1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round

The third round of CONCACAF matches for 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from August 30, 1996, to December 21, 1996.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	6	4	1	1	10	5	+5	13	Advanced to the fourth round	—	2–1	2–0	2–0
2	Costa Rica	6	4	0	2	9	5	+4	12	Advanced to the fourth round	2–1	—	3–0	2–1
3	Guatemala	6	2	2	2	6	9	−3	8		2–2	1–0	—	2–1
4	Trinidad and Tobago	6	0	1	5	3	9	−6	1		0–1	0–1	1–1	—

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	6	5	1	0	10	1	+9	16	Advanced to the fourth round	—	1–0	3–1	2–0
2	El Salvador	6	3	1	2	12	6	+6	10	Advanced to the fourth round	0–2	—	3–2	3–0
3	Panama	6	1	2	3	8	11	−3	5		0–0	1–1	—	3–1
4	Cuba	6	1	0	5	4	16	−12	3		0–2	0–5	3–1	—

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Jamaica	6	4	1	1	12	3	+9	13	Advanced to the fourth round	—	1–0	3–0	5–0
2	Mexico	6	4	0	2	14	6	+8	12	Advanced to the fourth round	2–1	—	3–1	5–1
3	Honduras	6	3	1	2	18	11	+7	10		0–0	2–1	—	11–3
4	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6	0	0	6	6	30	−24	0		1–2	0–3	1–4	—

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