1998 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament qualifying
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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anguilla |
0–12 | 0–7 | 0–5 | |
Barbados |
3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
Cayman Islands |
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
Netherlands Antilles |
unknown |
Second Round
Guyana, Jamaica and Puerto Rico entered the tournament in this round. Aruba, Haiti and Surinam were supposed to as well, but they did not.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Guyana |
3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
Grenada |
6–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | –10 | 0 |
Jamaica |
6–2 | ||
Barbados |
5–1 | ||
Jamaica |
6–0 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | –12 | 0 |
Jamaica |
6–1 | ||
Antigua and Barbuda |
1–3 | ||
Jamaica |
6–0 | ||
Antigua and Barbuda |
0–1 | ||
Antigua and Barbuda |
0–9 | ||
Grenada |
2–0 |
Central America
First Round
Honduras received a bye because Nicaragua withdrew.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
El Salvador |
4–5 | 3–2 | 1–3 |
Qualified for Main Tournament
Costa Rica (Central American winner, but without playing) Honduras (Central American winner) Jamaica (Caribbean winner)