1998 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification

The 1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification was a qualification event, played in 1997 and 1998, for the thirteenth edition of Men's World Championship, which was held in Japan. The event was split into several groups divided by continent.

Confederation qualification processes

The distribution by confederation for the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was:

• Asia and Oceania (AVC): 5 places (+ Japan qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 6 places)
• Africa (CAVB): 2 places
• Europe (CEV): 11 places
• South America (CSV) 2 places
• North America (NORCECA): 3 places

Africa

8 national teams originally entered qualification but Malawi, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire withdrew, Cameroon was later added to Pool B.

Pool A	Pool B
Tunisia Algeria Kenya Ivory Coast	Egypt Nigeria Liberia Malawi

Pool A

• Venue: Tunis, Tunisia
• Dates: November 14–16, 1997

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Nov	Algeria	3–0	Kenya	15–3	15–10	15–3			45–16
15 Nov	Tunisia	3–0	Kenya	15–10	15–6	15–12			45–28
16 Nov	Tunisia	1–3	Algeria	14–16	15–8	4–15	8–15		41–54

Pool B

• Venue: Kano, Nigeria
• Dates: September 26–28, 1997

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Sep	Nigeria	0–3	Egypt	7–15	13–15	14–16			34–46
27 Sep	Nigeria	3–1	Cameroon	15–9	15–11	9–15	15–10		54–45
28 Sep	Egypt	3–0	Cameroon	15–12	15–3	15–10			45–25

Asia and Oceania

12 national teams entered qualification but Bahrain and Philippines withdrew. Top two teams from Pool C and D and Pool E winner qualified to the World Championship.

Pool C	Pool D	Pool E
South Korea Saudi Arabia Thailand Indonesia	China Iran Philippines Kazakhstan	Australia Uzbekistan Chinese Taipei Bahrain

Pool C

• Venue: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Dates: October 3–5, 1997

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
03 Oct	Saudi Arabia	0–3	Thailand	12–15	9–15	13–15			34–45
03 Oct	South Korea	3–0	Indonesia	15–1	15–6	15–0			45–7
04 Oct	Thailand	3–0	Indonesia	15–10	15–1	15–8			45–19
04 Oct	Saudi Arabia	0–3	South Korea	0–15	8–15	10–15			18–45
05 Oct	South Korea	3–0	Thailand	15–8	15–2	15–6			45–16
05 Oct	Saudi Arabia	3–0	Indonesia	15–10	15–6	15–8			45–24

Pool D

• Venue: Tehran, Iran
• Dates: December 17–19, 1997

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
17 Dec	China	3–0	Kazakhstan	15–3	15–8	15–7			45–18
18 Dec	Iran	3–1	Kazakhstan	15–10	15–5	12–15	15–12		57–42
19 Dec	China	3–0	Iran	15–6	15–1	15–5			45–12

Pool E

• Venue: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• Dates: December 12–14, 1997

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
12 Dec	Uzbekistan	0–3	Chinese Taipei	7–15	11–15	10–15			28–45
13 Dec	Chinese Taipei	0–3	Australia	9–15	4–15	10–15			23–45
14 Dec	Australia	3–0	Uzbekistan	15–7	15–10	15–9			45–26

Europe

28 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–15 automatically qualified for the second round.

Sub Pool a	Sub Pool b	Sub Pool c	Sub Pool d	Pool F
Denmark Sweden Estonia	France Belgium Austria	Turkey Israel Croatia	Hungary Slovakia Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina	Italy Finland 1st Sub Pool c 1st Sub Pool b
Pool G	Pool H	Pool I	Pool J	Pool K
Netherlands Germany Ukraine 2nd Sub Pool c	Russia Poland 1st Sub Pool d 2nd Sub Pool a	Bulgaria Spain Romania 2nd Sub Pool d	Yugoslavia Greece 1st Sub Pool a 2nd Sub Pool b	Portugal Czech Republic Latvia

