The 1998 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification was a qualification event, played in 1997 and 1998, for the thirteenth edition of FIVB Women's World Championship , which was held in Japan from November 3 to November 12, 1998. The event was split into several groups divided by continent.
Qualified teams
1.^ Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 2nd appearance as Russia.
2.^ Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 2nd appearance as Germany.
Confederation qualification processes
The distribution by confederation for the 1998 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was:[ 1]
Asia and Oceania (AVC ): 3.5 places (+ Japan qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 4.5 places)
Africa (CAVB ): 1 place
Europe (CEV ): 5.5 places
South America (CSV ) 2 places
North, Central America and Caribbean (NORCECA ): 3 places
Africa
6 national teams entered qualification. (Malawi later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–2 automatically qualified for the second round.
Sub Pool a
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Algeria
2
2
0
4
6
3
2.000
0
0
—
2
Nigeria
2
1
1
3
5
4
1.250
0
0
—
3
Tunisia
2
0
2
2
2
6
0.333
0
0
—
Pool A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Kenya
3
3
0
6
9
1
9.000
150
94
1.596
2
Egypt
3
2
1
5
7
7
1.000
164
187
0.877
3
Algeria
3
1
2
4
5
8
0.625
155
169
0.917
4
Nigeria
3
0
3
3
4
9
0.444
149
168
0.887
Date
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
27 Feb
Nigeria
2–3
Egypt
12–15
15–5
8–15
16–14
10–15
61–64
27 Feb
Algeria
0–3
Kenya
4–15
14–16
11–15
29–46
28 Feb
Nigeria
2–3
Algeria
12–15
15–6
15–8
11–15
12–15
65–59
28 Feb
Egypt
1–3
Kenya
6–15
8–15
16–14
12–15
42–59
01 Mar
Algeria
2–3
Egypt
8–15
15–7
16–17
15–4
13–15
67–58
01 Mar
Kenya
3–0
Nigeria
15–11
15–1
15–11
45–23
Asia and Oceania
9 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–7 automatically qualified for the second round.
Sub Pool b
Venue: Home and Away
Dates: June 8–15, 1997
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Kazakhstan
2
2
0
4
6
0
MAX
0
0
—
2
Uzbekistan
2
0
2
2
0
6
0.000
0
0
—
Pool B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
China
3
3
0
6
9
0
MAX
135
27
5.000
2
Thailand
3
2
1
5
6
3
2.000
109
59
1.847
3
Indonesia
3
1
2
4
3
6
0.500
57
113
0.504
4
Australia
3
0
3
3
0
9
0.000
33
135
0.244
Pool C
Playoff
Venue: Home and Away
Dates: September 12–18, 1997
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Thailand
2
2
0
4
6
0
MAX
90
40
2.250
2
Chinese Taipei
2
0
2
2
0
6
0.000
40
90
0.444
Chinese Taipei advanced to the Asia-Europe playoff but later withdrew.
Europe
23 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–17 automatically qualified for the second round.
Sub Pool c
Venue: Home and Away
Dates: May 23 – June 14, 1997
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Hungary
2
2
0
4
6
0
MAX
0
0
—
2
Austria
2
0
2
2
0
6
0.000
0
0
—
Sub Pool d
Venue: Home and Away
Dates: May 17 – June 7, 1997
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Slovakia
2
2
0
4
6
1
6.000
101
69
1.464
2
Yugoslavia
2
0
2
2
1
6
0.167
69
101
0.683
Sub Pool e
Venue: Home and Away
Dates: May 3–25, 1997
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Azerbaijan
2
2
0
4
6
1
6.000
0
0
—
2
Romania
2
0
2
2
1
6
0.167
0
0
—
Pool D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Russia
3
3
0
6
9
0
MAX
135
38
3.553
2
Czech Republic
3
2
1
5
6
4
1.500
112
102
1.098
3
Azerbaijan
3
1
2
4
4
8
0.500
115
154
0.747
4
France
3
0
3
3
2
9
0.222
85
153
0.556
Pool E
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Netherlands
3
3
0
6
9
2
4.500
135
38
3.553
2
Latvia
3
2
1
5
7
5
1.400
112
102
1.098
3
Poland
3
1
2
4
6
6
1.000
115
154
0.747
4
Spain
3
0
3
3
0
9
0.000
85
153
0.556
Pool F
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Croatia
3
3
0
6
9
0
MAX
135
60
2.250
2
Italy
3
2
1
5
6
4
1.500
120
88
1.364
3
Turkey
3
1
2
4
4
6
0.667
102
117
0.872
4
Portugal
3
0
3
3
0
9
0.000
43
135
0.319
Pool G
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Germany
3
3
0
6
9
2
4.500
156
95
1.642
2
Greece
3
2
1
5
7
3
2.333
120
111
1.081
3
Belarus
3
1
2
4
4
7
0.571
121
141
0.858
4
Slovakia
3
0
3
3
1
9
0.111
87
137
0.635
Pool H
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Bulgaria
3
3
0
6
9
0
MAX
135
47
2.872
2
Ukraine
3
2
1
5
6
4
1.500
117
125
0.936
3
Hungary
3
1
2
4
4
6
0.667
121
121
1.000
4
Belgium
3
0
3
3
0
9
0.000
56
136
0.412
Playoff
Two runner-up teams having best rank in FIVB World Ranking advance to CEV playoff.
Venue: Home and Away
Dates: January 25 – February 1, 1998
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Italy
2
2
0
4
6
1
6.000
102
54
1.889
2
Czech Republic
2
0
2
2
1
6
0.167
54
102
0.529
Italy advanced to the Asia-Europe playoff but Chinese Taipei withdrew and Italy qualified directly to the World Championship.
North, Central America and Caribbean
7 national teams entered qualification.
Pool I
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Cuba
2
2
0
4
6
1
6.000
102
53
1.925
2
Dominican Republic
2
1
1
3
4
4
1.000
88
95
0.926
3
Canada
2
0
2
2
1
6
0.167
58
100
0.580
Pool J
Preliminary round
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
United States
3
3
0
6
9
0
MAX
135
33
4.091
2
Puerto Rico
3
2
1
5
6
3
2.000
108
82
1.317
3
Mexico
3
1
2
4
3
6
0.500
73
97
0.753
4
Barbados
3
0
3
3
0
9
0.000
31
135
0.230
Final
Final standing
Playoff
South America
4 national teams entered qualification.
Pool K
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Brazil
6
6
0
12
18
0
MAX
271
88
3.080
2
Peru
6
4
2
10
12
8
1.500
235
212
1.108
3
Argentina
6
2
4
8
8
12
0.667
207
245
0.845
4
Venezuela
6
0
6
6
0
18
0.000
102
270
0.378
References
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