1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification
The 1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification was a qualification event, played in 1997 and 1998, for the thirteenth edition of Men's World Championship, which was held in Japan. The event was split into several groups divided by continent. Confederation qualification processes. The distribution by confederation for the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was: Africa. 8 national teams originally entered qualification but Malawi, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire withdrew, Cameroon was later added to Pool B. Asia and Oceania. 12 national teams entered qualification but Bahrain and Philippines  withdrew. Top two teams from Pool C and D and Pool E winner qualified to the World Championship. Europe. 28 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–15 automatically qualified for the second round. South America. 4 national teams entered qualification.