FIVB World League 1998

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The FIVB World League 1998 was the ninth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve countries from May 15 to July 19, 1998. The final round (Final Four) was staged in Milan, Italy.

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[edit] Competing Nations

Pool A Pool B Pool C

Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Flag of Cuba Cuba
Flag of South Korea South Korea
Flag of Spain Spain

Flag of Argentina Argentina
Flag of Greece Greece
Flag of Italy Italy
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands

Flag of Brazil Brazil
Flag of Poland Poland
Flag of Russia Russia
Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia

[edit] Intercontinental Round

[edit] Pool A

Team P W L SW SL Pts
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 12 10 2 30 15 22
Flag of Cuba Cuba 12 8 4 29 15 20
Flag of Spain Spain 12 4 8 18 29 16
Flag of South Korea South Korea 12 2 10 12 30 14


[edit] Pool B

Team P W L SW SL Pts
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 12 10 2 30 11 22
Flag of Italy Italy 12 7 5 24 17 19
Flag of Argentina Argentina 12 5 7 22 25 17
Flag of Greece Greece 12 2 10 10 33 14


[edit] Pool C

Team P W L SW SL Pts
Flag of Brazil Brazil 12 9 3 29 11 18
Flag of Russia Russia 12 9 3 30 17 18
Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 12 3 9 18 28 6
Flag of Poland Poland 12 3 9 12 33 6


[edit] Semi Finals

[edit] Pool East

Team P W L SW SL Pts
Flag of Cuba Cuba 2 2 0 6 2 4
Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 2 1 1 5 4 2
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 2 0 2 1 6 0


[edit] Pool West

Team P W L SW SL Pts
Flag of Russia Russia 3 2 1 6 3 4
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 3 2 1 6 4 4
Flag of Brazil Brazil 3 1 2 5 6 2
Flag of Spain Spain 3 1 2 3 7 2


[edit] Final Four

[edit] Final Standings

Team P W L SW SL Pts
Flag of Cuba Cuba 3 3 0 9 1 6
Flag of Russia Russia 3 2 1 6 5 5
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 3 1 2 4 7 4
Flag of Italy Italy 3 0 3 3 9 3


[edit] Final Round

July 17, 1998

Cuba Flag of Cuba 3–0 Flag of Russia Russia 17-15, 15-13, 15-4
Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands 3–1 Flag of Italy Italy 9-15, 15-13, 15-4, 15-5

July 18, 1998

Russia Flag of Russia 3–0 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 15-8, 15-5, 15-11
Cuba Flag of Cuba 3–0 Flag of Italy Italy 15-7, 15-11, 15-7

July 19, 1998

Cuba Flag of Cuba 3–1 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 16-14, 16-14, 8-15, 15-3
Russia Flag of Russia 3–2 Flag of Italy Italy 15-7, 5-15, 15-13, 9-15, 15-13

 FIVB World League 1998 Winners 
Flag of Cuba
Cuba
First title

[edit] Final Ranking

  1. Flag of Cuba Cuba
  2. Flag of Russia Russia
  3. Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
  4. Flag of Italy Italy
  5. Flag of Brazil Brazil
  6. Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
  7. Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
  8. Flag of Spain Spain
  9. Flag of Argentina Argentina
  10. Flag of Poland Poland
  11. Flag of South Korea South Korea
  12. Flag of Greece Greece


[edit] Awards

  • Most Valuable Player
    •  ??


  • Best Scorer
    • Flag of Cuba Oswaldo Hernández


  • Best Spiker
    • Flag of Cuba Oswaldo Hernández


  • Best Server
    • Flag of Russia Roman Yakovlyev


  • Best Blocker
    • Flag of Italy Andrea Dani


[edit] References