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Men's European Championship 1998 - Home
Italy - 29 May 1998 - 7 June 1998
Winner
: Sweden
Final standings
| 1 | Sweden |
| 2 |  Spain |
| 3 |  Germany |
| 4 |  Russia |
| 5 |  Yougoslavia |
| 7 |  France |
| 8 |  Croatia |
| 9 |  Hungary |
| 9 |  Lithuania |
| 10 |  Czech Republic |
| 11 |  Italy |
| 12 |  North Macedonia |
Preliminary Round - Group A (Italy - Bolzano - 29/05/1998 - 04/06/1998)
Classification
Last matches
29 May 1998 | |||
| 16h00 | France | 20 - 20 |  Lithuania |
| 18h00 | Sweden | 21 - 20 |  Germany |
| 20h00 | Yougoslavia | 26 - 19 | Italy |
30 May 1998 | |||
| 16h00 | Sweden | 25 - 22 | France |
| 18h00 | Yougoslavia | 30 - 22 | Lithuania |
| 20h00 | Germany | 26 - 18 | Italy |
1 June 1998 | |||
| 16h00 | Sweden | 27 - 21 | Lithuania |
| 18h00 | Germany | 29 - 22 | Yougoslavia |
| 20h00 | France | 23 - 22 | Italy |
3 June 1998 | |||
| 18h00 | Sweden | 29 - 19 | Yougoslavia |
| 20h00 | Lithuania | 19 - 18 | Italy |
| 20h00 | Germany | 30 - 23 | France |
4 June 1998 | |||
| 18h00 | Yougoslavia | 28 - 22 | France |
| 20h00 | Germany | 20 - 18 | Lithuania |
| 20h00 | Italy | 29 - 28 | Sweden |
Preliminary Round - Group B (Italy - Merano - 29/05/1998 - 04/06/1998)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 103 | +32 |
| 2 | Russia | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 110 | +17 |
| 3 | Hungary | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 122 | -1 |
| 4 | Croatia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 117 | 120 | -3 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 132 | -2 |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 104 | 147 | -43 |
Last matches
29 May 1998 | |||
| 16h00 | Hungary | 29 - 20 |  North Macedonia |
| 18h00 | Russia | 22 - 21 |  Czech Republic |
| 20h00 | Spain | 18 - 18 |  Croatia |
31 May 1998 | |||
| 16h00 | Croatia | 30 - 24 | Czech Republic |
| 18h00 | Russia | 26 - 26 | North Macedonia |
| 20h00 | Spain | 27 - 17 | Hungary |
1 June 1998 | |||
| 16h00 | Croatia | 28 - 21 | North Macedonia |
| 18h00 | Russia | 23 - 20 | Hungary |
| 20h00 | Spain | 35 - 22 | Czech Republic |
3 June 1998 | |||
| 16h00 | Spain | 26 - 19 | North Macedonia |
| 16h00 | Hungary | 27 - 25 | Czech Republic |
| 18h00 | Russia | 29 - 14 | Croatia |
4 June 1998 | |||
| 16h00 | Hungary | 28 - 27 | Croatia |
| 16h00 | Spain | 29 - 27 | Russia |
| 18h00 | Czech Republic | 38 - 18 | North Macedonia |
Final Round (Italy - 06/06/1998 - 07/06/1998)
Classification Round
6 June 1998 | |||
| 14h00 in Merano | Italy | 27 - 26 ot (23-23, 4-3) | North Macedonia |
| 16h00 in Merano | Yougoslavia | 32 - 24 | Hungary |
| 16h00 in Bolzano | Lithuania | 38 - 36 ot (30-30, 3-3, 5-3) | Czech Republic |
| 18h00 in Bolzano | France | 30 - 28 | Croatia |
Semi-Finals
6 June 1998 | |||
| 18h00 in Merano | Spain | 29 - 22 | Germany |
| 20h00 in Bolzano | Sweden | 27 - 24 | Russia |
Third Place Match
7 June 1998 | |||
| 14h00 in Bolzano | Germany | 30 - 28 ot (25-25, 5-3) | Russia |
Final
7 June 1998 | |||
| 16h30 in Bolzano | Sweden | 25 - 23 | Spain |
Statistics
- General statistics
- Various statistics
Wins 1 Sweden 6 2 Germany 5 3 Spain 5 4 Yougoslavia 4 5 Hungary 3 6 Russia 3 Drawn matches 1 Croatia 1 2 France 1 3 Lithuania 1 4 North Macedonia 1 5 Russia 1 6 Spain 1 Losses 1 Czech Republic 5 2 North Macedonia 5 3 Italy 4 4 Croatia 3 5 France 3 6 Hungary 3