The
FIVB World League 1998The FIVB World League is an international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it is the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball . The tournament is annual. The women's version of the competition is called FIVB World...
was the ninth edition of the annual
Men's Volleyball TournamentVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, played by twelve countries from May 15 to July 19, 1998. The final round (
Final Four) was staged in Milan, Italy.
Competing Nations
Pool A
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
Pts |
| |
12 |
10 |
2 |
30 |
15 |
22 |
| |
12 |
8 |
4 |
29 |
15 |
20 |
| |
12 |
4 |
8 |
18 |
29 |
16 |
| |
12 |
2 |
10 |
12 |
30 |
14 |
Pool B
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
Pts |
| |
12 |
10 |
2 |
30 |
11 |
22 |
| |
12 |
7 |
5 |
24 |
17 |
19 |
| |
12 |
5 |
7 |
22 |
25 |
17 |
| |
12 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
33 |
14 |
Pool C
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
Pts |
| |
12 |
9 |
3 |
29 |
11 |
18 |
| |
12 |
9 |
3 |
30 |
17 |
18 |
| |
12 |
3 |
9 |
18 |
28 |
6 |
| |
12 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
33 |
6 |
Semi finals
- Played in Belgrade
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, Yugoslavia (East) and Alicante, Spain (West)
Pool East
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
Pts |
| |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
| |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
| |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
Pool West
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
Pts |
| |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
| |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
| |
3 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
| |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
Final standings
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
Pts |
| |
3 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
| |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
| |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
| |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
Final round
July 17, 1998
|
3–0 |
|
17-15, 15-13, 15-4 |
|
3–1 |
|
9-15, 15-13, 15-4, 15-5 |
July 18, 1998
|
3–0 |
|
15-8, 15-5, 15-11 |
|
3–0 |
|
15-7, 15-11, 15-7 |
July 19, 1998
|
3–1 |
|
16-14, 16-14, 8-15, 15-3 |
|
3–2 |
|
15-7, 5-15, 15-13, 9-15, 15-13 |
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Final ranking
| Place | Team |
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| |
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| |
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| 4. |
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| 5. |
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| 6. |
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| 7. |
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| 8. |
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| 9. |
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| 10. |
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| 11. |
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Awards
- Most Valuable Player
-
Oswaldo Hernández
- Best Scorer
- Oswaldo Hernández
- Best Spiker
- Oswaldo Hernández
- Best Server
-
Roman Yakovlyev
- Best Blocker
-
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