The 1998 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Tokuyama, Matsumoto

Matsumoto

Matsumoto is the 16th most common Japanese surname and the name of a city in Nagano Prefecture.-People:* Chizuo Matsumoto, a.k.a...

, Kagoshima, Nagoya, Fukuoka

Fukuoka

Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...

 and Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, from 3 to 12 November 1998.

Teams

Group A – Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

Group B – Tokuyama

Group C – Matsumoto

Matsumoto

Matsumoto is the 16th most common Japanese surname and the name of a city in Nagano Prefecture.-People:* Chizuo Matsumoto, a.k.a...

Group D – Kagoshima

Group A

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		6	3	3	0			2.273	9	0	MAX
2.		5	3	2	1			1.439	6	3	2.000
3.		4	3	1	2			0.727	3	8	0.375
4.		3	3	0	3			0.565	2	9	0.222

• Tuesday, 3 November

  	3 – 0		15-7 15-1 15-6
  	3 – 0		15-8 15-6 15-3

• Wednesday, 4 November

  	3 – 0		15-3 15-6 16-14
  	3 – 0		15-5 15-4 15-2

• Thursday, 5 November

  	3 – 2		15-9 13-15 6-15 15-10 15-13
  	3 – 0		15-9 15-12 15-6

Group B

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		6	3	3	0			1.663	9	1	9.000
2.		5	3	2	1			1.345	6	3	2.000
3.		4	3	1	2			0.873	4	6	0.666
4.		3	3	0	3			0.459	0	9	0.000

• Tuesday, 3 November

  	3 – 0		15-12 15-10 15-6
  	3 – 0		15-7 15-8 15-10

• Wednesday, 4 November

  	3 – 0		15-7 15-4 15-3
  	3 – 1		13-15 15-6 15-8 15-8

• Thursday, 5 November

  	3 – 0		15-7 15-9 15-11
  	3 – 0		15-3 15-7 15-13

Group C

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		6	3	3	0			2.500	9	0	MAX
2.		5	3	2	1			1.839	6	3	2.000
3.		4	3	1	2			0.500	3	8	0.375
4.		3	3	0	3			0.607	2	9	0.222

• Tuesday, 3 November

  	3 – 2		1-15 15-11 15-6 7-15 17-15
  	3 – 0		15-7 15-6 15-11

• Wednesday, 4 November

  	3 – 0		15-1 15-4 15-4
  	3 – 0		15-8 15-4 15-6

• Thursday, 5 November

  	3 – 0		15-3 15-8 15-1
  	3 – 0		15-1 15-4 15-3

Group D

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		6	3	3	0			1.105	9	4	2.250
2.		5	3	2	1			1.380	8	5	1.600
3.		4	3	1	2			1.006	7	6	1.166
4.		3	3	0	3			0.511	0	9	0.000

• Tuesday, 3 November

  	3 – 2		15-12 9-15 15-12 7-15 15-11
  	3 – 0		15-9 15-2 15-5

• Wednesday, 4 November

  	3 – 2		9-15 15-5 15-4 12-15 15-11
  	3 – 0		15-0 15-11 15-10

• Thursday, 5 November

  	3 – 0		15-9 15-13 15-10
  	3 – 2		15-13 17-15 6-15 10-15 15-9

Group E

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		10	5	5	0			2.274	15	1	15.000
2.		9	5	4	1			1.907	12	3	4.000
3.		8	5	3	2			1.116	10	6	1.666
4.		7	5	2	3			0.847	6	9	0.666
5.		6	5	1	4			0.574	3	14	0.214
6.		5	5	0	5			0.492	2	15	0.133

• Saturday, 7 November

  	3 – 2		9-15 15-12 15-13 8-15 15-11
  	3 – 0		15-5 15-7 15-3
  	3 – 1		15-17 15-7 15-5 15-8

• Sunday, 8 November

  	3 – 0		15-8 15-3 15-7
  	3 – 0		15-2 15-9 15-6
  	3 – 0		15-10 15-4 15-7

• Monday, 9 November

  	3 – 0		15-9 15-5 15-2
  	3 – 0		15-5 15-5 15-7
  	3 – 0		15-1 15-13 15-0

Group F

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		10	5	5	0			1.770	15	1	15.000
2.		8	5	3	2			1.265	11	8	1.375
3.		7	5	2	3			0.931	8	9	0.888
4.		7	5	2	3			0.915	10	12	0.833
5.		7	5	2	3			0.758	7	13	0.538
6.		6	5	1	4			0.804	5	13	0.384

• Saturday, 7 November

  	3 – 0		15-3 15-8 15-5
  	3 – 0		15-8 15-2 15-5
  	3 – 1		15-9 16-14 11-15 17-15

• Sunday, 8 November

  	3 – 0		15-6 15-8 15-11
  	3 – 2		10-15 15-13 8-15 15-12 15-12
  	3 – 1		15-5 12-15 15-6 15-12

• Monday, 9 November

  	3 – 0		15-11 16-14 15-6
  	3 – 0		15-12 15-8 15-2
  	3 – 0		16-14 16-14 15-8

Classification matches

• Wednesday, 11 November

  	3 – 0		15-7 15-4 16-14
  	3 – 0		15-13 15-5 15-9

Semifinals

• Wednesday, 11 November

  	3 – 0		15-4 15-4 15-9
  	3 – 1		15-10 4-15 15-11 15-10

Finals

• Thursday, 12 November — Seventh place match

  	3 – 1		15-12 3-15 15-10 15-8

• Thursday, 12 November — Fifth place match

  	3 – 0		15-7 15-10 15-8

• Thursday, 12 November — Bronze medal match

  	3 – 1		13-15 15-5 15-11 15-13

• Thursday, 12 November — Gold medal match

  	3 – 0		15-4 16-14 15-12

Final standings

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Team roster

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• Best Spiker:

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