1998 FIBA World Championship for Women

1998 FIBA World Championship
for Women
13th FIBA Basketball World
Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nation Germany
Dates May 26 - June 7
Teams 16 (from 5 federations)
Venues 7 (in 7 host cities)
Champions  United States (6th title)
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The 1998 FIBA Women's World Championship was hosted by Germany from May 26 to June 7, 1998. The USA won the tournament, defeating Russia 71-65 in the final.

Competing nations

Group A Group B Group C Group D
 Argentina  China  Spain  Russia
 Japan  Lithuania  Senegal  United States
 Australia  Cuba  DR Congo  Germany
 Brazil  Hungary  Slovakia  South Korea

Eighth-final round

Group E

Team Pts. W L PF PA
 United States 126 0 427 332
 Russia 115 1 366 346
 Lithuania 93 3 345 384
 Spain 82 4 302 251
 China 82 4 325 377
 Japan 82 4 419 483

Group F

Team Pts. W L PF PA
 Australia 126 0 529 396
 Brazil 115 1 464 431
 Cuba 104 2 542 495
 Slovakia 93 3 377 393
 Germany 82 4 447 425
 Hungary 82 4 417 465

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
June 5        
  Russia  85
June 6
  Cuba  78  
  Russia  82
June 5
    Australia  76  
  Spain  54
June 7
  Australia  87  
  Russia  65
June 4
    United States  71
  Lithuania  70
June 6
  Brazil  72  
  Brazil  79 Third place
June 4
    United States  93  
  United States  89   Australia  72
  Slovakia  62     Brazil  67
June 7

5th through 8th place

Classification round Fifth place
June 6
  Cuba  63  
  Spain  80  
 
June 7
      Spain  70
    Lithuania  59
Seventh place
June 6 June 7
  Lithuania  66   Cuba (OT)  83
  Slovakia  58     Slovakia  81

9th through 12th place

Classification round Ninth place
June 4
  China  93  
  Hungary (OT)  95  
 
June 5
      Hungary  82
    Japan  108
Eleventh place
June 4 June 5
  Japan  88   China  60
  Germany  71     Germany  90

13th through 16th place

Classification round Thirteenth place
May 30
  Senegal  67  
  Argentina  59  
 
May 31
      Senegal  70
    South Korea  74
Fifteenth place
May 30 May 31
  South Korea  97   Argentina  73
  DR Congo  60     DR Congo  52

Awards

 2002 FIBA Women's World Championship Winner 

United States
Sixth title

Final standings

# Team W-L
 United States 9-0
 Russia 7-2
 Australia 8-1
4  Brazil 6-3
5  Spain 5-4
6  Lithuania 4-5
7  Cuba 5-4
8  Slovakia 3-6
9  Japan 5-4
10  Hungary 2-6
11  Germany 3-5
12  China 2-6
13  South Korea 2-3
14  Senegal 1-4
15  Argentina 1-4
16  DR Congo 0-5

Awards

 1998 World Championship Winner 

United States
Sixth title

References


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