1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

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

Competing nations

The following national teams have qualified:

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

Squads

Qualification

Venues

• 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

Preliminary round

Pool A

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Spain	6	3	0	9	4	2.250	179	150	1.193
2	Japan	5	2	1	6	3	2.000	123	97	1.268
3	South Korea	4	1	2	5	6	0.833	130	134	0.970
4	Egypt	3	0	3	2	9	0.222	107	158	0.677

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

Pool B

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Italy	6	3	0	9	1	9.000	147	63	2.333
2	United States	5	2	1	7	4	1.750	130	121	1.074
3	Canada	4	1	2	4	6	0.667	121	108	1.120
4	Thailand	3	0	3	0	9	0.000	29	135	0.215

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

Pool C

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Netherlands	6	3	0	9	2	4.500	157	108	1.454
2	China	5	2	1	7	4	1.750	146	131	1.115
3	Ukraine	4	1	2	4	6	0.667	119	121	0.983
4	Czech Republic	3	0	3	1	9	0.111	86	148	0.581

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

Pool D

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Cuba	6	3	0	9	0	MAX	135	68	1.985
2	Argentina	5	2	1	6	4	1.500	128	100	1.280
3	Poland	4	1	2	4	6	0.667	111	119	0.933
4	Iran	3	0	3	0	9	0.000	48	135	0.356

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

Pool E

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Brazil	6	3	0	9	0	MAX	135	59	2.288
2	Bulgaria	5	2	1	6	5	1.200	130	140	0.929
3	Greece	4	1	2	5	7	0.714	147	159	0.925
4	Algeria	3	0	3	1	9	0.111	94	148	0.635

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

Pool F

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Yugoslavia	6	3	0	9	2	4.500	165	103	1.602
2	Russia	5	2	1	8	3	2.667	154	113	1.363
3	Australia	4	1	2	3	8	0.375	106	152	0.697
4	Turkey	3	0	3	2	9	0.222	96	153	0.627

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

Quarter-final round

Pool G

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Brazil	14	7	0	21	3	7.000	351	210	1.671
2	Cuba	13	6	1	18	8	2.250	348	289	1.204
3	Spain	11	4	3	17	12	1.417	367	344	1.067
4	Bulgaria	11	4	3	14	14	1.000	361	365	0.989
5	Canada	10	3	4	11	16	0.688	291	362	0.804
6	Argentina	9	2	5	11	16	0.688	320	334	0.958
7	South Korea	9	2	5	7	18	0.389	266	340	0.782
8	Japan	7	0	7	9	21	0.429	358	418	0.856

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

Pool H

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Yugoslavia	13	6	1	19	4	4.750	323	201	1.607
2	Italy	13	6	1	18	4	4.500	319	165	1.933
3	Russia	13	6	1	19	8	2.375	365	299	1.221
4	Netherlands	11	4	3	12	10	1.200	260	243	1.070
5	United States	9	2	5	10	15	0.667	282	314	0.898
6	Ukraine	9	2	5	8	18	0.444	279	338	0.825
7	Greece	8	1	6	6	19	0.316	214	351	0.610
8	China	8	1	6	5	19	0.263	218	349	0.625

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

Final round

Classification 9th–12th

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

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

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
29 Nov	Argentina	3–0	Canada	15–7	15–10	15–6			45–23
29 Nov	United States	3–0	Ukraine	16–14	15–12	15–10			46–36

Classification 5th–8th

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

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

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
29 Nov	Spain	1–3	Bulgaria	11–15	7–15	15–12	11–15		44–57
29 Nov	Netherlands	0–3	Russia	7–15	12–15	12–15			31–45

Championship

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

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

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
29 Nov	Cuba	3–1	Brazil	12–15	15–6	15–11	15–12		57–44
29 Nov	Yugoslavia	0–3	Italy	12–15	5–15	10–15			27–45

Final standing

Rank Team  Italy  Yugoslavia  Cuba 4  Brazil 5  Russia 6  Netherlands 7  Bulgaria 8  Spain 9  United States 10  Ukraine 11  Argentina 12  Canada 13  Greece  South Korea 15  China  Japan 17  Australia  Poland 19  Algeria  Czech Republic  Egypt  Iran  Thailand  Turkey

1998 Men's World Champions  Italy 3rd title Team Roster Marco Bracci, Mirko Corsano, Alessandro Fei, Andrea Gardini, Andrea Giani, Ferdinando De Giorgi, Pasquale Gravina, Marco Meoni, Samuele Papi, Michele Pasinato, Simone Rosalba, Andrea Sartoretti Head Coach: Bebeto

Awards

• MVP: Rafael Pascual
• Best Scorer: Rafael Pascual
• Best Spiker: Marcos Milinkovic
• Best Blocker: Gustavo
• Best Server: Goran Vujević
• Best Setter: Raúl Diago
• Best Digger: Erik Sullivan
• Best Receiver: Rodolfo Sánchez
• Best Coach: Bebeto (Italy)
• Most Creative Coach: Vincenzo Di Pinto (Spain)

External links

• Federation Internationale de Volleyball
• Official website (Archived 2009-05-11)