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

Qualification

Africa (CAVB)Asia and Oceania (AVC)Europe (CEV)North America (NORCECA)South America (CSV)Pool A Winners: Pool B Winners: Host Country: Pool C Winners: Pool C Runners-up: Pool D Winners: Pool D Runners-up: Pool E Winners: Pool F Winners: Pool F Runners-up: Pool G Winners: Pool G Runners-up: Pool H Winners: Pool H Runners-up: Pool I Winners: Pool I Runners-up: Pool J Winners: Pool J Runners-up: Pool K Winners: Pool L Winners: Pool M Winners: Playoff Winners: Pool N Winners: Pool N Runners-up:

Squads

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

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Pool F

Second round

Pool G

Pool H

Final round

9th–12th places

9th–12th semifinals

11th place match

9th place match

5th–8th places

5th–8th semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

Finals

semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 17 19

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 Rafael Pascual Best scorer Rafael Pascual Best spiker Marcos Milinkovic Best blocker Gustavo Endres Best server Goran Vujević Best setter Raúl Diago Best digger Erik Sullivan Best receiver Rodolfo Sánchez Best coach Bebeto de Freias (Italy) Most Creative Coach Vincenzo Di Pinto (Spain)

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