26 May. to 7 Jun. 1998 - Münster, Wuppertal, Rotenburg/Fulda, Karlsruhe, Dessau, Bremen, Berlin in Germany.
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Group Standings
| Group E | Games | Points | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | USA | RUS | LTU | ESP | CHN | JPN | P | W | L | For | Agst | Pts | |
| 1. | USA | 96-60 | 87-61 | 79-68 | 70-54 | 95-89 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 504 | 380 | 12 | |
| 2. | RUS | 60-96 | 61-52 | 72-70 | 70-52 | 103-76 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 473 | 378 | 11 | |
| 3. | LTU | 61-87 | 52-61 | 66-63 | 72-70 | 94-103 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 427 | 437 | 9 | |
| 4. | ESP | 68-79 | 70-72 | 63-66 | 72-55 | 97-58 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 434 | 375 | 9 | |
| 5. | CHN | 54-70 | 52-70 | 70-72 | 55-72 | 94-93 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 421 | 436 | 8 | |
| 6. | JPN | 89-95 | 76-103 | 103-94 | 58-97 | 93-94 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 492 | 549 | 8 | |
| Group F | Games | Points | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | AUS | BRA | CUB | SVK | GER | HUN | P | W | L | For | Agst | Pts | |
| 1. | AUS | 76-75 | 92-86 | 82-57 | 88-69 | 92-66 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 529 | 396 | 12 | |
| 2. | BRA | 75-76 | 88-79 | 66-60 | 77-73 | 83-78 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 464 | 431 | 11 | |
| 3. | CUB | 86-92 | 79-88 | 91-81 | 94-83 | 96-89 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 542 | 495 | 10 | |
| 4. | SVK | 57-82 | 60-66 | 81-91 | 60-54 | 50-44 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 377 | 393 | 9 | |
| 5. | GER | 69-88 | 73-77 | 83-94 | 54-60 | 79-69 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 447 | 425 | 8 | |
| 6. | HUN | 66-92 | 78-83 | 89-96 | 44-50 | 69-79 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 417 | 465 | 7 | |
| COMPARATIVE RANKING (by game points & goal average) |
Points | Current Run | Last 2 | Margin | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -5 | +15 | |||||||||
| # | Teams | GP | W-L | For | Agst | Diff | ||||
| 1. | AUS | 6 | 6-0 | 529 | 396 | 133 | 6 wins | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| 2. | USA | 6 | 6-0 | 504 | 380 | 124 | 6 wins | 2-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 |
| 3. | RUS | 6 | 5-1 | 473 | 378 | 95 | 1 defeat | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| 4. | BRA | 6 | 5-1 | 464 | 431 | 33 | 1 defeat | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 5. | CUB | 6 | 4-2 | 542 | 495 | 47 | 1 win | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| 6. | ESP | 6 | 3-3 | 434 | 375 | 59 | 2 defeats | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-0 |
| 7. | LTU | 6 | 3-3 | 427 | 437 | -10 | 2 wins | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| 8. | SVK | 6 | 3-3 | 377 | 393 | -16 | 1 win | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 9. | GER | 6 | 2-4 | 447 | 425 | 22 | 1 defeat | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| 10. | CHN | 6 | 2-4 | 421 | 436 | -15 | 1 win | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
| 11. | JPN | 6 | 2-4 | 492 | 549 | -57 | 3 defeats | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| 12. | HUN | 6 | 1-5 | 417 | 465 | -48 | 4 defeats | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 |