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.
Mexico, the United States, and Jamaica qualified to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Canada were eliminated.
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.
| Group (3rd round) | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |  Costa Rica |
| 2 |  Canada |  El Salvador |
| 3 |  Jamaica |  Mexico |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 18 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | United States | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 17 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Jamaica | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 14 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Costa Rica | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 12 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | El Salvador | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 6 | Canada | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 6 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |
| Costa Rica | 0–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Costa Rica | 3–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
Medford  10'Solís 32'Gómez 76' | Report | Wynalda 25' Lassiter 67' |
| Canada | 0–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| United States | 2–2 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Pope 35' Ramírez 74' (o.g.) | Report | Hermosillo 1' Hernández 54' |
| El Salvador | 2–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz Arce 19' Montes 57' | Report | Arnáez 58' |
| Jamaica | 1–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Williams 22' | Report |
| Canada | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Berdusco 68' | Report |
| El Salvador | 0–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Report | García Postigo 64' |
| El Salvador | 1–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz Arce 60' | Report | Lassiter 57' |
| United States | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Ramos 79' | Report |
| Jamaica | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Burton 51' | Report |
| El Salvador | 4–1 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Nildeson 16' Renderos 52'Cienfuegos 57'Díaz Arce 88' | Report | Bunbury 25' |
| United States | 1–1 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Wynalda 50' (pen.) | Report | Burton 51' |
| Mexico | 5–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Galindo 30', 38' (pen.) García Aspe 35'Zague 48'García 82' | Report |
| Canada | 2–2 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Corazzin 56' Bunbury 62' | Report | Enrique Alfaro 8' Hermosillo 87' |
| Canada | 0–3 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Reyna 5' Wegerle 81', 90+4' |
| Mexico | 3–3 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Chávez 1' Galindo 42'Hermosillo 68' | Report | Medford 54' Soto 71'Wanchope 86' |
| United States | 4–2 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| McBride 22', 28' Henderson 49'Preki 82' | Report | Nildeson 60' Díaz Arce 62' (pen.) |
There were 76 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.53 goals per match.
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Eddy Berdusco Carlo Corazzin Carl Fletcher Luis Diego Arnáez Rónald Gómez Farlen Ilama Luis Marín Allan Oviedo Richard Smith Mauricio Solís Jafet Soto Mauricio Cienfuegos Waldir Guerra Elías Montes William Renderos Paul Hall Enrique Alfaro Paulo César Chávez Joaquín del Olmo Alberto García Chris Henderson Preki Tab Ramos Claudio Reyna Earnie Stewart 1 own goal
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