| Group D | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Russia | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 | 3.553 |  | 2. Czechia | 2 | 1 | 6: | 4 | 1.098 |  | 3. Azerbaidjan | 1 | 2 | 4: | 8 | 0.747 |  | 4. France | 0 | 3 | 2: | 9 | 0.556 |   
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| Team | Ru | Cz | Az | Fr |  | Russia | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Czechia |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Azerbaidjan |   |   | --- | 3:2 |  | France |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | att.  |  | played in Moskva (RUS) |  | 12.09.97 |   Czechia | 3-1 | Azerbaidjan | 56-34 | 15-4 | 11-15 | 15-6 | 15-9 |   | 1:29 | 400 |  | 12.09.97 |   Russia | 3-0 |   France | 45-9 | 15-2 | 15-4 | 15-3 |   | 0:39 | 500 |  | 13.09.97 | Azerbaidjan | 3-2 |   France | 63-53 | 4-15 | 15-5 | 14-16 | 15-9 | 15-8 | 1:45 | 400 |  | 13.09.97 |   Russia | 3-0 |   Czechia | 45-11 | 15-7 | 15-2 | 15-2 |   | 0:52 | 600 |  | 14.09.97 |   Czechia | 3-0 |   France | 45-23 | 15-3 | 15-7 | 15-13 |   | 1:04 | 250 |  | 14.09.97 |   Russia | 3-0 | Azerbaidjan | 45-18 | 15-7 | 15-3 | 15-8 |   | 0:48 | 500 |   
| Group E | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 | 1.--- |  | 2. Latvia | 2 | 1 | 7: | 5 | 1.098 |  | 3. Poland | 1 | 2 | 6: | 6 | 0.747-1 |  | 4. Spain | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 0.556 |   
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| Team | Ne | La | Po | Sp |  | Netherlands | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Latvia |   | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | Poland |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Spain |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | att. |  |  played in Amsterdam (NED) |  | 19.09.97 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   Spain | 45-12 | 15-6 | 15-4 | 15-2 |   | 0:50 | 200 |  | 19.09.97 | Latvia | 3-2 |   Poland | 59-58 | 15-12 | 11-15 | 3-15 | 15-4 | 15-12 | 1:50 | 150 |  | 20.09.97 |   Netherlands | 3-1 | Latvia | 55-27 | 10-15 | 15-4 | 15-4 | 15-4 |   | 1:21 | 400 |  | 20.09.97 |   Poland | 3-0 |   Spain | 45-23 | 15-3 | 15-12 | 15-8 |   | 1:06 | 150 |  | 21.09.97 | Latvia | 3-0 |   Spain | 45-27 | 15-4 | 15-12 | 15-11 |   | 1:03 | 150 |  | 21.09.97 |   Netherlands | 3-1 |   Poland | 51-39 | 5-15 | 15-6 | 16-14 | 15-4 |   | 1:21 | 500 |   
| Group F | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Croatia | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 | 2.250 |  | 2. Italy | 2 | 1 | 6: | 4 | 1.364 |  | 3. Turkey | 1 | 2 | 4: | 6 | 0.872 |  | 4. Portugal | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 0.319 |   
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| Team | Cr | It | Tu | Po |  | Croatia | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Italy |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Turkey |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Portugal |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | att. |  | played in Bassano del Grappa (ITA) |  | 09.01.98 | 17:30 |   Croatia | 3-0 |   Turkey | 45-23 | 15-8 | 15-11 | 15-4 |   | 1:09 | 550 |  | 09.01.98 | 20:00 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Portugal | 45-9 | 15-4 | 15-3 | 15-2 |   | 0:41 | 2,500 |  | 10.01.98 | 17:30 |   Croatia | 3-0 |   Portugal | 45-16 | 15-3 | 15-3 | 15-10 |   | 0:50 | 400 |  | 10.01.98 | 20:00 |   Italy | 3-1 |   Turkey | 54-34 | 9-15 | 15-2 | 15-8 | 15-9 |   | 1:36 | 3,800 |  | 11.01.98 | 14:00 |   Turkey | 3-0 |   Portugal | 45-18 | 15-6 | 15-10 | 15-2 |   | 0:57 | 1,000 |  | 11.01.98 | 17:00 |   Croatia | 3-0 |   Italy | 45-21 | 15-7 | 15-8 | 15-6 |   | 1:09 | 6,200 |   
| Group G | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Germany | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 | 1.642 |  | 2. Greece | 2 | 1 | 7: | 3 | 1.091 |  | 3. Belarus | 1 | 2 | 4: | 7 | 0.851 |  | 4. Slovakia | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 | 0.635 |   
