1998 FIVB World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Japan
Dates	13–29 November
Teams	24
Venue(s)	11 (in 11 host cities)
Officially opened by	Akihito
Champions	Italy (3rd title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Rafael Pascual
Official website
1998 World Championship
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The 1998 FIVB Men's World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 13 to 29 November 1998 in Fukuoka, Kobe, Sendai, Sapporo, Kawasaki, Uozu, Hiroshima, Osaka, Chiba, Hamamatsu, and Tokyo, Japan.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D	Pool E	Pool F
Japan  South Korea  Spain  Egypt	Italy  United States  Canada  Thailand	Netherlands  China  Czech Republic  Ukraine	Cuba  Argentina  Poland  Iran	Brazil  Bulgaria  Greece  Algeria	Russia  Yugoslavia  Australia  Turkey

Africa (CAVB)	Asia and Oceania (AVC)	Europe (CEV)	North America (NORCECA)	South America (CSV)
Pool A Winners:  Algeria Pool B Winners:  Egypt	Host Country:  Japan Pool C Winners:  South Korea Pool C Runners-up:  Thailand Pool D Winners:  China Pool D Runners-up:  Iran Pool E Winners:  Australia	Pool F Winners:  Italy Pool F Runners-up:  Turkey Pool G Winners:  Netherlands Pool G Runners-up:  Ukraine Pool H Winners:  Russia Pool H Runners-up:  Poland Pool I Winners:  Spain Pool I Runners-up:  Bulgaria Pool J Winners:  Yugoslavia Pool J Runners-up:  Greece Pool K Winners:  Czech Republic	Pool L Winners:  Canada Pool M Winners:  United States Playoff Winners:  Cuba	Pool N Winners:  Brazil Pool N Runners-up:  Argentina

• Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka – Pool A
• Kobe Green Arena, Kobe – Pool B
• Sendai City Gymnasium, Sendai – Pool C
• Makomanai Indoor Stadium, Sapporo – Pool D
• Todoroki Arena, Kawasaki – Pool E
• Uozu Techno Sports Dome, Uozu – Pool F
• Hiroshima Green Arena, Hiroshima – Pool G
• Namihaya Dome, Osaka – Pool G
• Makuhari Messe, Chiba – Pool H
• Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu – Pool H
• Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo – Final round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	6	9	4	2.250	179	150	1.193	Second round
2	Japan	3	2	1	5	6	3	2.000	123	97	1.268
3	South Korea	3	1	2	4	5	6	0.833	130	134	0.970
4	Egypt	3	0	3	3	2	9	0.222	107	158	0.677

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Nov	15:30	South Korea	3–0	Egypt	15–10	15–7	15–6			45–23
13 Nov	18:30	Spain	3–0	Japan	15–11	15–9	15–13			45–33
14 Nov	15:30	South Korea	2–3	Spain	15–7	6–15	15–13	13–15	14–16	63–66
14 Nov	18:40	Egypt	0–3	Japan	9–15	12–15	9–15			30–45
15 Nov	12:00	Spain	3–2	Egypt	9–15	13–15	15–9	15–1	16–14	68–54
15 Nov	15:00	Japan	3–0	South Korea	15–8	15–12	15–2			45–22

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Italy	3	3	0	6	9	1	9.000	147	63	2.333	Second round
2	United States	3	2	1	5	7	4	1.750	130	121	1.074
3	Canada	3	1	2	4	4	6	0.667	121	108	1.120
4	Thailand	3	0	3	3	0	9	0.000	29	135	0.215

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Nov	14:15	Canada	0–3	Italy	10–15	13–15	2–15			25–45
13 Nov	17:15	United States	3–0	Thailand	15–3	15–9	15–1			45–13
14 Nov	14:15	Thailand	0–3	Italy	0–15	2–15	3–15			5–45
14 Nov	16:00	United States	3–1	Canada	6–15	15–9	16–14	15–13		52–51
15 Nov	14:15	Canada	3–0	Thailand	15–3	15–7	15–1			45–11
15 Nov	16:00	Italy	3–1	United States	15–4	15–7	12–15	15–7		57–33

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	6	9	2	4.500	157	108	1.454	Second round
2	China	3	2	1	5	7	4	1.750	146	131	1.115
3	Ukraine	3	1	2	4	4	6	0.667	119	121	0.983
4	Czech Republic	3	0	3	3	1	9	0.111	86	148	0.581

