
| Panama | 1–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Cubillas 43' |
Report | Díaz Arce 51' |
| Canada | 2–0 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Bunbury 29' Peschisolido 53' |
Report |
| Cuba | 0–2 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Peschisolido 15' Dasovic 79' |
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton (Canada)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carlos Mendizabal Euceda (Guatemala)
| Canada | 1–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Bunbury 65' |
Report |
| El Salvador | 3–2 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz Arce 43' Iraheta 68' Trigueros 88' |
Report | Dely Valdés 11', 86' |
| El Salvador | 0–2 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Watson 62' Bunbury 66' |
Group 3
Source: [2]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  | 0–3 |  Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Peláez 15', 51' Álvarez 89' |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–2 |  Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Harry 82' (pen.) |
Report | Young 20', 41' |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–4 |  Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Chewitt 62' |
Report | Suazo 7', 62' Santamaria 23', 42' |
| Mexico | 5–1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
|---|---|---|
| Galindo 20', 29' Zague 48' Hermosillo 70' Walker  88' (o.g.) |
Report | Velox 88' |
Attendance: 4,378
Referee: Victor Hugo Rodriguez Ugalde (Costa Rica)
Goalscorers
There were 112 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 3.11 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Geoff Aunger- Carlo Corazzin
- Nick Dasovic
- Mark Watson
Javier Delgado- Wílmer López
- Hernan Medford
Manuel Bobadilla- Lester Moré
Mauricio Cienfuegos- Wilfredo Iraheta
- William Renderos
- Jorge Rodríguez
- Giovanni Trigueros
Juan Manuel Funes- Rudy Ramírez
Arnold Cruz- Merlyn Membreño
- Barrios Zapata
Peter Cargill- Ian Goodison
- Stephen Malcolm
Damián Ariel Álvarez- Ramón Ramírez
Juan Carlos Cubillas- Rubén Guevara
- Víctor René Mendieta
James Chewitt- Alwyn Guy
- Christopher Harry
- Rodney Jack
- Everad Sam
- Kendall Velox
Angus Eve
Thomas Dooley- Frankie Hejduk
- Cobi Jones
- Roy Lassiter
- Joe-Max Moore
- Preki
1 own goal
- Dexter Walker (against Mexico)
Notes
- Guatemala played their home matches in Los Angeles and San Salvador after FIFA prevented international matches from being held at Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City following the disaster on October 16, 1996, in which over 80 people died due to structural flaws and overcrowding.[3]