1998 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

The 1998 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in several cities in Japan from November 3 to November 12, 1998.

Qualification

1998 FIVB Women's World Championship Qualification

Teams

Group A – Tokyo

• Japan
• Kenya
• Netherlands
• Peru

Group B – Tokuyama

• Bulgaria
• Cuba
• Italy
• United States

Group C – Matsumoto

• Brazil
• Dominican Republic
• Germany
• Russia

Group D – Kagoshima

• China
• Croatia
• Thailand
• South Korea

Squads

1998 FIVB Women's World Championship squads

Preliminary Round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Japan	6	3	3	0			2.273	9	0	MAX
2.	Netherlands	5	3	2	1			1.439	6	3	2.000
3.	Peru	4	3	1	2			0.727	3	8	0.375
4.	Kenya	3	3	0	3			0.565	2	9	0.222

• Tuesday November 3

Netherlands	3 – 0	Kenya	15- 7 15- 1 15- 6
Japan	3 – 0	Peru	15- 8 15- 6 15- 3

• Wednesday November 4

Netherlands	3 – 0	Peru	15- 3 15- 6 16-14
Japan	3 – 0	Kenya	15- 5 15- 4 15- 2

• Thursday November 5

Peru	3 – 2	Kenya	15- 9 13-15 6 -15 15-10 15-13
Japan	3 – 0	Netherlands	15- 9 15-12 15- 6

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Cuba	6	3	3	0			1.663	9	1	9.000
2.	Italy	5	3	2	1			1.345	6	3	2.000
3.	Bulgaria	4	3	1	2			0.873	4	6	0.666
4.	United States	3	3	0	3			0.459	0	9	0.000

• Tuesday November 3

Italy	3 – 0	Bulgaria	15-12 15-10 15- 6
Cuba	3 – 0	United States	15- 7 15- 8 15-10

• Wednesday November 4

Italy	3 – 0	United States	15- 7 15- 4 15- 3
Cuba	3 – 1	Bulgaria	13-15 15- 6 15- 8 15- 8

• Thursday November 5

Cuba	3 – 0	Italy	15- 7 15- 9 15-11
Bulgaria	3 – 0	United States	15- 3 15- 7 15-13

Group C

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Russia	6	3	3	0			2.500	9	0	MAX
2.	Brazil	5	3	2	1			1.839	6	3	2.000
3.	Dominican R.	4	3	1	2			0.500	3	8	0.375
4.	Germany	3	3	0	3			0.607	2	9	0.222

• Tuesday November 3

Dominican R.	3 – 2	Germany	1 -15 15-11 15- 6 7 -15 17-15
Russia	3 – 0	Brazil	15- 7 15- 6 15-11

• Wednesday November 4

Brazil	3 – 0	Dominican R.	15- 1 15- 4 15- 4
Russia	3 – 0	Germany	15- 8 15- 4 15- 6

• Thursday November 5

Russia	3 – 0	Dominican R.	15- 3 15- 8 15- 1
Brazil	3 – 0	Germany	15- 1 15- 4 15- 3

Group D

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	South Korea	6	3	3	0			1.105	9	4	2.250
2.	China	5	3	2	1			1.380	8	5	1.600
3.	Croatia	4	3	1	2			1.006	7	6	1.166
4.	Thailand	3	3	0	3			0.511	0	9	0.000

• Tuesday November 3

South Korea	3 – 2	Croatia	15-12 9 -15 15-12 7 -15 15-11
China	3 – 0	Thailand	15- 9 15- 2 15- 5

• Wednesday November 4

China	3 – 2	Croatia	9 -15 15- 5 15- 4 12-15 15-11
South Korea	3 – 0	Thailand	15- 0 15-11 15-10

• Thursday November 5

Croatia	3 – 0	Thailand	15- 9 15-13 15-10
South Korea	3 – 2	China	15-13 17-15 6 -15 10-15 15- 9

Main Round

Group E

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Russia	10	5	5	0			2.274	15	1	15.000
2.	Brazil	9	5	4	1			1.907	12	3	4.000
3.	Japan	8	5	3	2			1.116	10	6	1.666
4.	Netherlands	7	5	2	3			0.847	6	9	0.666
5.	Peru	6	5	1	4			0.574	3	14	0.214
6.	Dominican R.	5	5	0	5			0.492	2	15	0.133

