1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification
# 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification

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.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Appearance in finals |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Japan | AVC | Host | | 11th |
| China | AVC | AVC Pool B Winner | 29 June 1997 | 9th |
| South Korea | AVC | AVC Pool C Winner | 6 July 1997 | 8th |
| Russia | CEV | CEV Pool D Winner | 14 September 1997 | 12th |
| Bulgaria | CEV | CEV Pool H Winner | 14 September 1997 | 9th |
| Thailand | AVC | AVC Playoff Winner | 18 September 1997 | 1st |
| Netherlands | CEV | CEV Pool E Winner | 21 September 1997 | 9th |
| Brazil | CSV | CSV Pool K Winner | 2 November 1997 | 11th |
| Peru | CSV | CSV Pool K Runner-up | 2 November 1997 | 10th |
| Cuba | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool I Winner | 9 November 1997 | 8th |
| Germany | CEV | CEV Pool G Winner | 4 January 1998 | 10th |
| Croatia | CEV | CEV Pool F Winner | 11 January 1998 | 1st |
| Italy | CEV | CEV Playoff Winner | 1 February 1998 | 6th |
| United States | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool J Winner | 1 February 1998 | 11th |
| Kenya | CAVB | CAVB Pool A Winner | 1 March 1998 | 2nd |
| Dominican Republic | NORCECA | NORCECA Playoff Winner | 14 March 1998 | 3rd |

    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:

* 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 | Pool A |
| - | - |
| Nigeria  Algeria  Malawi  Tunisia | Egypt  Kenya 1st Sub Pool a 2nd Sub Pool a |

### Sub Pool a

* Venue: Tunis, Tunisia
* Dates: April 10–12, 1997

| 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 | — |
| Date | | Score | |
| 10 Apr | Tunisia | 1–3 | Algeria |
| 11 Apr | Nigeria | 2–3 | Algeria |
| 12 Apr | Tunisia | 1–3 | Nigeria |

### Pool A

* Venue: Nairobi, Kenya
* Dates: February 27 – March 1, 1998

| 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 | Pool B | Pool C |
| - | - | - |
| Kazakhstan  Uzbekistan | China  Thailand  Australia  Indonesia | South Korea  Chinese Taipei  Philippines 1st Sub Pool b |

### 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 | — |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 08 Jun | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | | | | | | |
| 15 Jun | Uzbekistan | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | | | | | | |

### Pool B

* Venue: Chengdu, China
* Dates: June 27–29, 1997

| 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 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 27 Jun | Australia | 0–3 | Thailand | 3–15 | 1–15 | 2–15 | 6–45 |
| 27 Jun | China | 3–0 | Indonesia | 15–1 | 15–0 | 15–3 | 45–4 |
| 28 Jun | Indonesia | 3–0 | Australia | 15–12 | 15–6 | 15–5 | 45–23 |
| 28 Jun | China | 3–0 | Thailand | 15–12 | 15–2 | 15–5 | 45–19 |
| 29 Jun | Thailand | 3–0 | Indonesia | 15–1 | 15–4 | 15–3 | 45–8 |
| 29 Jun | Australia | 0–3 | China | 2–15 | 2–15 | 0–15 | 4–45 |

### Pool C

* Venue: Suwon, South Korea
* Dates: July 4–6, 1997

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 135 | 42 | 3.214 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 105 | 77 | 1.364 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 75 | 111 | 0.676 |
| 4 | Philippines | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 50 | 135 | 0.370 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 04 Jul | South Korea | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 15–3 | 15–2 | 15–6 | 45–11 |
| 04 Jul | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Philippines | 15–5 | 15–6 | 15–2 | 45–13 |
| 05 Jul | South Korea | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 15–12 | 15–2 | 15–1 | 45–15 |
| 05 Jul | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Philippines | 15–7 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 45–21 |
| 06 Jul | Philippines | 0–3 | South Korea | 4–15 | 8–15 | 4–15 | 16–45 |
| 06 Jul | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 15–9 | 15–3 | 15–7 | 45–19 |

### 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 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 12 Sep | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Thailand | 4–15 | 8–15 | 4–15 | | | 16–45 |
| 18 Sep | Thailand | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 15–11 | 15–3 | 15–10 | | | 45–24 |

* 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 | Sub Pool d | Sub Pool e | | |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Austria  Hungary | Slovakia  FR Yugoslavia | Azerbaijan  Romania | | |
| Pool D | Pool E | Pool F | Pool G | Pool H |
| Russia  Czech Republic  France 1st Sub Pool e | Netherlands  Poland  Latvia  Spain | Croatia  Italy  Turkey  Portugal | Germany  Belarus  Greece 1st Sub Pool d | Bulgaria  Ukraine  Belgium 1st Sub Pool c |

