FIFA Confederations Cup to participate in the tournament. Germany did so twice, in 1997 (replaced by Euro 1996 runners-up Czech Republic) and in 2003 when Germany were awarded a place as the 2002 World Cup runners-up, replaced by the third-placed team Turkey. World champions France declined a place in the 1999 Confederations Cup, replaced by Brazil, the 1998 World Cup runners-up. Italy, UEFA Euro 2000 runners up, declined their place in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. An earlier tournament that invited former World Cup winners, the Mundialito, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the first World Cup. The Artemio Franchi Trophy, contested in 1985
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round <div id="Canada v United States"> <div id="El Salvador v Jamaica"> <div id="Mexico v Costa Rica"> <div id="Costa Rica v Canada"> <div id="United States v El Salvador"> <div id="Jamaica v Mexico"> 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round This page provides the summaries of the CONCACAF Fourth Round, often referred to as "The Hexagonal" or "The Hex", matches for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification. The three group winners and the three runners-up from the Third Round contested this round. In this round, the group winners and runners-up from the Third Round formed a single double-round-robin, home-and-away group. The