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Nov	14:00	China	3–1	Ukraine	14–16	15–13	15–12	15–8		59–49
13 Nov	18:00	Czech Republic	1–3	Netherlands	9–15	15–13	13–15	4–15		41–58
14 Nov	14:00	Ukraine	0–3	Netherlands	8–15	10–15	7–15			25–45
14 Nov	17:00	China	3–0	Czech Republic	15–9	15–9	15–10			45–28
15 Nov	11:00	Czech Republic	0–3	Ukraine	5–15	6–15	6–15			17–45
15 Nov	14:00	Netherlands	3–1	China	9–15	15–11	15–7	15–9		54–42

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Cuba	3	3	0	6	9	0	MAX	135	68	1.985	Second round
2	Argentina	3	2	1	5	6	4	1.500	128	100	1.280
3	Poland	3	1	2	4	4	6	0.667	111	119	0.933
4	Iran	3	0	3	3	0	9	0.000	48	135	0.356

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Nov	15:00	Argentina	3–0	Iran	15–9	15–3	15–7			45–19
13 Nov	18:00	Poland	0–3	Cuba	10–15	9–15	11–15			30–45
14 Nov	13:00	Iran	0–3	Cuba	2–15	5–15	7–15			14–45
14 Nov	16:00	Argentina	3–1	Poland	14–16	15–5	15–7	15–8		59–36
15 Nov	12:00	Poland	3–0	Iran	15–5	15–2	15–8			45–15
15 Nov	15:00	Cuba	3–0	Argentina	15–7	15–8	15–9			45–24

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	6	9	0	MAX	135	59	2.288	Second round
2	Bulgaria	3	2	1	5	6	5	1.200	130	140	0.929
3	Greece	3	1	2	4	5	7	0.714	147	159	0.925
4	Algeria	3	0	3	3	1	9	0.111	94	148	0.635

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Nov	15:30	Bulgaria	3–0	Algeria	15–6	15–12	15–13			45–31
13 Nov	18:30	Greece	0–3	Brazil	6–15	13–15	6–15			25–45
14 Nov	15:30	Algeria	0–3	Brazil	2–15	8–15	6–15			16–45
14 Nov	18:30	Bulgaria	3–2	Greece	15–11	10–15	16–14	11–15	15–9	67–64
15 Nov	15:30	Greece	3–1	Algeria	15–9	15–11	13–15	15–12		58–47
15 Nov	18:30	Brazil	3–0	Bulgaria	15–4	15–8	15–6			45–18

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Yugoslavia	3	3	0	6	9	2	4.500	165	103	1.602	Second round
2	Russia	3	2	1	5	8	3	2.667	154	113	1.363
3	Australia	3	1	2	4	3	8	0.375	106	152	0.697
4	Turkey	3	0	3	3	2	9	0.222	96	153	0.627

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Nov	14:00	Yugoslavia	3–0	Australia	16–14	15–5	15–4			46–23
13 Nov	16:30	Turkey	0–3	Russia	6–15	7–15	6–15			19–45
14 Nov	13:00	Australia	0–3	Russia	4–15	7–15	9–15			20–45
14 Nov	15:30	Yugoslavia	3–0	Turkey	15–7	15–3	15–6			45–16
15 Nov	13:00	Turkey	2–3	Australia	8–15	15–9	15–9	13–15	10–15	61–63
15 Nov	15:30	Russia	2–3	Yugoslavia	16–14	16–14	6–15	12–15	14–16	64–74

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	7	7	0	14	21	3	7.000	351	210	1.671	Finals
2	Cuba	7	6	1	13	18	8	2.250	348	289	1.204
3	Spain	7	4	3	11	17	12	1.417	367	344	1.067	5th–8th places
4	Bulgaria	7	4	3	11	14	14	1.000	361	365	0.989
5	Canada	7	3	4	10	11	16	0.688	291	362	0.804	9th–12th places
6	Argentina	7	2	5	9	11	16	0.688	320	334	0.958
7	South Korea	7	2	5	9	7	18	0.389	266	340	0.782
8	Japan	7	0	7	7	9	21	0.429	358	418	0.856

