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 |
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Intercontinental round
Qualified for the Playoff round | |
Qualified as hosts for the Final round | |
Qualified as hosts for the Playoff round |
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Playoff round
Qualified for the Final round |
Pool West
- Host: Alicante, Spain
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Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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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
- Host: Belgrade, Yugoslavia
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Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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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
- Venue: Forum di Assago, Assago, Italy
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Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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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
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Awards
- Best Scorer: Osvaldo Hernández
- Best Spiker: Osvaldo Hernández
- Best Blocker: Andrea Giani
- Best Server: Roman Yakovlyev