### 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 | — |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 23 May | Austria | 0–3 | Hungary | | | | | | |
| 14 Jun | Hungary | 3–0 | Austria | | | | | | |

### 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 | FR Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 69 | 101 | 0.683 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 17 May | FR Yugoslavia | 1–3 | Slovakia | 12–15 | 15–11 | 13–15 | 11–15 | | 51–56 |
| 07 Jun | Slovakia | 3–0 | FR Yugoslavia | 15–5 | 15–9 | 15–4 | | | 45–18 |

### 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 | — |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 03 May | Romania | 1–3 | Azerbaijan | | | | | | |
| 25 May | Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Romania | | | | | | |

### Pool D

* Venue: Moscow, Russia
* Dates: September 12–14, 1997

| 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 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 12 Sep | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Azerbaijan | 15–4 | 11–15 | 15–6 | 15–9 | | 56–34 |
| 12 Sep | Russia | 3–0 | France | 15–2 | 15–4 | 15–3 | | | 45–9 |
| 13 Sep | France | 2–3 | Azerbaijan | 15–4 | 5–15 | 16–14 | 9–15 | 8–15 | 53–63 |
| 13 Sep | Russia | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 15–7 | 15–2 | 15–2 | | | 45–11 |
| 14 Sep | Czech Republic | 3–0 | France | 15–3 | 15–7 | 15–13 | | | 45–23 |
| 14 Sep | Azerbaijan | 0–3 | Russia | 7–15 | 3–15 | 8–15 | | | 18–45 |

### Pool E

* Venue: Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Dates: September 19–21, 1997

| 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 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 19 Sep | Spain | 0–3 | Netherlands | 6–15 | 4–15 | 2–15 | | | 12–45 |
| 19 Sep | Poland | 2–3 | Latvia | 12–15 | 15–11 | 15–3 | 4–15 | 12–15 | 58–59 |
| 20 Sep | Latvia | 1–3 | Netherlands | 15–10 | 4–15 | 4–15 | 4–15 | | 27–55 |
| 20 Sep | Poland | 3–0 | Spain | 15–3 | 15–12 | 15–8 | | | 45–23 |
| 21 Sep | Spain | 0–3 | Latvia | 4–15 | 12–15 | 11–15 | | | 27–45 |
| 14 Sep | Netherlands | 3–1 | Poland | 5–15 | 15–6 | 16–14 | 15–4 | | 51–39 |

### Pool F

* Venue: Vicenza, Italy
* Dates: January 9–11, 1998

| 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 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 09 Jan | Turkey | 0–3 | Croatia | 8–15 | 11–15 | 4–15 | | 23–45 |
| 09 Jan | Italy | 3–0 | Portugal | 15–4 | 15–3 | 15–2 | | 45–9 |
| 10 Jan | Croatia | 3–0 | Portugal | 15–3 | 15–3 | 15–10 | | 45–16 |
| 10 Jan | Italy | 3–1 | Turkey | 9–15 | 15–2 | 15–8 | 15–9 | 54–34 |
| 11 Jan | Portugal | 0–3 | Turkey | 6–15 | 10–15 | 2–15 | | 18–45 |
| 11 Jan | Italy | 0–3 | Croatia | 7–15 | 8–15 | 6–15 | | 21–45 |

### Pool G

* Venue: Bremen, Germany
* Dates: January 2–4, 1998

| 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 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 02 Jan | Belarus | 3–1 | Slovakia | 15–5 | 2–15 | 15–9 | 15–10 | 47–39 |
| 02 Jan | Greece | 1–3 | Germany | 15–9 | 2–15 | 6–15 | 7–15 | 30–54 |
| 03 Jan | Slovakia | 0–3 | Germany | 5–15 | 5–15 | 13–15 | | 23–45 |
| 03 Jan | Belarus | 0–3 | Greece | 13–15 | 13–15 | 6–15 | | 32–45 |
| 04 Jan | Greece | 3–0 | Slovakia | 15–7 | 15–12 | 15–6 | | 45–25 |
| 04 Jan | Germany | 3–1 | Belarus | 12–15 | 15–6 | 15–11 | 15–10 | 57–42 |

