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.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 .svg.png.webp) | 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | 
Qualified for Main Tournament
    
 Costa Rica (Central American winner, but without playing) Costa Rica (Central American winner, but without playing)
.svg.png.webp) Honduras (Central American winner) Honduras (Central American winner)
 Jamaica (Caribbean winner) Jamaica (Caribbean winner)