El Salvador v Costa Rica, 04 May 1997
| Score | 2-1 to El Salvador |
| Referee | Julian Oscar Ruiz Acosta |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round |
| Venue | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador |
| Attendance | 35,611 |
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Goals:
| Raul Diaz Arce | 19 |
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| Elias Montes | 53 |
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Substitutions:
| Mario Meyen for Sergio Valencia | 63 |
| William Renderos Iraheta for Elias Montes | 72 |
| Leonel Carcamo for M Jose Rober Hernandez | 80 |
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Costa Rica
Manager: Cordero
Goals:
| Luis Diego Arnáez | 57 |
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Starting lineup:
Hermidio Barrantes
Goalkeeper
Ronald Gonzalez
Defender
Luis Marin
Defender/Centre back
Harold Wallace
Defender/Midfielder
Luis Diego Arnáez
Midfielder
Austin Berry
Midfielder
Benjamín Mayorga
Midfielder
Mauricio Solis
Midfielder
Rolando Fonseca
Forward
Ronald Gomez
Forward
Paulo Wanchope
Forward
Substitutions:
| Allan Oviedo for Benjamín Mayorga | 57 |
| Gerold Drummond Johnson for | 80 |