North, Central America and Caribbean (NORCECA): 3 places
Africaedit
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.
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.
Chinese Taipei advanced to the Asia-Europe playoff but later withdrew.
Europeedit
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.
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The 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women s 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 Contents 1 Qualified teams 2 Confederation qualification processes 3 Africa 3 1 Sub Pool a 3 2 Pool A 4 Asia and Oceania 4 1 Sub Pool b 4 2 Pool B 4 3 Pool C 4 4 Playoff 5 Europe 5 1 Sub Pool c 5 2 Sub Pool d 5 3 Sub Pool e 5 4 Pool D 5 5 Pool E 5 6 Pool F 5 7 Pool G 5 8 Pool H 5 9 Playoff 6 North Central America and Caribbean 6 1 Pool I 6 2 Pool J 6 2 1 Preliminary round 6 2 2 Final 6 2 3 Final standing 6 3 Playoff 7 South America 7 1 Pool K 8 References 9 External linksQualified teams editTeam Confederation Qualified as Qualified on Appearancein finals nbsp Japan AVC Host 11th nbsp China AVC AVC Pool B Winner 29 June 1997 9th nbsp South Korea AVC AVC Pool C Winner 6 July 1997 8th nbsp Russia CEV CEV Pool D Winner 14 September 1997 12th 1 nbsp Bulgaria CEV CEV Pool H Winner 14 September 1997 9th nbsp Thailand AVC AVC Playoff Winner 18 September 1997 1st nbsp Netherlands CEV CEV Pool E Winner 21 September 1997 9th nbsp Brazil CSV CSV Pool K Winner 2 November 1997 11th nbsp Peru CSV CSV Pool K Runner up 2 November 1997 10th nbsp Cuba NORCECA NORCECA Pool I Winner 9 November 1997 8th nbsp Germany CEV CEV Pool G Winner 4 January 1998 10th 2 nbsp Croatia CEV CEV Pool F Winner 11 January 1998 1st nbsp Italy CEV CEV Playoff Winner 1 February 1998 6th nbsp United States NORCECA NORCECA Pool J Winner 1 February 1998 11th nbsp Kenya CAVB CAVB Pool A Winner 1 March 1998 2nd nbsp Dominican Republic NORCECA NORCECA Playoff Winner 14 March 1998 3rd1 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 editThe 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 placesAfrica edit6 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 Pool A nbsp Nigeria nbsp Algeria nbsp Malawi nbsp Tunisia nbsp Egypt nbsp Kenya 1st Sub Pool a 2nd Sub Pool aSub Pool a edit Venue nbsp Tunis Tunisia Dates April 10 12 1997Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp Algeria 2 2 0 4 6 3 2 000 0 0 2 nbsp Nigeria 2 1 1 3 5 4 1 250 0 0 3 nbsp Tunisia 2 0 2 2 2 6 0 333 0 0 Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total10 Apr Tunisia nbsp 1 3 nbsp Algeria 11 Apr Nigeria nbsp 2 3 nbsp Algeria 12 Apr Tunisia nbsp 1 3 nbsp Nigeria Pool A edit Venue nbsp Nairobi Kenya Dates February 27 March 1 1998Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp Kenya 3 3 0 6 9 1 9 000 150 94 1 5962 nbsp Egypt 3 2 1 5 7 7 1 000 164 187 0 8773 nbsp Algeria 3 1 2 4 5 8 0 625 155 169 0 9174 nbsp Nigeria 3 0 3 3 4 9 0 444 149 168 0 887Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total27 Feb Nigeria nbsp 2 3 nbsp Egypt 12 15 15 5 8 15 16 14 10 15 61 6427 Feb Algeria nbsp 0 3 nbsp Kenya 4 15 14 16 11 15 29 4628 Feb Nigeria