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1998 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament qualifying

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This article features the 1998 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament qualifying stage. Caribbean and Central American teams entered in separate tournaments. The North American teams Canada, Mexico and the United States automatically qualified, as well as main tournament hosts Guatemala (Central America) and Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean). Twelve Caribbean teams entered, of which one qualified and four Central American teams entered, of which two qualified.

Caribbean

First round

The scores between the Netherlands Antilles and Dominica are unknown, but the Netherlands Antilles won.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Anguilla  0–12  Grenada 0–7 0–5
Barbados  3–1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–1 2–0
Cayman Islands  0–1  Bermuda 0–0 0–1
Netherlands Antilles  unknown  Dominica

Second round

Guyana, Jamaica and Puerto Rico entered the tournament in this round. Aruba, Haiti and Suriname were supposed to as well, but they did not.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guyana  3–1  Netherlands Antilles 2–0 1–1
Grenada  6–2  Puerto Rico 4–1 2–1
Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Jamaica 2 2 0 0 12 2 +10 6
 Barbados 2 1 0 1 7 7 0 3
 Bermuda 2 0 0 2 1 11 –10 0


Jamaica  6–2  Barbados
Barbados  5–1  Bermuda
Jamaica  6–0  Bermuda

Final Round

Antigua and Barbuda entered the tournament this round. Group winners Jamaica qualified for the main tournament.

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Jamaica 3 3 0 0 21 1 +20 9
 Grenada 3 2 0 1 4 6 –2 6
 Guyana 3 1 0 2 3 9 –6 3
 Antigua and Barbuda 3 0 0 3 1 13 –12 0


Jamaica  6–1  Grenada
Antigua and Barbuda  1–3  Guyana
Jamaica  6–0  Guyana
Antigua and Barbuda  0–1  Grenada
Antigua and Barbuda  0–9  Jamaica
Grenada  2–0  Guyana

Central America

First round

Honduras received a bye because Nicaragua withdrew.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
El Salvador  4–5  Panama 3–2 1–3

Second round

Costa Rica qualified directly for the main tournament because Belize withdrew. Honduras also qualified by beating Panama.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Honduras  3–2  Panama 2–1 1–1

Qualified for Main Tournament

  •  Costa Rica (Central American winner, but without playing)
  •  Honduras (Central American winner)
  •  Jamaica (Caribbean winner)

See also

External links

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Seasons
CONCACAF Youth Tournaments
FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying tournament
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Qualifying
Squads
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