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Australia - Perth - 9 January 1998 - 18 January 1998
Winner
: Spain
Final standings
| 1 | Spain |
| 2 |  Hungary |
| 3 |  Yugoslavia |
| 4 |  Australia |
| 5 |  Italy |
| 6 |  Russia |
| 7 |  United States |
| 8 |  Greece |
| 9 |  Croatia |
| 10 |  Slovakia |
| 11 |  Kazakhstan |
| 12 |  Brazil |
| 13 |  Canada |
| 14 |  South Africa |
| 15 |  Iran |
| 16 |  New Zealand |
Group A (Australia - 09/01/1998 - 11/01/1998)
Classification
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 | +26 |
| 2 | Croatia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 13 | +29 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 38 | -11 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 53 | -44 |
Last matches
9 January 1998 | |||
Russia | 6 - 4 |  Croatia | |
Kazakhstan | 15 - 6 |  New Zealand | |
10 January 1998 | |||
| Russia | 13 - 8 | Kazakhstan | |
| Croatia | 19 - 3 | New Zealand | |
11 January 1998 | |||
| Russia | 19 - 0 | New Zealand | |
| Croatia | 19 - 4 | Kazakhstan | |
Group B (Australia - 09/01/1998 - 11/01/1998)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 | +20 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 21 | +13 |
| 3 | Italy | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 23 | +9 |
| 4 | Iran | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 49 | -42 |
Last matches
9 January 1998 | |||
Hungary | 7 - 5 |  Yugoslavia | |
Italy | 15 - 1 |  Iran | |
10 January 1998 | |||
| Hungary | 11 - 7 | Italy | |
| Yugoslavia | 18 - 4 | Iran | |
11 January 1998 | |||
| Yugoslavia | 11 - 10 | Italy | |
| Hungary | 16 - 2 | Iran | |
Group C (Australia - 09/01/1998 - 11/01/1998)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | +17 |
| 2 | Greece | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 18 | +8 |
| 3 | Brazil | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
| 4 | South Africa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 32 | -19 |
Last matches
9 January 1998 | |||
Greece | 9 - 5 |  Brazil | |
Spain | 13 - 3 |  South Africa | |
10 January 1998 | |||
| Spain | 7 - 6 | Greece | |
| Brazil | 8 - 4 | South Africa | |
11 January 1998 | |||
| Spain | 9 - 3 | Brazil | |
| Greece | 11 - 6 | South Africa | |
Group D (Australia - 09/01/1998 - 11/01/1998)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | +7 |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | +2 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 29 | -20 |
Last matches
9 January 1998 | |||
| Australia | 7 - 6 |  United States | |
Slovakia | 9 - 3 |  Canada | |
10 January 1998 | |||
| United States | 8 - 5 | Slovakia | |
| Australia | 10 - 5 | Canada | |
11 January 1998 | |||
| Australia | 9 - 8 | Slovakia | |
| United States | 10 - 1 | Canada | |
Second Round - Group E (Australia - 13/01/1998 - 15/01/1998)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 35 | +20 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 35 | +12 |
| 3 | Russia | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 40 | +4 |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 40 | +7 |
| 5 | Croatia | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 34 | +12 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 78 | -55 |
Last matches
13 January 1998 | |||
| Yugoslavia | 6 - 6 | Croatia | |
| Italy | 8 - 6 | Russia | |
| Hungary | 17 - 3 | Kazakhstan | |
14 January 1998 | |||
| Hungary | 9 - 8 | Croatia | |
| Yugoslavia | 9 - 7 | Russia | |
| Italy | 13 - 3 | Kazakhstan | |
15 January 1998 | |||
| Italy | 9 - 9 | Croatia | |
| Russia | 12 - 11 | Hungary | |
| Yugoslavia | 16 - 5 | Kazakhstan | |
Second Round - Group F (Australia - 13/01/1998 - 15/01/1998)
Standing
Last matches
13 January 1998 | |||
| Greece | 3 - 2 | United States | |
| Australia | 9 - 2 | Brazil | |
| Spain | 15 - 8 | Slovakia | |
14 January 1998 | |||
| Spain | 5 - 4 | United States | |
| Australia | 5 - 3 | Greece | |
| Slovakia | 9 - 8 | Brazil | |
15 January 1998 | |||
| Spain | 5 - 4 | Australia | |
| Slovakia | 11 - 9 | Greece | |
| United States | 13 - 5 | Brazil | |
Classification Round (Australia - 13/01/1998 - 15/01/1998)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18 | +11 |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | +3 |
| 3 | Iran | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21 | -6 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 20 | -8 |
Last matches
13 January 1998 | |||
| South Africa | 6 - 3 | Iran | |
| Canada | 7 - 5 | New Zealand | |
14 January 1998 | |||
| Iran | 6 - 5 | New Zealand | |
| Canada | 12 - 7 | South Africa | |
15 January 1998 | |||
| South Africa | 7 - 2 | New Zealand | |
| Canada | 10 - 6 | Iran | |
Final Round (Australia - 17/01/1998 - 18/01/1998)
Classification Round
17 January 1998 | |||
| Slovakia | 8 - 7 | Kazakhstan | |
| Italy | 10 - 8 | United States | |
| Russia | 12 - 8 | Greece | |
| Croatia | 17 - 6 | Brazil | |
18 January 1998 | |||
| Kazakhstan | 7 - 6 | Brazil | |
| United States | 8 - 4 | Greece | |
| Croatia | 12 - 3 | Slovakia | |
| Italy | 14 - 3 | Russia | |
Semi-Finals
17 January 1998 | |||
| Spain | 5 - 3 | Yugoslavia | |
| Hungary | 10 - 5 | Australia | |
Third Place Match
18 January 1998 | |||
| Yugoslavia | 9 - 5 | Australia | |
Final
18 January 1998 | |||
| Spain | 6 - 4 | Hungary | |
Statistics
- General statistics
- Various statistics
Wins 1 Spain 8 2 Hungary 6 3 Australia 5 4 Italy 5 5 Russia 5 6 Yugoslavia 5 Drawn matches 1 Croatia 2 2 Italy 1 3 Yugoslavia 1 4 Australia 0 5 Brazil 0 6 Canada 0 Losses 1 Brazil 7 2 Kazakhstan 6 3 New Zealand 6 4 Greece 5 5 Iran 5 6 Slovakia 4