nbsp 2 3 nbsp Algeria 12 15 15 6 15 8 11 15 12 15 65 5928 Feb Egypt nbsp 1 3 nbsp Kenya 6 15 8 15 16 14 12 15 42 5901 Mar Algeria nbsp 2 3 nbsp Egypt 8 15 15 7 16 17 15 4 13 15 67 5801 Mar Kenya nbsp 3 0 nbsp Nigeria 15 11 15 1 15 11 45 23Asia and Oceania edit9 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 Pool B Pool C nbsp Kazakhstan nbsp Uzbekistan nbsp China nbsp Thailand nbsp Australia nbsp Indonesia nbsp South Korea nbsp Chinese Taipei nbsp Philippines 1st Sub Pool bSub Pool b edit Venue Home and Away Dates June 8 15 1997Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp Kazakhstan 2 2 0 4 6 0 MAX 0 0 2 nbsp Uzbekistan 2 0 2 2 0 6 0 000 0 0 Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total08 Jun Kazakhstan nbsp 3 0 nbsp Uzbekistan 15 Jun Uzbekistan nbsp 0 3 nbsp Kazakhstan Pool B edit Venue nbsp Chengdu China Dates June 27 29 1997Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp China 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX 135 27 5 0002 nbsp Thailand 3 2 1 5 6 3 2 000 109 59 1 8473 nbsp Indonesia 3 1 2 4 3 6 0 500 57 113 0 5044 nbsp Australia 3 0 3 3 0 9 0 000 33 135 0 244Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total27 Jun Australia nbsp 0 3 nbsp Thailand 3 15 1 15 2 15 6 4527 Jun China nbsp 3 0 nbsp Indonesia 15 1 15 0 15 3 45 428 Jun Indonesia nbsp 3 0 nbsp Australia 15 12 15 6 15 5 45 2328 Jun China nbsp 3 0 nbsp Thailand 15 12 15 2 15 5 45 1929 Jun Thailand nbsp 3 0 nbsp Indonesia 15 1 15 4 15 3 45 829 Jun Australia nbsp 0 3 nbsp China 2 15 2 15 0 15 4 45Pool C edit Venue nbsp Suwon South Korea Dates July 4 6 1997Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp South Korea 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX 135 42 3 2142 nbsp Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 5 6 3 2 000 105 77 1 3643 nbsp Kazakhstan 3 1 2 4 3 6 0 500 75 111 0 6764 nbsp Philippines 3 0 3 3 0 9 0 000 50 135 0 370Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total04 Jul South Korea nbsp 3 0 nbsp Kazakhstan 15 3 15 2 15 6 45 1104 Jul Chinese Taipei nbsp 3 0 nbsp Philippines 15 5 15 6 15 2 45 1305 Jul South Korea nbsp 3 0 nbsp Chinese Taipei 15 12 15 2 15 1 45 1505 Jul Kazakhstan nbsp 3 0 nbsp Philippines 15 7 15 7 15 7 45 2106 Jul Philippines nbsp 0 3 nbsp South Korea 4 15 8 15 4 15 16 4506 Jul Chinese Taipei nbsp 3 0 nbsp Kazakhstan 15 9 15 3 15 7 45 19Playoff edit Venue Home and Away Dates September 12 18 1997Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp Thailand 2 2 0 4 6 0 MAX 90 40 2 2502 nbsp Chinese Taipei 2 0 2 2 0 6 0 000 40 90 0 444Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total12 Sep Chinese Taipei nbsp 0 3 nbsp Thailand 4 15 8 15 4 15 16 4518 Sep Thailand nbsp 3 0 nbsp Chinese Taipei 15 11 15 3 15 10 45 24Chinese Taipei advanced to the Asia Europe playoff but later withdrew Europe edit23 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 Sub Pool d Sub Pool e nbsp Austria nbsp Hungary nbsp Slovakia nbsp FR Yugoslavia nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp RomaniaPool D Pool E Pool F Pool G Pool H nbsp Russia nbsp Czech Republic nbsp France 