CONCACAF Women's Championship 1998

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CONCACAF Women's Championship 1998
Number of nations 8  (of 13 applicants)
winner CanadaCanada Canada (1st title)
venue CanadaCanada Canada
Opening game August 28, 1998
Endgame September 6, 1998
Games 16
Gates 85  (⌀: 5.31 per game)

The fourth CONCACAF Women's Championship (North American Women's Football Championship ) took place in Canada from August 28 to September 6, 1998 and served as qualification for the 1999 World Cup . The venues were Etobicoke and Scarborough . The Canadians won for the first time , setting a tournament record that is still valid today with their 21-0 victory over Puerto Rico . The field of participants was expanded to eight nations. Defending champion USA did not take part in the tournament because the team was automatically qualified as host for the World Cup.

qualification

Central America

Qualification tournament in Guatemala City :

Group A

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. HaitiHaiti Haiti  2  2  0  0 009: 200  +7 06th
 2. Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica  2  1  0  1 018: 200 +16 03
 3. GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala B  2  0  0  2 001:240 −23 00
July 19, 1998
Costa Rica - Guatemala B 17: 0
July 21, 1998
Haiti - Costa Rica 2: 1
July 23, 1998
Haiti - Guatemala B 7: 1

Group B

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala  2  2  0  0 015: 100 +14 06th
 2. El SalvadorEl Salvador El Salvador  2  0  1  1 002: 500  −3 01
 3. HondurasHonduras Honduras  2  0  1  1 001:120 −11 01
July 19, 1998
Guatemala - Honduras 11: 0
July 21, 1998
El Salvador - Honduras 1: 1
July 23, 1998
Guatemala - El Salvador 4: 1

3rd place match:

July 25, 1998 in Guatemala City
Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica - El SalvadorEl Salvador El Salvador 5: 1

Final:

July 25, 1998 in Guatemala City
GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala - HaitiHaiti Haiti 1-0

Caribbean

Qualification tournament in Macoya (Trinidad)

1998 in Macoya
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago - GuyanaGuyana Guyana 9-0
1998 in Macoya
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago - GuyanaGuyana Guyana 7: 1

Finalists

Set for the finals:

qualified:

Wildcards :

mode

The eight finalists were divided into two groups of four teams each. Within the groups, each team played once against each other team. The group first and second reached the semi-finals. The semi-final winners reached the final while the semi-final losers played for third place.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. CanadaCanada Canada  3  3  0  0 039: 000 +39 09
 2. GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala  3  2  0  1 010: 400  +6 06th
 3. MartiniqueMartinique Martinique  4th  1  0  3 009:160  −7 03
 4th Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Puerto Rico  3  0  0  3 000:380 −38 00
August 28, 1998
Canada - Puerto Rico 21: 0
Guatemala - Martinique 2-0
August 30, 1998
Puerto Rico - Guatemala 0: 8
Canada - Martinique 14: 0
September 1, 1998
Puerto Rico - Martinique 0: 9
Canada - Guatemala 4-0

Group B

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. MexicoMexico Mexico  3  2  1  0 012: 500  +7 07th
 2. Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica  3  2  0  1 007: 500  +2 06th
 3. Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago  3  1  1  1 005: 600  −1 04th
 4th HaitiHaiti Haiti  3  0  0  3 003:110  −8 00
August 29, 1998
Trinidad and Tobago - Haiti 2: 1
Mexico - Costa Rica 3: 2
August 31, 1998
Haiti - Mexico 1: 7
Costa Rica - Trinidad and Tobago 3: 1
September 2, 1998
Costa Rica - Haiti 2: 1
Trinidad and Tobago - Mexico 2: 2

Final round

Semifinals

4th September 1998
GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala - MexicoMexico Mexico 0: 8
4th September 1998
CanadaCanada Canada - Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica 2-0

3rd place match

September 6, 1998
Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica - GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala 4-0

final

September 6, 1998
CanadaCanada Canada - MexicoMexico Mexico 1-0

Qualified for the 1999 World Cup

  • United StatesUnited States USA - as host of the 1999 World Cup
  • CanadaCanada Canada - as the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship winner
  • MexicoMexico Mexico - second in the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship after winning the CONCACAF / CONMEBOL playoff against Argentina

CONCACAF / CONMEBOL Play-off:

December 14, 1998 in Mexico City
MexicoMexico Mexico - ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 3: 1
December 19, 1998 in Mexico City
ArgentinaArgentina Argentina - MexicoMexico Mexico 2: 3

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