American Earnie Stewart finished tied for 23 among the players in the world with eight goals in World Cup qualifying — an American record for a qualifying competition. Leading Scorers: 1. Archie Thompson (Australia) 16; 2. Carlos Pavon (Honduras) 15; 3. David Zdrilic (Australia) 14; 4. Golman Pierre (Haiti), Sayed Bayazid (Syria) 12; 6. Ali Daei (Iran), Ibrahima Bakayoko (Ivory Coast), Hani Al Dhabit (Oman), Talal Al Meshal (Saudi Arabia) 11; 10. Rolando Fonseca (Costa Rica), Senamuang Kiatisuk (Thailand), Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine), Jafar Irismetov (Uzbekistan) 10; 14. Hernan Crespo (Argentina), Ebbe Sand (Denmark), Agustin Delgado (Ecuador), Esala Masi (Fiji), Cuahtemoc Blanco (Mexico), Vaughan Coveny (New Zealand), Yaqoob Juma (Oman), Obeid Al Dossary (Saudi Arabia), Yasser Salem S. Ali (UAE) 9; 23. Earnie Stewart (USA), Rivaldo (Brazil), Romario (Brazil), Juan Carlos Ruiz (Guatemala), Karim Bagheri (Iran), Emmanuel Olisadebe (Poland), Sami Al Jaber (Saudi Arabia), El Hadj Diouf (Senegal), Henrik Larsson (Sweden) 8.