1st Sub Pool e nbsp Netherlands nbsp Poland nbsp Latvia nbsp Spain nbsp Croatia nbsp Italy nbsp Turkey nbsp Portugal nbsp Germany nbsp Belarus nbsp Greece 1st Sub Pool d nbsp Bulgaria nbsp Ukraine nbsp Belgium 1st Sub Pool cSub Pool c edit Venue Home and Away Dates May 23 June 14 1997Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp Hungary 2 2 0 4 6 0 MAX 0 0 2 nbsp Austria 2 0 2 2 0 6 0 000 0 0 Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total23 May Austria nbsp 0 3 nbsp Hungary 14 Jun Hungary nbsp 3 0 nbsp Austria Sub Pool d edit Venue Home and Away Dates May 17 June 7 1997Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp Slovakia 2 2 0 4 6 1 6 000 101 69 1 4642 nbsp FR Yugoslavia 2 0 2 2 1 6 0 167 69 101 0 683Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total17 May FR Yugoslavia nbsp 1 3 nbsp Slovakia 12 15 15 11 13 15 11 15 51 5607 Jun Slovakia nbsp 3 0 nbsp FR Yugoslavia 15 5 15 9 15 4 45 18Sub Pool e edit Venue Home and Away Dates May 3 25 1997Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp Azerbaijan 2 2 0 4 6 1 6 000 0 0 2 nbsp Romania 2 0 2 2 1 6 0 167 0 0 Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total03 May Romania nbsp 1 3 nbsp Azerbaijan 25 May Azerbaijan nbsp 3 0 nbsp Romania Pool D edit Venue nbsp Moscow Russia Dates September 12 14 1997Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp Russia 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX 135 38 3 5532 nbsp Czech Republic 3 2 1 5 6 4 1 500 112 102 1 0983 nbsp Azerbaijan 3 1 2 4 4 8 0 500 115 154 0 7474 nbsp France 3 0 3 3 2 9 0 222 85 153 0 556Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total12 Sep Czech Republic nbsp 3 1 nbsp Azerbaijan 15 4 11 15 15 6 15 9 56 3412 Sep Russia nbsp 3 0 nbsp France 15 2 15 4 15 3 45 913 Sep France nbsp 2 3 nbsp Azerbaijan 15 4 5 15 16 14 9 15 8 15 53 6313 Sep Russia nbsp 3 0 nbsp Czech Republic 15 7 15 2 15 2 45 1114 Sep Czech Republic nbsp 3 0 nbsp France 15 3 15 7 15 13 45 2314 Sep Azerbaijan nbsp 0 3 nbsp Russia 7 15 3 15 8 15 18 45Pool E edit Venue nbsp Amsterdam Netherlands Dates September 19 21 1997Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp Netherlands 3 3 0 6 9 2 4 500 135 38 3 5532 nbsp Latvia 3 2 1 5 7 5 1 400 112 102 1 0983 nbsp Poland 3 1 2 4 6 6 1 000 115 154 0 7474 nbsp Spain 3 0 3 3 0 9 0 000 85 153 0 556Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total19 Sep Spain nbsp 0 3 nbsp Netherlands 6 15 4 15 2 15 12 4519 Sep Poland nbsp 2 3 nbsp Latvia 12 15 15 11 15 3 4 15 12 15 58 5920 Sep Latvia nbsp 1 3 nbsp Netherlands 15 10 4 15 4 15 4 15 27 5520 Sep Poland nbsp 3 0 nbsp Spain 15 3 15 12 15 8 45 2321 Sep Spain nbsp 0 3 nbsp Latvia 4 15 12 15 11 15 27 4514 Sep Netherlands nbsp 3 1 nbsp Poland 5 15 15 6 16 14 15 4 51 39Pool F edit Venue nbsp Vicenza Italy Dates January 9 11 1998Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp Croatia 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX 135 60 2 2502 nbsp Italy 3 2 1 5 6 4 1 500 120 88 1 3643 nbsp Turkey 3 1 2 4 4 6 0 667 102 117 0 8724 nbsp Portugal 3 0 3 3 0 9 0 000 43 135 0 319Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total09 