• Saturday November 7

Peru	3 – 2	Dominican R.	9 -15 15-12 15-13 8 -15 15-11
Brazil	3 – 0	Netherlands	15- 5 15- 7 15- 3
Russia	3 – 1	Japan	15-17 15- 7 15- 5 15- 8

• Sunday November 8

Netherlands	3 – 0	Dominican R.	15- 8 15- 3 15- 7
Russia	3 – 0	Peru	15- 2 15- 9 15- 6
Brazil	3 – 0	Japan	15-10 15- 4 15- 7

• Monday November 9

Russia	3 – 0	Netherlands	15- 9 15- 5 15- 2
Brazil	3 – 0	Peru	15- 5 15- 5 15- 7
Japan	3 – 0	Dominican R.	15- 1 15-13 15- 0

Group F

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Cuba	10	5	5	0			1.770	15	1	15.000
2.	China	8	5	3	2			1.265	11	8	1.375
3.	Italy	7	5	2	3			0.931	8	9	0.888
4.	Croatia	7	5	2	3			0.915	10	12	0.833
5.	South Korea	7	5	2	3			0.758	7	13	0.538
6.	Bulgaria	6	5	1	4			0.804	5	13	0.384

• Saturday November 7

China	3 – 0	Italy	15- 3 15- 8 15- 5
Cuba	3 – 0	South Korea	15- 8 15- 2 15- 5
Croatia	3 – 1	Bulgaria	15- 9 16-14 11-15 17-15

• Sunday November 8

Cuba	3 – 0	China	15- 6 15- 8 15-11
Croatia	3 – 2	Italy	10-15 15-13 8 -15 15-12 15-12
Bulgaria	3 – 1	South Korea	15- 5 12-15 15- 6 15-12

• Monday November 9

Cuba	3 – 0	Croatia	15-11 16-14 15- 6
China	3 – 0	Bulgaria	15-12 15- 8 15- 2
Italy	3 – 0	South Korea	16-14 16-14 15- 8

Final Round

Classification Matches

• Wednesday November 11

Italy	3 – 0	Netherlands	15- 7 15- 4 16-14
Croatia	3 – 0	Japan	15-13 15- 5 15- 9

Semi Finals

• Wednesday November 11

China	3 – 0	Russia	15- 4 15- 4 15- 9
Cuba	3 – 1	Brazil	15-10 4 -15 15-11 15-10

Finals

• Thursday November 12 — Seventh Place Match

Netherlands	3 – 1	Japan	15-12 3 -15 15-10 15- 8

• Thursday November 12 — Fifth Place Match

Italy	3 – 0	Croatia	15- 7 15-10 15- 8

• Thursday November 12 — Bronze Medal Match

Russia	3 – 1	Brazil	13-15 15- 5 15-11 15-13

• Thursday November 12 — Gold Medal Match

Cuba	3 – 0	China	15- 4 16-14 15-12

Final Standings

1. Cuba
2. China
3. Russia
4. Brazil
5. Italy
6. Croatia
7. Netherlands
8. Japan
9. South Korea
10. Bulgaria
11. Peru
12. Dominican Republic
13. Germany
14. Kenya
15. Thailand
16. United States

1998 FIVB Women's World Champions
Cuba Third title

Team Roster Yumilka Ruiz, Marlenis Costa, Mireya Luis, Lilian Izquierdo, Regla Bell, Indira Mestre, Regla Torres, Liana Mesa, Taismary Agüero, Ana Fernández, Mirka Francia, and Martha Sánchez.
Head Coach: Antonio Perdomo.

Individual Awards

• Most Valuable Player:
  • Regla Torres (CUB)

• Best Scorer:
  • Barbara Jelić (CRO)

• Best Spiker:
  • Ana Fernández (CUB)

• Best Blocker:
  • Regla Torres (CUB)

• Best Server:
  • Elles Leferink (NED)

• Best Digger:
  • Hiroko Tsukumo (JPN)

• Best Setter:
  • Maurizia Cacciatori (ITA)

• Best Receiver:
  • Hiroko Tsukumo (JPN)

• Best Coach:
  • Antonio Perdomo (CUB)

• Most Creative Coach:
  • Nobuchika Kuzuwa (JPN)

References

• Results
• Federation Internationale de Volleyball