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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round
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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.
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Mexico, the United States, and Jamaica qualified to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Canada were eliminated.
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Format
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.
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Qualified teams
Standings
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 51,528
Referee: Mario Sánchez (Chile)
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Goalscorers
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
Eddy Berdusco
Carlo Corazzin
Carl Fletcher
Luis Diego Arnáez
Rónald Gómez
Farlen Ilama
Luis Marín
Allan Oviedo
Richard Smith
Mauricio Solís
Jafet Soto
Mauricio Cienfuegos
Waldir Guerra
Elías Montes
William Renderos
Paul Hall
Enrique Alfaro
Paulo César Chávez
Joaquín del Olmo
Alberto García
Chris Henderson
Preki
Tab Ramos
Claudio Reyna
Earnie Stewart
1 own goal
Nicolás Ramírez (against the United States)
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References
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