Jan Turkey nbsp 0 3 nbsp Croatia 8 15 11 15 4 15 23 4509 Jan Italy nbsp 3 0 nbsp Portugal 15 4 15 3 15 2 45 910 Jan Croatia nbsp 3 0 nbsp Portugal 15 3 15 3 15 10 45 1610 Jan Italy nbsp 3 1 nbsp Turkey 9 15 15 2 15 8 15 9 54 3411 Jan Portugal nbsp 0 3 nbsp Turkey 6 15 10 15 2 15 18 4511 Jan Italy nbsp 0 3 nbsp Croatia 7 15 8 15 6 15 21 45Pool G edit Venue nbsp Bremen Germany Dates January 2 4 1998Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp Germany 3 3 0 6 9 2 4 500 156 95 1 6422 nbsp Greece 3 2 1 5 7 3 2 333 120 111 1 0813 nbsp Belarus 3 1 2 4 4 7 0 571 121 141 0 8584 nbsp Slovakia 3 0 3 3 1 9 0 111 87 137 0 635Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total02 Jan Belarus nbsp 3 1 nbsp Slovakia 15 5 2 15 15 9 15 10 47 3902 Jan Greece nbsp 1 3 nbsp Germany 15 9 2 15 6 15 7 15 30 5403 Jan Slovakia nbsp 0 3 nbsp Germany 5 15 5 15 13 15 23 4503 Jan Belarus nbsp 0 3 nbsp Greece 13 15 13 15 6 15 32 4504 Jan Greece nbsp 3 0 nbsp Slovakia 15 7 15 12 15 6 45 2504 Jan Germany nbsp 3 1 nbsp Belarus 12 15 15 6 15 11 15 10 57 42Pool H edit Venue nbsp Sofia Bulgaria Dates September 12 14 1997Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp Bulgaria 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX 135 47 2 8722 nbsp Ukraine 3 2 1 5 6 4 1 500 117 125 0 9363 nbsp Hungary 3 1 2 4 4 6 0 667 121 121 1 0004 nbsp Belgium 3 0 3 3 0 9 0 000 56 136 0 412Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total12 Sep Ukraine nbsp 3 1 nbsp Hungary 17 15 15 13 7 15 15 11 54 5412 Sep Belgium nbsp 0 3 nbsp Bulgaria 4 15 3 15 1 15 8 4513 Sep Hungary nbsp 0 3 nbsp Bulgaria 8 15 8 15 5 15 21 4513 Sep Ukraine nbsp 3 0 nbsp Belgium 15 10 15 10 15 6 45 2614 Sep Belgium nbsp 0 3 nbsp Hungary 4 15 4 15 14 16 22 4614 Sep Bulgaria nbsp 3 0 nbsp Ukraine 15 8 15 8 15 2 45 18Playoff edit Two runner up teams having best rank in FIVB World Ranking advance to CEV playoff Venue Home and Away Dates January 25 February 1 1998Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp Italy 2 2 0 4 6 1 6 000 102 54 1 8892 nbsp Czech Republic 2 0 2 2 1 6 0 167 54 102 0 529Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total25 Jan Italy nbsp 3 0 nbsp Czech Republic 15 3 15 13 15 3 45 1901 Feb Czech Republic nbsp 1 3 nbsp Italy 6 15 15 12 7 15 7 15 35 57Italy advanced to the Asia Europe playoff but Chinese Taipei withdrew and Italy qualified directly to the World Championship North Central America and Caribbean edit7 national teams entered qualification Pool I Pool J nbsp Cuba nbsp Canada nbsp Dominican Republic nbsp United States nbsp Mexico nbsp Puerto Rico nbsp BarbadosPool I edit Venue nbsp Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Dates November 7 9 1997Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp Cuba 2 2 0 4 6 1 6 000 102 53 1 9252 nbsp Dominican Republic 2 1 1 3 4 4 1 000 88 95 0 9263 nbsp Canada 2 0 2 2 1 6 0 167 58 100 0 580Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total07 Nov Cuba nbsp 3 1 nbsp Dominican Republic 12 15 15 8 15 2 15 8 57 3308 Nov Cuba nbsp 3 0 nbsp Canada 15 3 15 8 15 9 45 2009 Nov Dominican Republic nbsp 3 1 