title: 1998 Women's Softball World Championship
text: # 1998 Women's Softball World Championship
  
  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 | Day Two | Day Two | Bronze Medal | Bronze Medal | Bronze Medal | Gold Medal | Gold 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 | | | | | | |
  