1998 Women's Softball World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Japan |
| Teams | 17 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | United States (6th title) |
| Runner-up | Australia |
| Third place | Japan |
| Fourth place | 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
Group I
| GP | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Canada | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Italy | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Colombia | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Denmark | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Group II
| GP | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Japan | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| China | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Philippines | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Playoffs
Day One
| Italy | 1-0 | Venezuela |
| China | 7-0 | Chinese Taipei |
| United States | 1-0 | Japan |
| Australia | 1-0 | Canada |
Venezuela and Chinese Taipei Eliminated.
Day Two
| Japan | 2-0 | Italy |
| China | 3-0 | Canada |
Italy and Canada Eliminated.
Day Three
| Canada | 1-0 | Italy |
Medal Round
| Day Two | Bronze Medal | Gold Medal | |||||||||||
| A1 | United States | 1 | B1 | Australia | 0 | ||||||||
| B1 | Australia | 2 | A1 | United States | 1 | ||||||||
| A1 | United States | 4 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Japan | 0 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Japan | 3 | |||||||||||
| B3 | China | 0 | |||||||||||