| Competition: | FIVB World Championship |
| Continent: | World |
| Gender: | Men |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Size: | 190px |
| Dates: | 13–29 November |
| Opened: | Akihito |
| Teams: | 24 |
| Venues: | 11 |
| Cities: | 11 |
| Champions: | ITA |
| Title Number: | 3 |
| Mvp: |  Rafael Pascual |
| Website: | 1998 World Championship |
| Last: | 1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship |
| Next: | 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship |
The 1998 FIVB Men's World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 13 to 29 November 1998 in Fukuoka, Kobe, Sendai, Sapporo, Kawasaki, Uozu, Hiroshima, Osaka, Chiba, Hamamatsu, and Tokyo, Japan.
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See main article: 1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification.
| Africa (CAVB) | Asia and Oceania (AVC) | Europe (CEV) | North America (NORCECA) | South America (CSV) | |
| Pool A Winners: Pool B Winners: | Host Country: Pool C Winners: Pool C Runners-up: Pool D Winners: Pool D Runners-up: Pool E Winners: | Pool F Winners: Pool F Runners-up: Pool G Winners: Pool G Runners-up: Pool H Winners: Pool H Runners-up: Pool I Winners: Pool I Runners-up: Pool J Winners: Pool J Runners-up: Pool K Winners: | Pool L Winners: Pool M Winners: Playoff Winners: | Pool N Winners: Pool N Runners-up: |
See main article: 1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads.
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Bebeto de Freias (Italy)
Vincenzo Di Pinto (Spain)
