| Competition: | World League |
| Continent: | World |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Host: | (Final) |
| Dates: | 15 May – 19 July |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Champions: | CUB |
| Title Number: | 1 |
| Mvp: |  Osvaldo Hernández |
| Last: | 1997 FIVB Volleyball World League |
| Next: | 1999 FIVB Volleyball World League |
The 1998 FIVB Volleyball World League was the ninth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 15 May to 19 July 1998. The Final Round was held in Milan, Italy.
| width=32% | Pool A | width=32% | Pool B | width=32% | Pool C |
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| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the Playoff round | ||
| width=10px bgcolor=#87ceeb | Qualified as hosts for the final round | ||
| width=10px bgcolor=#dfefff | Qualified as hosts for the Playoff round |
Alicante, Spain
Forum di Assago, Assago, Italy| width=40 | Rank | width=180 | Team |
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Osvaldo Hernández Osvaldo Hernández Andrea Giani
Roman Yakovlyev