1998 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

The 1998 FIVB Men's World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 13 to 29 November 1998 in Fukuoka, Kobe, Sendai, Sapporo, Kawasaki, Uozu, Hiroshima, Osaka, Chiba, Hamamatsu, and Tokyo, Japan.

Teams

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D	Pool E	Pool F
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Qualification

Africa (CAVB)	Asia and Oceania (AVC)	Europe (CEV)	North America (NORCECA)	South America (CSV)
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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

Results

First round

Pool A

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Pool C

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Pool D

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Pool E

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Pool F

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Second round

Pool G

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Pool H

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Final round

9th–12th places

9th–12th semifinals

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11th place match

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9th place match

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5th–8th places

5th–8th semifinals

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7th place match

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5th place match

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Finals

semifinals

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3rd place match

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Final

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Final standing

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 1998 Men's World champions 
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

• Most valuable player

  Template:Flagicon Rafael Pascual

• Best scorer

  Template:Flagicon Rafael Pascual

• Best spiker

  Template:Flagicon Marcos Milinkovic

• Best blocker

  Template:Flagicon Gustavo Endres

• Best server

  Template:Flagicon Goran Vujević

• Best setter

  Template:Flagicon Raúl Diago

• Best digger

  Template:Flagicon Erik Sullivan

• Best receiver

  Template:Flagicon Rodolfo Sánchez

• Best coach

  Template:Flagicon Bebeto de Freias (Italy)

• Most Creative Coach

  Template:Flagicon Vincenzo Di Pinto (Spain)

External links

• Federation Internationale de Volleyball
• Official website (Archived 2009-05-11)