Did some research because I refused to believe that a country's dreams could be dashed so early. After two games then (1998) Jamaica had only one point, and was going into game #3 at home after a thrashing (as T&T got on Saturday), they lost 6-0 to Mexico. They drew game #3 at home, so with a win on Wednesday, even 1-0, we'll be one point ahead of where Jamaica was in teh buildup to 1998. I like to see the glass half full rather than half empty.
Final Round Team P W D L GF:GA Pts
MEX 10 4 6 0 23:7 18
USA 10 4 5 1 17:9 17
JAM 10 3 5 2 7:12 14
CRC 10 3 3 4 13:12 12
SLV 10 2 4 4 11:16 10
CAN 10 1 3 6 5:20 6 3/2/1997 [1] Mexico City 12:00:00 PM MEX vs CAN 4:0 (0:0) SABILLON SABILLON Argelio V. HND
3/2/1997 [2] Kingston 12:00:00 PM JAM vs USA 0:0 RAMIREZ SUAZO José Emiliano HND
3/16/1997 [3] Palo Alto 11:45:00 PM USA vs CAN 3:0 (2:0) OLIVETO Luis (ARG)
3/16/1997 [4] San José 11:00:00 PM CRC vs MEX 0:0 TEJADA NORIEGA Alberto PER
3/23/1997 [5] San José 11:00:00 AM CRC vs USA 3:2 (2:1) ESCOBAR Mario (GUA)
4/6/1997 [6] Vancouver 1:00:00 PM CAN vs SLV 0:0 SANCHEZ YANTEN Mario Fernando CHI
4/13/1997 [7] Mexico City 12:00:00 PM MEX vs JAM 6:0 (3:0) PEREIRA DA SILVA Antonio BRA
4/20/1997 [8] Foxboro 2:30:00 PM USA vs MEX 2:2 (1:2) AQUINO VALENZANO Ubaldo PAR
4/27/1997 [9] Vancouver 1:00:00 PM CAN vs JAM 0:0 RAMDHAN Ramesh TTO
5/4/1997 [10] San Salvador 3:00:00 PM SLV vs CRC 2:1 (1:0) RUIZ ACOSTA Oscar Juliÿn COL
5/11/1997 [11] San José 11:00:00 AM CRC vs JAM 3:1 (1:0) DA ROSA VARELA José Luis URU
5/18/1997 [12] Kingston 12:00:00 PM JAM vs SLV 1:0 (1:0) REZENDE DE FREITAS Márcio BRA
6/1/1997 [13] Edmoton 2:30:00 PM CAN vs CRC 1:0 (0:0) CALIX TURCIOS Nelson Rutilio HND
6/8/1997 [14] San Salvador 3:00:00 PM SLV vs MEX 0:1 (0:0) CORDERO Hugo Alberto ARG
6/29/1997 [15] San Salvador 12:00:00 PM SLV vs USA 1:1 (0:0) ORTUBE BETANCOURT Rene M. BOL
8/10/1997 [16] San José 11:00:00 AM CRC vs SLV 0:0 CALIX TURCIOS Nelson HND
9/7/1997 [17] Portland 1:45:00 PM USA vs CRC 1:0 (0:0) NIEVES PARRA Jorge Luis URU
9/7/1997 [18] Kingston 3:00:00 PM JAM vs CAN 1:0 (0:0) RUIZ ACOSTA Oscar Julián COL
9/14/1997 [19] Kingston 3:00:00 PM JAM vs CRC 1:0 (0:0) RAMDHAN Ramesh TTO
9/14/1997 [20] San Salvador 11:30:00 AM SLV vs CAN 4:1 (1:1) ESCOBAR LOPEZ Mario Efrain GUA
10/3/1997 [21] Washington DC 7:30:00 PM USA vs JAM 1:1 SANCHEZ YANTEN Mario Fernando CHI
10/5/1997 [22] Mexico City 12:00:00 PM MEX vs SLV 5:0 (3:0) GAMBOA MARTINEZ Eduardo E. CHI
10/12/1997 [23] Edmonton 12:10:00 PM CAN vs MEX 2:2 (0:1) MENDIZABAL EUCEDA Carlos H. GUA
11/2/1997 [24] Mexico City 12:00:00 PM MEX vs USA 0:0 (0:0) CASTRILLI Javier Alberto ARG
11/9/1997 [25] Vancouver 1:10:00 PM CAN vs USA 0:3 (0:1) TORO RENDON John Jairo COL
11/9/1997 [26] San Salvador 3:00:00 PM SLV vs JAM 2:2 GARCIA-ARANDA ENCINAR Jose M. ESP
11/16/1997 [30] Foxboro 2:00:00 PM USA vs SLV 4:2 (2:0) COLLINA Pierluigi ITA
11/9/1997 [27] Mexico City 12:00:00 AM MEX vs CRC 3:3 (2:0) BUJSAIM Ali Mohamed UAE
11/16/1997 [28] Kingston 2:00:00 PM JAM vs MEX 0:0 ARANA VILLAMONTE José Antonio PER
11/16/1997 [29] San José 12:00:00 AM CRC vs CAN 3:1 (2:0) PEREIRA DA SILVA Antonio BRA