1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round
Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
The CONCACAF Preliminary Round of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 12 CONCACAF members.
Results
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 |  Costa Rica |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 |  Guatemala |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 1 |
The United States and Costa Rica advanced to the final round. Guatemala played their home games in Los Angeles and San Salvador instead of at home due to FIFA stadium standards.
November 10, 1996 |
| United States |
2 – 0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
Thomas Dooley  53' Eric Wynalda 84' |
(report) |
November 10, 1996 |
| Costa Rica |
3 – 0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Javier Delgado 53' Hernan Medford 74' Rónald Gómez 78' |
(report) |
December 1, 1996 |
| Costa Rica |
2 – 1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Wanchope 39' Wilmer Lopez 84' |
(report) | Cobi Jones 89' |
December 14, 1996 |
| United States |
2 – 1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Brian McBride 16' Roy Lassiter 60' |
(report) | Rónald Gómez 74' |
December 21, 1996 |
| Costa Rica |
2 – 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Wanchope 44' 60' |
(report) | Jerren Nixon 7' |
Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich, Cartago, Costa Rica Attendance: 0 Referee:  Pascual Rebolledo Cárdenas |
December 21, 1996 |
| Guatemala |
2 – 2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Funes 9' Juan Carlos Plata 44' |
(report) | Predrag Radosavljević 7' Frankie Hejduk 48' |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 2 |  El Salvador |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 |  Panama |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Cuba |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 3 |
Canada and El Salvador advanced to the final round.
Cuba played all their matches away from home.
August 30, 1996 |
| Canada |
3 – 1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Geoff Aunger 40' Paul Peschisolido 42' Carlo Corazzin 87' |
(report) | Jorge Dely Valdés 49' |
September 8, 1996 |
| Cuba |
0 – 5 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| (report) | José Carlos Rivera 22' 80' Raúl Díaz Arce 49' 72' Mauricio Cienfuegos 83' |
September 22, 1996 |
| Cuba |
3 – 1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Sebrango 42' 70' Manuel Bobadilla 88' |
(report) | Jorge Dely Valdés 55' |
November 10, 1996 |
| El Salvador |
3 – 2 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Raúl Díaz Arce 43' Wilfredo Iraheta 68' Giovanni Trigueros 88' |
(report) | Jorge Dely Valdés 11' 86' |
December 1, 1996 |
| El Salvador |
3 – 0 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| William Renderos Iraheta 3' Raúl Díaz Arce 30' Jorge Rodríguez 49' |
(report) |
December 15, 1996 |
| Panama |
3 – 1 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| René Mendieta 15' Rubén Guevara 55' Jorge Dely Valdés 58' |
(report) | Lester Moré 67' |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jamaica |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 2 | Mexico |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 |  Honduras |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 30 | -24 | 0 |
Jamaica and Mexico advanced to the final round.
September 15, 1996 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
0 – 3 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| (report) | Ricardo Peláez 15' 51' Damián Álvarez 89' |
September 21, 1996 |
| Honduras |
2 – 1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Pavón 50' Eduardo Bennett 82' |
(report) | Ramón Ramírez 63' |
September 23, 1996 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
1 – 2 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Harry 82' |
(report) | Paul Young 20' 41' |
October 13, 1996 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
1 – 4 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| James Chewitt 62' |
(report) | Suazo Velázquez 7' 62' Christian Santamaria 23' 42' |
October 30, 1996 |
| Mexico |
5 – 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamín Galindo 20' 29' Zague 48' Carlos Hermosillo 70' Dexter Walker 88' (o.g.) |
(report) | Kendall Velox 88' |
November 6, 1996 |
| Mexico |
3 – 1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamín Galindo 32' Carlos Hermosillo 35' Zague 45' |
(report) | Enrique Reneau 69' |
November 10, 1996 |
| Jamaica |
5 – 0 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
|---|---|---|
| Theodore Whitmore 10' 13' Paul Young 64' Peter Cargill 66' Stephen Malcolm 84' |
(report) |
November 17, 1996 |
| Honduras |
11 – 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
|---|---|---|
| Barrios Zapata 3' Suazo Velázquez 11' 38' 50' Arnold Cruz 19' Carlos Pavón 30' Enrique Reneau 48' Merlyn Membreño 65' Milton Núñez 67' 84' Eduardo Bennett 77' |
(report) | Rodney Jack 37' Alwyn Guy 62' Everad Sam 75' |
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