Sub Pool a

• Venue: Home and Away
• Dates: April 26 – June 12, 1997

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Apr	Estonia	0–3	Sweden	13–15	7–15	4–15			24–45
27 Apr	Estonia	1–3	Denmark
01 May	Denmark	3–0	Estonia
03 May	Sweden	3–1	Estonia	15–2	13–15	15–5	15–10		58–32
10 Jun	Denmark	2–3	Sweden	17–15	14–16	6–15	16–14	10–15	63–75
12 Jun	Sweden	3–0	Denmark	15–6	15–7	15–1			45–14

Sub Pool b

• Venue: Lille, France
• Dates: June 27–29, 1997

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
27 Jun	Belgium	3–0	Austria
28 Jun	France	3–0	Austria	15–10	15–4	15–3			45–17
29 Jun	France	2–3	Belgium	6–15	15–4	11–15	15–10	8–15	55–59

Sub Pool c

• Venue: Istanbul, Turkey
• Dates: April 30 – May 2, 1997

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
30 Apr	Turkey	3–2	Israel
01 May	Israel	0–3	Croatia
02 May	Turkey	3–0	Croatia

Sub Pool d

• Venue: Debrecen, Hungary
• Dates: June 6–8, 1997

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
06 Jun	Slovakia	3–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	15–8	15–13	15–6			45–27
06 Jun	Hungary	3–1	Belarus
07 Jun	Slovakia	3–1	Belarus	15–11	15–11	13–15	15–9		58–46
07 Jun	Hungary	3–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
08 Jun	Belarus	1–3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
08 Jun	Hungary	3–0	Slovakia	15–11	15–11	16–14			46–36

Pool F

• Venue: Montecatini Terme, Italy
• Dates: August 8–10, 1997

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
08 Aug	Finland	1–3	Turkey	15–12	4–15	8–15	13–15		40–57
08 Aug	Belgium	0–3	Italy	7–15	5–15	10–15			22–45
09 Aug	Finland	1–3	Belgium	6–15	15–7	9–15	4–15		34–52
09 Aug	Turkey	0–3	Italy	6–15	15–17	6–15			27–47
10 Aug	Belgium	1–3	Turkey	15–10	14–16	11–15	12–15		52–56
10 Aug	Italy	3–0	Finland	15–11	16–14	15–11			46–36

Pool G

• Venue: Groningen, Netherlands
• Dates: August 22–24, 1997

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
22 Aug	Germany	1–3	Ukraine	9–15	9–15	15–13	5–15		38–58
22 Aug	Croatia	0–3	Netherlands	7–15	1–15	6–15			14–45
23 Aug	Germany	3–1	Croatia	15–7	15–8	3–15	15–7		48–37
23 Aug	Ukraine	0–3	Netherlands	7–15	9–15	5–15			21–45
24 Aug	Croatia	0–3	Ukraine	13–15	3–15	4–15			20–45
24 Aug	Netherlands	3–2	Germany	9–15	6–15	17–15	15–8	15–13	62–66

Pool H

• Venue: Olsztyn, Poland
• Dates: August 15–17, 1997

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Aug	Russia	3–0	Denmark	15–1	15–8	15–2			45–11
15 Aug	Hungary	0–3	Poland	8–15	14–16	14–16			36–47
16 Aug	Russia	3–0	Hungary	15–3	15–9	15–0			45–12
16 Aug	Denmark	1–3	Poland	15–12	10–15	11–15	3–15		39–57
17 Aug	Hungary	3–0	Denmark	15–12	15–11	15–10			45–33
17 Aug	Poland	0–3	Russia	5–15	10–15	6–15			21–45

Pool I

• Venue: Sofia, Bulgaria
• Dates: August 22–24, 1997

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
22 Aug	Spain	3–0	Slovakia	15–7	15–5	15–9			45–21
22 Aug	Romania	2–3	Bulgaria	9–15	15–12	2–15	17–16	13–15	56–73
23 Aug	Spain	3–1	Romania	11–15	15–2	15–6	15–6		56–29
23 Aug	Slovakia	1–3	Bulgaria	15–11	5–15	16–17	13–15		49–58
24 Aug	Romania	1–3	Slovakia	15–17	6–15	15–11	3–15		39–58
24 Aug	Bulgaria	1–3	Spain	15–10	15–17	9–15	11–15		50–57

