The 1998 FIVB Women's Volleyball 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.
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Confederation qualification processes
The distribution by confederation for the 1998 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was:
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
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
Playoff
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
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Pool G
Pool H
Playoff
North, Central America and Caribbean
7 national teams entered qualification.
Pool I
Pool J
Playoff
South America
4 national teams entered qualification.