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
18 Nov	10:00	Spain	3–0	South Korea	15–7	15–6	15–11			45–24
18 Nov	12:30	Canada	0–3	Brazil	6–15	9–15	3–15			18–45
18 Nov	15:30	Bulgaria	1–3	Cuba	12–15	16–17	15–13	4–15		47–60
18 Nov	18:30	Japan	1–3	Argentina	12–15	12–15	15–12	10–15		49–57
19 Nov	10:00	Cuba	3–1	Canada	15–10	10–15	15–12	15–5		55–42
19 Nov	12:50	Argentina	2–3	Bulgaria	8–15	17–16	7–15	15–10	9–15	56–71
19 Nov	15:50	South Korea	0–3	Brazil	13–15	5–15	9–15			27–45
19 Nov	18:30	Spain	3–2	Japan	15–5	13–15	15–8	11–15	15–12	69–55
21 Nov	10:00	Bulgaria	0–3	Spain	15–17	4–15	11–15			30–47
21 Nov	12:30	Canada	3–1	Argentina	15-11	10-15	15-4	15-6		55-36
21 Nov	15:00	South Korea	0–3	Cuba	13–15	6–15	7–15			26–45
21 Nov	18:00	Japan	0–3	Brazil	11–15	9–15	13–15			33–45
22 Nov	10:00	Argentina	3–0	South Korea	15–13	15–10	15–5			45–28
22 Nov	12:30	Spain	2–3	Canada	15–11	9–15	15–12	14–16	16–18	69–72
22 Nov	15:45	Brazil	3–1	Bulgaria	16–17	15–7	15–5	15–12		61–41
22 Nov	19:05	Cuba	3–1	Japan	15–9	12–15	15–10	17–16		59–50
24 Nov	10:00	Spain	3–1	Argentina	6–15	15–6	17–15	15–5		53–41
24 Nov	12:50	Cuba	0–3	Brazil	11–15	7–15	2–15			20–45
24 Nov	15:30	Canada	0–3	Bulgaria	6–15	9–15	12–15			27–45
24 Nov	18:30	South Korea	3–2	Japan	15–13	15–8	8–15	9–15	15–12	62–63
25 Nov	10:00	Spain	2–3	Cuba	15–12	4–15	5–15	15–7	12–15	51–64
25 Nov	12:30	Brazil	3–1	Argentina	15–11	7–15	15–2	15–10		52–38
25 Nov	15:30	Bulgaria	3–1	South Korea	11–15	15–10	15–8	16–14		57–47
25 Nov	18:30	Japan	1–3	Canada	15–11	8–15	9–15	9–15		41–56
26 Nov	10:00	Cuba	3–0	Argentina	15–12	15–4	15–12			45–28
26 Nov	12:30	Spain	1–3	Brazil	4–15	15–13	5–15	9–15		33–58
26 Nov	15:30	South Korea	3–1	Canada	7–15	15–9	15–11	15–5		52–40
26 Nov	18:30	Japan	2–3	Bulgaria	15–10	15–17	12–15	15–13	10–15	67–70

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Yugoslavia	7	6	1	13	19	4	4.750	323	201	1.607	Finals
2	Italy	7	6	1	13	18	4	4.500	319	165	1.933
3	Russia	7	6	1	13	19	8	2.375	365	299	1.221	5th–8th places
4	Netherlands	7	4	3	11	12	10	1.200	260	243	1.070
5	United States	7	2	5	9	10	15	0.667	282	314	0.898	9th–12th places
6	Ukraine	7	2	5	9	8	18	0.444	279	338	0.825
7	Greece	7	1	6	8	6	19	0.316	214	351	0.610
8	China	7	1	6	8	5	19	0.263	218	349	0.625