### Pool H

* Venue: Sofia, Bulgaria
* Dates: September 12–14, 1997

| 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 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 12 Sep | Ukraine | 3–1 | Hungary | 17–15 | 15–13 | 7–15 | 15–11 | 54–54 |
| 12 Sep | Belgium | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 4–15 | 3–15 | 1–15 | | 8–45 |
| 13 Sep | Hungary | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 8–15 | 8–15 | 5–15 | | 21–45 |
| 13 Sep | Ukraine | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–10 | 15–10 | 15–6 | | 45–26 |
| 14 Sep | Belgium | 0–3 | Hungary | 4–15 | 4–15 | 14–16 | | 22–46 |
| 14 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Ukraine | 15–8 | 15–8 | 15–2 | | 45–18 |

### 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 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 25 Jan | Italy | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 15–3 | 15–13 | 15–3 | | | 45–19 |
| 01 Feb | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Italy | 6–15 | 15–12 | 7–15 | 7–15 | | 35–57 |

* 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 | Pool J |
| - | - |
| Cuba  Canada  Dominican Republic | United States  Mexico  Puerto Rico  Barbados |

### Pool I

* Venue: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
* Dates: November 7–9, 1997

| 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 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 07 Nov | Cuba | 3–1 | Dominican Republic | 12–15 | 15–8 | 15–2 | 15–8 | 57–33 |
| 08 Nov | Cuba | 3–0 | Canada | 15–3 | 15–8 | 15–9 | | 45–20 |
| 09 Nov | Dominican Republic | 3–1 | Canada | 15–13 | 15–2 | 10–15 | 15–8 | 55–38 |

### Pool J

* Venue: San Antonio, United States
* Dates: January 29 – February 1, 1998

**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 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 29 Jan | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Barbados | 15–3 | 15–13 | 15–2 | 45–18 |
| 29 Jan | United States | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–3 | 15–2 | 15–4 | 45–9 |
| 30 Jan | Barbados | 0–3 | Mexico | 3–15 | 3–15 | 1–15 | 7–45 |
| 30 Jan | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | United States | 6–15 | 8–15 | 4–15 | 18–45 |
| 31 Jan | Mexico | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 3–15 | 12–15 | 4–15 | 19–45 |
| 31 Jan | United States | 3–0 | Barbados | 15–0 | 15–4 | 15–2 | 45–6 |

**Final**

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 01 Feb | United States | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 15–4 | 15–13 | 15–7 | | | 45–24 |

**Final standing**

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | United States |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
| 3 | Mexico |
| 4 | Barbados |

### Playoff

* Venue: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
* Dates: March 12–14, 1998

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 101 | 62 | 1.629 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 62 | 101 | 0.614 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 12 Mar | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 12–15 | 8–15 | 8–15 | | | 28–45 |
| 14 Mar | Dominican Republic | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 15–3 | 11–15 | 15–8 | 15–8 | | 56–34 |

## South America

4 national teams entered qualification.

* Pool K
* Brazil
* Peru
* Argentina
* Venezuela

### Pool K

* Venue: Buenos Aires, Argentina and Arequipa, Peru
* Dates: October 23 – November 2, 1997

| 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 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 23 Oct | Brazil | 3–0 | Peru | 15–7 | 15–9 | 15–3 | | | 45–19 |
| 23 Oct | Argentina | 3–0 | Venezuela | 15–10 | 15–8 | 15–13 | | | 45–31 |
| 24 Oct | Brazil | 3–0 | Venezuela | 15–1 | 15–2 | 15–2 | | | 45–5 |
| 24 Oct | Argentina | 0–3 | Peru | 7–15 | 8–15 | 14–16 | | | 29–46 |
| 25 Oct | Peru | 3–0 | Venezuela | 15–9 | 15–5 | 15–5 | | | 45–19 |
| 25 Oct | Argentina | 0–3 | Brazil | 6–15 | 2–15 | 8–15 | | | 16–45 |
| 31 Oct | Argentina | 0–3 | Brazil | 2–15 | 6–15 | 8–15 | | | 16–45 |
| 31 Oct | Venezuela | 0–3 | Peru | 7–15 | 3–15 | 7–15 | | | 17–45 |
| 01 Nov | Brazil | 3–0 | Peru | 15–2 | 15–4 | 16–14 | | | 46–20 |
| 01 Nov | Argentina | 3–0 | Venezuela | 15–2 | 15–6 | 15–10 | | | 45–18 |
| 02 Nov | Venezuela | 0–3 | Brazil | 4–15 | 5–15 | 3–15 | | | 12–45 |
| 02 Nov | Peru | 3–2 | Argentina | 10–15 | 15–10 | 5–15 | 15–4 | 15–12 | 60–56 |
