The 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, CONCACAF zone ran from March 1996 to November 1997 in order to determine the three CONCACAF representatives at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 30 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. Mexico, the USA, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and Canada, the six highest-ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the third round directly. The remaining 24 teams were divided into two zones, based on geographical locations.
In the third round, the 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. They played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the final round.
In the final round, the six teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams would qualify.
Dominican Republic won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Grenada won 8–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
The Bahamas withdrew, so Saint Kitts and Nevis advanced to the first round automatically.
Dominica won 6–4 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Dominican Republic won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Haiti won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Cuba won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Saint Kitts and Nevis won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won 9-1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Barbados won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Jamaica won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Bermuda withdrew, so Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the second round automatically.
Cuba won 7–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.
Trinidad and Tobago won 12–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.
Jamaica won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.
2–2 on aggregate. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won on the away goals rule and advanced to the third round.
Guatemala won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.
Panama won 6-2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.
The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.
There were 295 goals scored in 98 matches, for an average of 3.01 goals per match.
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Rónald Gómez
Eduardo Sebrango
Isaac Chauvet
Deon Burton
Andre Hinds Rodney Jack
Angus Eve
Brian McBride3 goals
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Paul Peschisolido Hernan Medford Lester Moré
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Keith Fletcher Golman Pierre Paul Young
Dwight Allers Kelley Stern John Russell Latapy Roy Lassiter2 goals
Raymond Davelaar Carlo Corazzin
Alberto Jiménez Dinardo Rodríguez Mauricio Cienfuegos William Renderos Guillermo Rivera Ricky Charles Jason François
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Eduardo Bennett Milton Núñez Carlos Pavón Enrique Reneau Christian Santamaria Andy Williams
Luis García Luis Hernández Ricardo Peláez
Rubén Guevara Víctor René Mendieta Keith Gumbs Vernon Sargeant Kendall Velox Jerren Nixon Eddie Pope Preki Roy Wegerle1 goal
Quentin Clarke Ryan Malmberg
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Denmark Casey David McCaulay Geoff Aunger Eddy Berdusco Nick Dasovic Carl Fletcher Mark Watson Luis Diego Arnáez Javier Delgado Farlen Ilama Wílmer López Luis Marín Allan Oviedo Richard Smith Mauricio Solís Jafet Soto Manuel Bobadilla Armando Cruz Alexander Cruzata Mario Pedraza
George Dangler Anthony Dominique Jeffrey Edmond Peter Greenaway Shane Marshall Stevenson Morancie Pedro Aquino Ramón Mariano Nelson Peña Cristian Queliz Omar Zapata Waldir Guerra Wilfredo Iraheta Elías Montes Jorge Rodríguez Giovanni Trigueros Patrick Modeste Otis Roberts Juan Manuel Funes Rudy Ramírez
Bryan Joseph Wilson Chevalier Rosemond Pierre Arnold Cruz Merlyn Membreño Barrios Zapata Peter Cargill Paul Davis Ian Goodison Paul Hall Stephen Malcolm Enrique Alfaro Damián Ariel Álvarez Paulo César Chávez Joaquín del Olmo Alberto García Ramón Ramírez.svg/1280px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles_(1986%E2%80%932010).svg.png){kind=small}
Gijsberta Gersley
Ezequiel Jerez Juan Carlos Cubillas
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Earl Jean Wesley Charles James Chewitt Alwyn Guy Christopher Harry Marlos Huggins Everad Sam Anthony Rougier Dwight Yorke Thomas Dooley Frankie Hejduk Chris Henderson Cobi Jones Joe-Max Moore Tab Ramos Claudio Reyna Earnie Stewart1 own goal
Pedro Aquino (against Trinidad and Tobago) Nicolás Ramírez (against the United States) Angel Mussenden (against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) Dexter Walker (against Mexico)