1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round
This page provides the summaries of the CONCACAF Fourth Round, often referred to as "The Hexagonal" or "The Hex", matches for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification. The three group winners and the three runners-up from the Third Round contest this round.
Format
In this round, the group winners and runners-up from the Third Round formed a single double-round-robin, home-and-away group. The top three teams qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico |
10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 18 |
| 2 |  United States |
10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 |  Jamaica |
10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | –5 | 14 |
| 4 |  Costa Rica |
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 |  El Salvador |
10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | –5 | 10 |
| 6 |  Canada |
10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | –15 | 6 |
- Mexico, the United States, and Jamaica qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Results
| March 2, 1997 |
Mexico |
4 – 0 |
Canada |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Attendance: 95,000 Referee:  Argelio Sabillon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hermosillo  51' 81'Galindo 61'Zague 88' |
(report) |
| March 2, 1997 |
Jamaica |
0 – 0 |
United States |
Independence Park, Kingston Attendance: 35,246 Referee: Jose Ramirez Suazo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (report) |
| March 16, 1997 |
United States |
3 – 0 |
Canada |
Stanford Stadium, Stanford Attendance: 28,898 Referee:  Luis Oliveto |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wynalda 7' Pope 13'Stewart 88' |
(report) |
| March 16, 1997 |
Costa Rica |
0 – 0 |
Mexico |
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José Attendance: 28,000 Referee:  Alberto Tejada |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (report) |
| March 23, 1997 |
Costa Rica |
3 – 2 |
United States |
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José Attendance: 22,000 Referee:  Mario Escobar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medford 10' Solís 32'Gómez 76' |
(report) | Wynalda 25' Lassiter 67' |
| April 6, 1997 |
Canada |
0 – 0 |
El Salvador |
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby Attendance: 8,312 Referee:  Fernando Sánchez |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (report) |
| April 13, 1997 |
Mexico |
6 – 0 |
Jamaica |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Attendance: 115,100 Referee:  Antônio Pereira |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galindo 10' Hermosillo 18' 39' 47'del Olmo 52'Hernándéz 85' |
(report) |
| April 20, 1997 |
United States |
2 – 2 |
Mexico |
Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough Attendance: 57,877 Referee:  Ubaldo Aquino |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pope 34' Ramírez 73' (Og) |
(report) | Hermosillo 1' Hernández 53' |
| April 27, 1997 |
Canada |
0 – 0 |
Jamaica |
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby Attendance: 7,634 Referee:  Ramesh Ramdhan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (report) |
| May 4, 1997 |
El Salvador |
2 – 1 |
Costa Rica |
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador Attendance: 35,611 Referee:  Óscar Ruiz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Díaz Arce 19' Montes 57' |
(report) | Arnáez 58' |
| May 11, 1997 |
Costa Rica |
3 – 1 |
Jamaica |
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José Attendance: 20,500 Referee:  José de Rosa Varela |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanchope 31' 71' Oviedo 89' |
(report) | Williams 61' |
| May 18, 1997 |
Jamaica |
1 – 0 |
El Salvador |
Independence Park, Kingston Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams 22' |
(report) |
| June 1, 1997 |
Canada |
1 – 0 |
Costa Rica |
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Attendance: 10,150 Referee: Nelson Calix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berdusco 68' |
(report) |
| June 8, 1997 |
El Salvador |
0 – 1 |
Mexico |
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Hugo Cordero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (report) | García Postigo 64' |
| June 29, 1997 |
El Salvador |
1 – 1 |
United States |
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador Attendance: 29,000 Referee:  René Ortubé |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Díaz Arce 60' |
(report) | Lassiter 57' |
| August 10, 1997 |
Costa Rica |
0 – 0 |
El Salvador |
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José Attendance: 18,316 Referee: Nelson Cálix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (report) |
| September 7, 1997 |
United States |
1 – 0 |
Costa Rica |
Portland Civic Stadium, Portland Attendance: 27,396 Referee: Jorge Luis Nieves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramos 79' |
(report) |
| September 7, 1997 |
Jamaica |
1 – 0 |
Canada |
Independence Park, Kingston Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Óscar Ruiz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton 55' |
(report) |
| September 14, 1997 |
Jamaica |
1 – 0 |
Costa Rica |
Independence Park, Kingston Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton 51' |
(report) |
| September 14, 1997 |
El Salvador |
4 – 1 |
Canada |
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador Attendance: 27,767 Referee: Mario Efraín López |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nildeson 16' Renderos 52'Cienfuegos 57'Díaz Arce 88' |
(report) | Bunbury 25' |
| October 5, 1997 |
United States |
1 – 1 |
Jamaica |
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 51,528 Referee: Mario Sánchez |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wynalda 50' |
(report) | Burton 51' |
| October 5, 1997 |
Mexico |
5 – 0 |
El Salvador |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Attendance: 115,000 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galindo 30' 38' García Aspe 35'Zague 48'García 82' |
(report) |
| October 12, 1997 |
Canada |
2 – 2 |
Mexico |
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Referee: Carlos Mendizabal Euceda |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corazzin 56' Bunbury 62' |
(report) | Enrique Alfaro 8' Hermosillio 87' |
| November 2, 1997 |
Mexico |
0 – 0 |
United States |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Attendance: 115,000 Referee: Javier Castrilli |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (report) |
| November 9, 1997 |
Canada |
0 – 3 |
United States |
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby Attendance: 8,420 Referee: John Toro Rendón |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (report) | Reyna 5' Wegerle 80' 90+4' |
| November 9, 1997 |
El Salvador |
2 – 2 |
Jamaica |
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador Attendance: 34,200 Referee:  José García Aranda |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nildeson 47' Guerra 87' |
(report) | Burton 52' Hall 78' |
| November 9, 1997 |
Mexico |
3 – 3 |
Costa Rica |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Attendance: 60,000 Referee:  Ali Bujsaim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chávez 1' Galindo 42'Hermosillo 68' |
(report) | Medford 54' Soto 71'Wanchope 86' |
| November 16, 1997 |
Costa Rica |
3 – 1 |
Canada |
Estadio Nacional, San José Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Antônio Pereira |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith 7' Ilama 47'Marín 89' (pen) |
(report) | Fletcher 2H' |
| November 16, 1997 |
United States |
4 – 2 |
El Salvador |
Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough Attendance: 53,193 Referee:  Pierluigi Collina |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McBride 22' 28' Henderson 49'Preki 82' |
(report) | Nildeson 60' Díaz Arce 62' (pen) |
| November 16, 1997 |
Jamaica |
0 – 0 |
Mexico |
Independence Park, Kingston Attendance: 35,700 Referee: José Antonio Arana |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (report) |
