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[]
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | Bulgaria | 22 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 2.000 | 581 | 501 | 1.160 |
2 | Cuba | 20 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 1.933 | 603 | 463 | 1.302 |
3 | Spain | 16 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 0.621 | 542 | 634 | 0.855 |
4 | South Korea | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 0.400 | 439 | 567 | 0.774 |
Pool B[]
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | Netherlands | 22 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 2.727 | 553 | 433 | 1.277 |
2 | Italy | 19 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 1.412 | 544 | 471 | 1.155 |
3 | Argentina | 17 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 0.880 | 583 | 585 | 0.997 |
4 | Greece | 14 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 0.303 | 419 | 610 | 0.687 |
Pool C[]
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | Brazil | 21 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 2.636 | 536 | 420 | 1.276 |
2 | Russia | 21 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 1.765 | 633 | 519 | 1.220 |
3 | FR Yugoslavia | 15 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 0.643 | 519 | 600 | 0.865 |
4 | Poland | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 0.364 | 469 | 618 | 0.759 |
Playoff round[]
Qualified for the Final round |
Pool West[]
- Host: Alicante, Spain
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 115 | 112 | 1.027 |
2 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 147 | 145 | 1.014 |
3 | Brazil | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 139 | 133 | 1.045 |
4 | Spain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 117 | 128 | 0.914 |
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
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | Cuba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 109 | 67 | 1.627 |
2 | FR Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 | 106 | 108 | 0.981 |
3 | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 58 | 98 | 0.592 |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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13 Jul | FR 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 | FR Yugoslavia | 2–3 | Cuba | 6–15 | 15–12 | 5–15 | 15–7 | 12–15 | 53–64 |
Final round[]
- Venue: Forum di Assago, Assago, Italy
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | Cuba | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 147 | 103 | 1.427 |
2 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 136 | 134 | 1.015 |
3 | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 124 | 137 | 0.905 |
4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 125 | 158 | 0.791 |
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
External links[]
Categories:
- FIVB Volleyball World League
- 1998 in volleyball
- 1998 in Yugoslav sport
- International volleyball competitions hosted by Italy
- International volleyball competitions hosted by Yugoslavia
- International volleyball competitions hosted by Spain