1998 Volleyball America's Cup Explained

The 1998 Volleyball America's Cup was the first edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by six countries from North-, Central- and South America. The tournament was held from October 1 to October 11, 1998, in Catamarca, Tucumán, Salta, and Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Main Round

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		10	5	5	0	376	333	1.129	15	4	3.750
2.		8	5	3	2	400	367	1.089	11	8	1.375
3.		8	5	3	2	457	433	1.055	11	9	1.222
4.		7	5	2	3	379	401	0.945	8	9	0.888
5.		7	5	2	3	430	450	0.955	8	12	0.666
6.		5	5	0	5	355	427	0.831	2	15	0.133

Venue: Catamarca

• Thursday October 1

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	3  - 0		25-16 25-23 25-19
	3  - 0		25-18 28-26 25-19
	3  - 2		25-23 24-26 25-17 25-27 15-12

• Friday October 2

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	3  - 2		21-25 27-25 22-25 25-15 15-09
	3  - 2		25-21 26-28 22-25 27-25 16-14
	3  - 1		23-25 25-19 25-20 25-20

Venue: Tucumán

• Sunday October 4

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	3  - 0		32-30 25-16 25-22
	3  - 1		25-18 25-22 22-25 25-22

• Monday October 5

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	3  - 0		25-18 25-16 25-21
	3  - 0		25-23 25-18 25-21

Venue: Salta

• Wednesday October 7

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	3  - 0		25-16 25-18 25-21
	3  - 0		25-22 25-23 25-23

• Thursday October 8

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	3  - 0		25-20 25-20 25-23
	3  - 0		27-25 27-25 25-16
	3  - 2		25-23 25-16 21-25 21-25 15-13

Final round

Semi-finals

Venue: Mar del Plata

• Saturday October 10

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	3  - 2		20-25 23-25 25-19 25-23 15-10
	3  - 2		20-25 25-23 25-15 23-25 15-11

Finals

Venue: Mar del Plata

• Sunday October 11 - Bronze Medal Match

• Sunday October 11 - Gold Medal Match

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Final ranking

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References

• Sports123
• Results