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| Team | Ge | Gr | Be | Sl |  | Germany | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Greece |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Belarus |   |   | --- | 3:1 |  | Slovakia |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | att. |  | played in Bremen (GER) |  | 02.01.98 |   Belarus | 3-1 |   Slovakia | 47-39 | 15-5 | 2-15 | 15-9 | 15-10 |   | 1:35 | 665 |  | 02.01.98 |   Germany | 3-1 |   Greece | 54-30 | 9-15 | 15-2 | 15-6 | 15-7 |   | 1:31 | 1,550 |  | 03.01.98 |   Germany | 3-0 |   Slovakia | 45-23 | 15-5 | 15-5 | 15-13 |   | 1:11 | 2,500 |  | 03.01.98 |   Greece | 3-0 |   Belarus | 45-31 | 15-13 | 15-13 | 15-6 |   | 1:11 | 2,500 |  | 04.01.98 |   Greece | 3-0 |   Slovakia | 45-25 | 15-7 | 15-12 | 15-6 |   | 1:09 | 2,400 |  | 04.01.98 |   Germany | 3-1 |   Belarus | 57-42 | 12-15 | 15-6 | 15-11 | 15-10 |   | 1:36 | 2,900 |   
| Group H | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 | 2.872 |  | 2. Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 6: | 4 | 0.936 |  | 3. Hungary | 1 | 2 | 4: | 6 | 1.000 |  | 4. Belgium | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 0.412 |   
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| Team | Bu | Uk | Hu | Be |  | Bulgaria | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Ukraine |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Hungary |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Belgium |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | att. |  | played in Sofia (BUL) |  | 12.09.97 |   Ukraine | 3-1 |   Hungary | 54-54 | 17-15 | 15-13 | 7-15 | 15-11 |   | 2:01 | 400 |  | 12.09.97 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Belgium | 45-8 | 15-4 | 15-3 | 15-1 |   | 0:44 | 700 |  | 13.09.97 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Hungary | 45-21 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 15-5 |   | 1:10 | 600 |  | 13.09.97 |   Ukraine | 3-0 |   Belgium | 45-26 | 15-10 | 15-10 | 15-6 |   | 1:08 | 400 |  | 14.09.97 |   Hungary | 3-0 |   Belgium | 46-22 | 15-4 | 15-4 | 16-14 |   | 1:11 | 100 |  | 14.09.97 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Ukraine | 45-18 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 15-2 |   | 0:50 | 1,000 |   
| Play-off | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Italy | 2 | 0 | 6: | 1 | 1.889 |  | 2. Czechia | 0 | 2 | 1: | 6 | 0.529 |   
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| Team | It | Cz |  | Italy | --- | 3:0 |  | Czechia |  1:3 | --- |   
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | att. |  | 25.01.98 | Catania |   Italy | 3-0 |   Czechia | 45-19 | 15-3 | 15-13 | 15-3 |   | 1:08 | 5,000 |  | 01.02.98 | Liberec |   Czechia | 1-3 |   Italy | 35-57 | 6-15 | 15-12 | 7-15 | 7-15 |   | 1:40 | 800 |   
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| Team | Hu | Au |  | Hungary | --- |  3:0 |  | Austria | 0:3 | --- |   
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 |  | 23.05.97 | Voitsberg |   Austria | 0-3 |   Hungary |   |  | 14.06.97 | Szolnok |   Hungary | 3-0 |   Austria |   |   
| Sub-Group D | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 6: | 1 | 1.464 |  | 2. Yugoslavia | 0 | 2 | 1: | 6 | 0.683 |   
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| Team | Sl | Yu |  | Slovakia | --- |  3:0 |  | Yugoslavia | 1:3 | --- |   
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 |  | 17.05 | Beograd |   Yugoslavia | 1-3 |   Slovakia | 51-56 | 12-15 | 15-11 | 13-15 | 11-15 |  | 07.06 | Prievidza |   Slovakia | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 45-18 | 15-5 | 15-9 | 15-4 |   |   
| Group E | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Azerbaidjan | 2 | 0 | 6: | 1 |   |  | 2. Romania | 0 | 2 | 1: | 6 |   |   
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| Team | Az | Ro |  | Azerbaidjan | --- |  3:0 |  | Romania | 1:3 | --- |   
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 |  | 03.05.97 | Bucuresti |   Romania | 1-3 | Azerbaidjan |   |  | 25.05.97 | Baku | Azerbaidjan | 3-0 |   Romania |   |   
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