1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

1998 Men's World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Japan
Dates	November 13–29
Teams	24
Venue(s)	11 (in 11 host cities)
Champions	Italy (3rd title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Rafael Pascual
Official website
1998 World Championship

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

Main article: 1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads

Qualification

Main article: 1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
					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		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
					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		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
					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		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)