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
18 Nov	10:00	United States	2–3	Russia	15–13	13–15	15–12	7–15	7–15	57–70
18 Nov	13:45	Greece	0–3	Netherlands	2–15	8–15	4–15			14–45
18 Nov	15:30	China	0–3	Yugoslavia	4–15	5–15	4–15			13–45
18 Nov	18:30	Ukraine	0–3	Italy	7–15	12–15	3–15			22–45
19 Nov	10:00	Yugoslavia	3–1	Greece	11–15	15–3	15–9	15–5		56–32
19 Nov	12:30	Russia	3–1	China	15–8	16–17	17–16	15–9		63–50
19 Nov	15:30	Netherlands	3–1	Ukraine	14–16	15–11	15–8	16–14		60–49
19 Nov	18:30	Italy	3–0	United States	15–6	15–2	15–12			45–20
21 Nov	10:00	Greece	1–3	Russia	15–12	6–15	11–15	6–15		38–57
21 Nov	12:30	Ukraine	0–3	Yugoslavia	9–15	10–15	1–15			20–45
21 Nov	15:00	United States	0–3	Netherlands	12–15	6–15	11–15			29–45
21 Nov	18:00	China	0–3	Italy	5–15	4–15	5–15			14–45
22 Nov	10:00	Yugoslavia	3–0	United States	15–6	15–10	15–8			45–24
22 Nov	12:30	Russia	3–0	Ukraine	17–15	15–6	15–6			47–27
22 Nov	15:00	Italy	3–0	Greece	15–5	15–13	15–1			45–19
22 Nov	18:00	Netherlands	3–0	China	15–5	15–3	15–8			45–16
24 Nov	10:00	Yugoslavia	3–0	Netherlands	15–9	15–4	15–13			45–26
24 Nov	12:30	Greece	3–1	China	12–15	15–11	15–8	15–12		57–46
24 Nov	15:30	Ukraine	3–2	United States	15–12	4–15	15–12	6–15	15–8	55–62
24 Nov	18:30	Italy	3–1	Russia	15–3	15–8	11–15	15–9		56–35
25 Nov	10:00	United States	3–0	Greece	15–9	15–11	15–11			45–31
25 Nov	12:35	China	3–1	Ukraine	15–10	10–15	15–10	16–14		56–49
25 Nov	15:30	Italy	0–3	Yugoslavia	12–15	13–15	13–15			38–45
25 Nov	18:30	Netherlands	0–3	Russia	6–15	12–15	11–15			29–45
26 Nov	10:00	United States	3–0	China	15–11	15–8	15–4			45–23
26 Nov	12:30	Ukraine	3–1	Greece	15–3	12–15	15–3	15–2		57–23
26 Nov	15:30	Russia	3–1	Yugoslavia	3–15	15–13	15–3	15–11		48–42
26 Nov	18:30	Italy	3–0	Netherlands	15–2	15–7	15–1			45–10

	9th–12th semifinals				9th place
	28 November – Tokyo
	Argentina	2
					29 November – Tokyo
	United States	3
					United States	3
	28 November – Tokyo
					Ukraine	0
	Canada	0
	Ukraine	3
					11th place
					29 November – Tokyo
					Argentina	3
					Canada	0

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
28 Nov	12:00	Argentina	2–3	United States	10–15	11–15	15–11	15–13	9–15	60–69
28 Nov	15:15	Canada	0–3	Ukraine	11–15	13–15	11–15			35–45

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
29 Nov	10:00	Argentina	3–0	Canada	15–7	15–10	15–6			45–23

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
29 Nov	16:00	United States	3–0	Ukraine	16–14	15–12	15–10			46–36

	5th–8th semifinals				5th place
	28 November – Tokyo
	Spain	2
					29 November – Tokyo
	Netherlands	3
					Netherlands	0
	28 November – Tokyo
					Russia	3
	Bulgaria	0
	Russia	3
					7th place
					29 November – Tokyo
					Spain	1
					Bulgaria	3

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
28 Nov	12:00	Bulgaria	0–3	Russia	13–15	2–15	7–15			22–45
28 Nov	15:00	Spain	2–3	Netherlands	15–13	17–16	12–15	10–15	10–15	64–74

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
29 Nov	15:00	Spain	1–3	Bulgaria	11–15	7–15	15–12	11–15		44–57

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
29 Nov	12:00	Netherlands	0–3	Russia	7–15	12–15	12–15			31–45

	Semifinals				Final
	29 November – Tokyo
	Yugoslavia	3
					29 November – Tokyo
	Cuba	1
					Yugoslavia	0
	28 November – Tokyo
					Italy	3
	Brazil	2
	Italy	3
					3rd place
					29 November – Tokyo
					Cuba	3
					Brazil	1

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
28 Nov	18:00	Yugoslavia	3–1	Cuba	15–3	15–12	14–16	15–10		59–41
28 Nov	19:05	Brazil	2–3	Italy	10–15	15–13	11–15	15–10	10–15	61–68

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
29 Nov	15:00	Cuba	3–1	Brazil	12–15	15–6	15–11	15–12		57–44

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
29 Nov	18:00	Yugoslavia	0–3	Italy	12–15	5–15	10–15			27–45

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