1998 Volleyball World Championships - Men's Results

PRELIMINARY ROUND
November 13-15
(24 teams - 16 teams advance)

POOL A
    Matches   Games
ESP   3-0
JPN   2-1
KOR   1-2
EGY   0-3

POOL B
    Matches   Games
ITA   3-0
USA   2-1
CAN   1-2
THA   0-3

POOL C
    Matches   Games
NED   3-0
CHN   2-1
UKR   1-2
CZE   0-3

POOL D
    Matches   Games
CUB   3-0
ARG   2-1
POL   1-2
IRI   0-3

POOL E
    Matches   Games
BRA   3-0
BUL   2-1
GRE   1-2
ALG   0-3

POOL F
    Matches   Games
YUG   3-0
RUS   2-1
AUS   1-2
TUR   0-3

QUARTER FINAL ROUND
November 18-25
(16 teams - 8 teams advance - top 4 in each pool)

POOL G
    Matches   Games
ESP
CUB
BRA
JPN
ARG
BUG
CAN
KOR

POOL H
    Matches   Games
ITA
NED
YUG
USA
CHN
RUS
GRE
UKR

FINAL ROUND
November 28-29

SCHEDULE - MEN

Preliminary Round 13 Nov. (Fri.) Time Match Time Match Time Match Time Match Time Match Time Match Pool A -Fukuoka Pool D - Sapporo Pool E -Kawasaki Pool B -Kobe Pool C -Sendai Pool F - Uozu 15:30 KOR vs EGY 15:00 ARG vs IRI 15:30 BUL vs ALG 14:15 CAN vs ITA 14:00 CHN vs UKR 14:00 YUG vs AUS 18:30 ESP vs JPN 18:00 POL vs CUB 18:30 GRE vs BRA 17:15 USA vs THA 18:00 CZE vs NED 16:30 TUR vs RUS Preliminary Round 14 Nov. (Sat.) Time Match Time Match Time Match Time Match Time Match Time Match Pool A -Fukuoka Pool D - Sapporo Pool E -Kawasaki Pool B -Kobe Pool C -Sendai Pool F - Uozu 15:30 KOR vs ESP 13:00 IRI vs CUB 15:30 ALG vs BRA 14:15 THA vs ITA 14:00 UKR vs NED 13:00 AUS vs RUS 18:30 EGY vs JPN 16:00 ARG vs POL 18:30 BUL vs GRE 16:00 USA vs CAN 17:00 CHN vs CZE 15:30 YUG vs TUR Preliminary Round 15 Nov. (Sun.) Time Match Time Match Time Match Time Match Time Match Time Match Pool A -Fukuoka Pool D - Sapporo Pool E -Kawasaki Pool B -Kobe Pool C -Sendai Pool F - Uozu 15:30 ESP vs EGY 12:00 POL vs IRI 15:30 GRE vs ALG 14:15 CAN vs THA 11:00 CZE vs UKR 13:00 TUR vs AUS 18:30 JPN vs KOR 15:00 CUB vs ARG 18:30 BRA vs BUL 16:00 ITA vs USA 14:00 NED vs CHN 15:30 RUS vs YUG Quarter Final Round 18 Nov. (Wed.) Time Match Time Match Pool G - Hiroshima Pool H - Chiba Makuhari 10:00 ESP vs KOR 10:00 USA vs RUS 12:30 CAN vs BRA 12:30 GRE vs NED 15:30 BUL vs CUB 15:30 CHN vs YUG 18:30 JPN vs ARG 18:30 UKR vs ITA Quarter Final Round 19 Nov. (Thu.) Time Match Time Match Pool G - Hiroshima Pool H - Chiba Makuhari 10:00 CUB vs CAN 10:00 YUG vs GRE 12:30 ARG vs BUL 12:30 RUS vs CHN 15:30 BRA vs KOR 15:30 NED vs UKR 18:30 ESP vs JPN 18:30 ITA vs USA Quarter Final Round 21 Nov. (Sat.) Time Match Time Match Pool G - Hiroshima Pool H - Chiba Makuhari 10:00 ESP vs BUL 10:00 GRE vs RUS 12:30 ARG vs CAN 12:30 UKR vs YUG 15:00 CUB vs KOR 15:00 USA vs NED 18:00 BRA vs JPN 18:00 CHN vs ITA Quarter Final Round 22 Nov. (Sun.) Time Match Time Match Pool G - Hiroshima Pool H - Chiba Makuhari 10:00 ARG vs KOR 10:00 YUG vs USA 12:30 ESP vs CAN 12:30 RUS vs UKR 15:00 BRA vs BUL 15:00 ITA vs GRE 18:00 CUB vs JPN 18:00 NED vs CHN Quarter Final Round 24 Nov. (Tue.) Time Match Time Match Pool G - Osaka Pool H - Hamamatsu 10:00 BUL vs CAN 10:00 YUG vs NED 12:30 CUB vs BRA 12:30 GRE vs CHN 15:30 ESP vs ARG 15:30 UKR vs USA 18:30 JPN vs KOR 18:30 ITA vs RUS Quarter Final Round 25 Nov. (Wed.) Time Match Time Match Pool G - Osaka Pool H - Hamamatsu 10:00 BRA vs ARG 10:00 USA vs GRE 12:30 BUL vs KOR 12:30 CHN vs UKR 15:30 ESP vs CUB 15:30 ITA vs YUG 18:30 JPN vs CAN 18:30 NED vs RUS Quarter Final Round 26 Nov. (Thu.) Time Match Time Match Pool G - Osaka Pool H - Hamamatsu 10:00 ESP vs BRA 10:00 USA vs CHN 12:30 CAN vs KOR 12:30 UKR vs GRE 15:30 CUB vs ARG 15:30 RUS vs YUG 18:30 JPN vs BUL 18:30 ITA vs NED Final Round 28 Nov. (Sat.) Time Match Time Match Pool I - Tokyo Pool I - Tokyo 12:00 for 5th-12th Place 12:00 for 5th-12th Place 15:00 for 1st-4th Place 15:00 for 5th-12th Place 18:00 for 5th-12th Place 18:00 for 1st-4th Place Final Round 29 Nov. (Sun.) Time Match Time Match Pool I - Tokyo Pool I - Tokyo 10:00 for 5th-12th Place 12:00 for 5th-12th Place 13:00 for 3rd-4th Place 15:00 for 5th-12th Place 16:00 for 5th-12th Place 18:00 for 1st-2nd Place Awards Ceremony Grand Closing Ceremony