1998 Women's Softball World Championship

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1998 Women's Softball World Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFile:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Teams17
Final positions
Champions
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File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (6th title)
Runner-up
File:Silver medal world centered.svg
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Third place
File:Bronze medal world centered.svg
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Fourth placeFile:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
1994
2002

The 1998 ISF Women's World Championship for softball was held July 20–30, 1998 in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan. A fourth straight title was won by the team from the United States, coached by Margie Wright, which avenged its only loss of the tournament to Australia by a 1-0 margin in the final.

Pool Play

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Group I

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  GP W L
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 8 8 0
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 8 6 2
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 8 6 2
File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei 8 5 3
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 8 4 4
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 8 3 5
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 8 3 5
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 8 1 7
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 8 0 8

Group II

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  GP W L
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 7 7 0
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 7 6 1
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 7 5 2
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 7 3 4
File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg Netherlands Antilles 7 3 4
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 7 3 4
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 7 1 6
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 7 0 7

Playoffs

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Day One

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File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1-0 File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 7-0 File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 1-0 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1-0 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada

Venezuela and Chinese Taipei Eliminated.

Day Two

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File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2-0 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 3-0 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada

Italy and Canada Eliminated.

Day Three

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File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1-0 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy

Medal Round

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Day TwoBronze MedalGold Medal
A1File:Flag of the United States.svg United States1B1File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia0
B1File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia2A1File:Flag of the United States.svg United States1
A1File:Flag of the United States.svg United States4
B2File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan0
B2File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan3
B3File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China0
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