1998 FIVB Volleyball World League

The 1998 FIVB Volleyball World League was the ninth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 15 May to 19 July 1998. The Final Round was held in Milan, Italy.

Pools composition

Pool A Pool B Pool C

 Bulgaria
 Cuba
 South Korea
 Spain

 Argentina
 Greece
 Italy
 Netherlands

 Brazil
 Poland
 Russia
 Yugoslavia

Intercontinental round

Qualified for the Playoff round
Qualified as hosts for the Final round
Qualified as hosts for the Playoff round

Pool A

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Bulgaria 22 10 2 30 15 2.000 581 501 1.160
2  Cuba 20 8 4 29 15 1.933 603 463 1.302
3  Spain 16 4 8 18 29 0.621 542 634 0.855
4  South Korea 14 2 10 12 30 0.400 439 567 0.774

Pool B

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Netherlands 22 10 2 30 11 2.727 553 433 1.277
2  Italy 19 7 5 24 17 1.412 544 471 1.155
3  Argentina 17 5 7 22 25 0.880 583 585 0.997
4  Greece 14 2 10 10 33 0.303 419 610 0.687

Pool C

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Brazil 21 9 3 29 11 2.636 536 420 1.276
2  Russia 21 9 3 30 17 1.765 633 519 1.220
3  Yugoslavia 15 3 9 18 28 0.643 519 600 0.865
4  Poland 15 3 9 12 33 0.364 469 618 0.759

Playoff round

Qualified for the Final round

Pool West

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Russia 5 2 1 6 3 2.000 115 112 1.027
2  Netherlands 5 2 1 7 5 1.400 147 145 1.014
3  Brazil 4 1 2 5 6 0.833 139 133 1.045
4  Spain 4 1 2 3 7 0.429 117 128 0.914
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Jul Netherlands  3–2  Brazil 7–15 15–13 12–15 15–7 15–13 64–63
13 Jul Spain  0–3  Russia 13–15 11–15 12–15     36–45
14 Jul Netherlands  3–0  Russia 15–10 15–7 15–8     45–25
14 Jul Spain  0–3  Brazil 10–15 7–15 7–15     24–45
15 Jul Brazil  0–3  Russia 10–15 9–15 12–15     31–45
15 Jul Spain  3–1  Netherlands 12–15 15–5 15–12 15–6   57–38

Pool East

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Cuba 4 2 0 6 2 3.000 109 67 1.627
2  Yugoslavia 3 1 1 5 4 1.250 106 108 0.981
3  Bulgaria 2 0 2 1 6 0.167 58 98 0.592
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Jul Yugoslavia  3–1  Bulgaria 6–15 17–15 15–7 15–7   53–44
14 Jul Cuba  3–0  Bulgaria 15–3 15–2 15–9     45–14
15 Jul Yugoslavia  2–3  Cuba 6–15 15–12 5–15 15–7 12–15 53–64

Final round

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Cuba 6 3 0 9 1 9.000 147 103 1.427
2  Russia 5 2 1 6 5 1.200 136 134 1.015
3  Netherlands 4 1 2 4 7 0.571 124 137 0.905
4  Italy 3 0 3 3 9 0.333 125 158 0.791
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
17 Jul Russia  0–3  Cuba 15–17 13–15 4–15     32–47
17 Jul Italy  1–3  Netherlands 15–9 13–15 4–15 5–15   37–54
18 Jul Russia  3–0  Netherlands 15–8 15–5 15–11     45–24
18 Jul Italy  0–3  Cuba 7–15 11–15 7–15     25–45
19 Jul Netherlands  1–3  Cuba 14–16 14–16 15–8 3–15   46–55
19 Jul Italy  2–3  Russia 7–15 15–5 13–15 15–9 13–15 63–59

Final standing

Rank Team
1st  Cuba
2nd  Russia
3rd  Netherlands
4  Italy
5  Brazil
6  Yugoslavia
7  Bulgaria
8  Spain
9  Argentina
10  Poland
11  South Korea
12  Greece
 1998 World League Champions 

Cuba
1st title

Awards

External links

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