The 1996 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament determined the three CONCACAF representatives that qualified to the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt. Trinidad and Tobago hosted the championships between 18âÂÂ31 August.
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Costa Rica, Mexico, and Canada qualified to the Final round as group winners, USA joined as best second place.