nbsp Canada 15 13 15 2 10 15 15 8 55 38Pool J edit Venue nbsp San Antonio United States Dates January 29 February 1 1998Preliminary round edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp United States 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX 135 33 4 0912 nbsp Puerto Rico 3 2 1 5 6 3 2 000 108 82 1 3173 nbsp Mexico 3 1 2 4 3 6 0 500 73 97 0 7534 nbsp Barbados 3 0 3 3 0 9 0 000 31 135 0 230Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total29 Jan Puerto Rico nbsp 3 0 nbsp Barbados 15 3 15 13 15 2 45 1829 Jan United States nbsp 3 0 nbsp Mexico 15 3 15 2 15 4 45 930 Jan Barbados nbsp 0 3 nbsp Mexico 3 15 3 15 1 15 7 4530 Jan Puerto Rico nbsp 0 3 nbsp United States 6 15 8 15 4 15 18 4531 Jan Mexico nbsp 0 3 nbsp Puerto Rico 3 15 12 15 4 15 19 4531 Jan United States nbsp 3 0 nbsp Barbados 15 0 15 4 15 2 45 6Final edit Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total01 Feb United States nbsp 3 0 nbsp Puerto Rico 15 4 15 13 15 7 45 24Final standing edit Rank Team1 nbsp United States2 nbsp Puerto Rico3 nbsp Mexico4 nbsp BarbadosPlayoff edit Venue nbsp Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Dates March 12 14 1998Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp Dominican Republic 2 2 0 4 6 1 6 000 101 62 1 6292 nbsp Puerto Rico 2 0 2 2 1 6 0 167 62 101 0 614Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total12 Mar Puerto Rico nbsp 0 3 nbsp Dominican Republic 12 15 8 15 8 15 28 4514 Mar Dominican Republic nbsp 3 1 nbsp Puerto Rico 15 3 11 15 15 8 15 8 56 34South America edit4 national teams entered qualification Pool K nbsp Brazil nbsp Peru nbsp Argentina nbsp VenezuelaPool K edit Venue nbsp Buenos Aires Argentina and nbsp Arequipa Peru Dates October 23 November 2 1997Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR1 nbsp Brazil 6 6 0 12 18 0 MAX 271 88 3 0802 nbsp Peru 6 4 2 10 12 8 1 500 235 212 1 1083 nbsp Argentina 6 2 4 8 8 12 0 667 207 245 0 8454 nbsp Venezuela 6 0 6 6 0 18 0 000 102 270 0 378Source citation needed Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total23 Oct Brazil nbsp 3 0 nbsp Peru 15 7 15 9 15 3 45 1923 Oct Argentina nbsp 3 0 nbsp Venezuela 15 10 15 8 15 13 45 3124 Oct Brazil nbsp 3 0 nbsp Venezuela 15 1 15 2 15 2 45 524 Oct Argentina nbsp 0 3 nbsp Peru 7 15 8 15 14 16 29 4625 Oct Peru nbsp 3 0 nbsp Venezuela 15 9 15 5 15 5 45 1925 Oct Argentina nbsp 0 3 nbsp Brazil 6 15 2 15 8 15 16 4531 Oct Argentina nbsp 0 3 nbsp Brazil 2 15 6 15 8 15 16 4531 Oct Venezuela nbsp 0 3 nbsp Peru 7 15 3 15 7 15 17 4501 Nov Brazil nbsp 3 0 nbsp Peru 15 2 15 4 16 14 46 2001 Nov Argentina nbsp 3 0 nbsp Venezuela 15 2 15 6 15 10 45 1802 Nov Venezuela nbsp 0 3 nbsp Brazil 4 15 5 15 3 15 12 4502 Nov Peru nbsp 3 2 nbsp Argentina 10 15 15 10 5 15 15 4 15 12 60 56References edit 1998 World Championships volleyball org 2 February 1998 Archived from the original on December 3 1998 Retrieved 6 December 2012 Complete ResultsExternal links editResults Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women 27s World Championship qualification amp oldid 1154949328, 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