Pool J

• Venue: Athens, Greece
• Dates: December 20–22, 1997

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Dec	Yugoslavia	3–0	France	15–12	15–9	16–14			46–35
20 Dec	Sweden	0–3	Greece	8–15	6–15	10–15			24–45
21 Dec	France	1–3	Greece	15–10	12–15	9–15	14–16		50–56
21 Dec	Yugoslavia	3–1	Sweden	10–15	15–9	15–3	15–1		55–28
22 Dec	Sweden	0–3	France	8–15	9–15	6–15			23–45
22 Dec	Greece	0–3	Yugoslavia	9–15	10–15	13–15			32–45

Pool K

• Venue: Home and Away
• Dates: June 14 – December 28, 1997

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Jun	Portugal	0–3	Latvia	9–15	8–15	8–15			25–45
27 Jun	Czech Republic	3–0	Portugal	15–8	15–8	15–6			45–22
16 Aug	Latvia	3–2	Czech Republic	15–6	13–15	12–15	15–5	19–17	74–58
27 Aug	Czech Republic	3–1	Latvia	10–15	15–12	15–11	15–11		55–49
15 Nov	Latvia	3–0	Portugal	15–3	15–10	15–5			45–18
28 Dec	Portugal	0–3	Czech Republic	13–15	13–15	1–15			27–45

North America

Pool L	Pool M
Cuba Canada Puerto Rico Barbados	United States Mexico Haiti

Pool L

• Venue: Havana, Cuba
• Dates: February 6–8, 1998

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
06 Feb	Canada	3–0	Puerto Rico	15–4	15–2	15–8			45–14
06 Feb	Cuba	3–0	Barbados	15–6	15–1	15–1			45–8
07 Feb	Canada	3–0	Barbados	15–3	15–7	15–3			45–13
07 Feb	Cuba	3–0	Puerto Rico	15–0	15–7	15–4			45–11
08 Feb	Barbados	0–3	Puerto Rico	8–15	12–15	3–15			23–45
08 Feb	Cuba	1–3	Canada	15–8	14–16	15–17	9–15		53–56

Pool M

• Venue: San Antonio, United States
• Dates: January 29 – February 1, 1998

Preliminary round

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
29 Jan	United States	3–0	Haiti	15–2	15–9	15–0			45–11
30 Jan	Haiti	0–3	Mexico	4–15	3–15	1–15			8–45
31 Jan	Mexico	0–3	United States	8–15	7–15	7–15			22–45

Final

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
01 Feb	United States	3–0	Mexico	15–6	15–7	15–1			45–14

Final standing

Rank	Team
1	United States
2	Mexico
3	Haiti

Playoff

• Venue: Mexico City, Mexico
• Dates: February 28 – March 1, 1998

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
28 Feb	Cuba	3–1	Mexico	16–14	10–15	15–5	15–7		56–41
01 Mar	Mexico	0–3	Cuba	2–15	0–15	8–15			10–45

South America

4 national teams entered qualification.

Pool N
Brazil Argentina Venezuela Peru

Pool N

• Venue: Santa Fe, Argentina and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Dates: September 5–21, 1997

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
05 Sep	Venezuela	0–3	Brazil	3–15	10–15	10–15			23–45
05 Sep	Argentina	3–0	Peru	15–4	15–3	15–7			45–14
06 Sep	Peru	0–3	Brazil	1–15	7–15	9–15			17–45
06 Sep	Argentina	2–3	Venezuela	15–7	15–7	15–17	6–15	13–15	64–61
07 Sep	Venezuela	3–0	Peru	15–4	15–2	15–4			45–10
07 Sep	Brazil	3–1	Argentina	15–7	9–15	15–7	15–12		54–41
19 Sep	Argentina	3–0	Venezuela	15–13	15–12	15–4			45–29
19 Sep	Peru	0–3	Brazil	1–15	3–15	5–15			9–45
20 Sep	Argentina	3–0	Peru	15–4	15–2	15–1			45–7
20 Sep	Venezuela	0–3	Brazil	8–15	4–15	7–15			19–45
21 Sep	Peru	0–3	Venezuela	2–15	4–15	3–15			9–45
21 Sep	Brazil	3–2	Argentina	15–4	14–16	15–3	9–15	15–10	68–48

References

• Complete Results

External links

• Results