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CONCACAF qualifying semis set for Friday.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario (Wednesday, September 2, 1998) -- Mexico clinched first place in Group B with a 2-2 draw against Trinidad & Tobago in the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the 1998 Women’s World Cup at Centennial Stadium.

Mexico will face Group A runnerup Guatemala in a Friday night semifinal. Costa Rica, which Beat Haiti 2-1 tonight, finished second in Group B and will play Group A winner Canada Friday.

Iris Moragave Mexico (2-0-1) a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute with her third goal of the tournament.

Izler Brown leveled the score for Trinidad (1-1-1) 13 minutes later with her second goal of the event.

Monica Gerardo first goal of the tournament put Mexico up again 2-1 in the 68th minute. But Delia De Silva pulled Trinidad even again at 2 with a penalty kick in the 73d minute mark

In the first match, Costa Rica scored two first half goals and held on.

Costa Rican captain Carla Aleman converted a penalty kick three minutes into the match Cintia Mora put Costa Rica (2-1-0) up 2-0 in the 24th minute on a free kick just outside the penalty area.

Haiti (0-3) closed the gap eight minutes into the second half when Myrlande Bien Aimes scored.

Group A

Friday, August 28
Canada 21, Puerto Rico 0
Guatemala 2, Martinique 0

Sunday, August 30
Guatemala 8, Puerto Rico 0
Canada 14, Martinique 0

Tuesday, September 1
Martinique 9, Puerto Rico 0
Canada 4, Guatemala 0

Group B

Saturday, August 29
Trinidad & Tobago 2, Haiti 1
Mexico 3, Costa Rica 1

Monday, August 31
Mexico 7, Haiti 1
Costa Rica 3, Trinidad & Tobago 1

Wednesday, September 2
Costa Rica 2, Haiti 1
Trinidad & Tobago 2, Mexico 2

Semifinals

Friday, September 4
Mexico vs. Guatemala
Canada vs. Costa Rica

Championship and Third Place matches Sunday, September 6

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