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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round

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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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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.

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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

More information Group (3rd round), Winners ...

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

More information Mexico, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Argelio Sabillon (Honduras)
More information Jamaica, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 35,246
Referee: Jose Ramirez Suazo (Honduras)

More information United States, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 28,896
Referee: Luis Oliveto (Argentina)
More information Costa Rica, 0–0 ...

More information Costa Rica, 3–2 ...

More information Canada, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 8,312
Referee: Fernando Sánchez (Chile)

More information Mexico, 6–0 ...
Attendance: 115,100

More information United States, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 57,877

More information Canada, 0–0 ...

More information El Salvador, 2–1 ...

More information Costa Rica, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: José de Rosa Varela (Uruguay)

More information Jamaica, 1–0 ...

More information Canada, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 10,150
Referee: Nelson Calix (Honduras)

More information El Salvador, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Hugo Cordero (Argentina)

More information El Salvador, 1–1 ...

More information Costa Rica, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 18,316
Referee: Nelson Cálix (Honduras)

More information United States, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 27,396
Referee: Jorge Luis Nieves (Uruguay)
More information Jamaica, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 30,000

More information Jamaica, 1–0 ...
More information El Salvador, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 27,767
Referee: Mario Efraín López (Guatemala)

More information United States, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 51,528
More information Mexico, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 115,000

More information Canada, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 11,806
Referee: Carlos Mendizabal Euceda (Guatemala)

More information Mexico, 0–0 ...

More information Canada, 0–3 ...
More information El Salvador, 2–2 ...
More information Mexico, 3–3 ...

More information Costa Rica, 3–1 ...
More information United States, 4–2 ...
Attendance: 53,193
More information Jamaica, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 35,700
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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

1 own goal

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References

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