The 1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 63rd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
World Championship Group A[]
The Championship took place between sixteen teams in Switzerland.
World Championship Group B (Slovenia)[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Ukraine |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 38 - 13 | 14 |
| 18 |  Slovenia |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 28 - 15 | 11 |
| 19 |  Estonia |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 - 19 | 7 |
| 20 |  Denmark |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 - 24 | 7 |
| 21 |  Norway |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 21 - 19 | 6 |
| 22 |  United Kingdom |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 32 - 27 | 6 |
| 23 |  Poland |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 - 28 | 5 |
| 24 |  Netherlands |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 - 40 | 0 |
| 15 April | |||
| Estonia
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2-1 | Norway
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| 15 April | |||
| Slovenia
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3-0 | Poland
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| 15 April | |||
| United Kingdom
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1-6 | Ukraine
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| 15 April | |||
| Netherlands
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0-1 | Denmark
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| 16 April | |||
| Netherlands
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2-4 | Estonia
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| 16 April | |||
| Denmark
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1-7 | United Kingdom
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| 17 April | |||
| Ukraine
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6-3 | Poland
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| 17 April | |||
| Slovenia
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4-3 | Norway
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| 18 April | |||
| Poland
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5-5 | Denmark
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| 18 April | |||
| Norway
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2-5 | Ukraine
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| 19 April | |||
| Slovenia
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6-1 | Netherlands
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| 19 April | |||
| United Kingdom
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4-5 | Estonia
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| 20 April | |||
| Ukraine
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10-1 | Netherlands
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| 20 April | |||
| Denmark
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2-1 | Norway
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| 21 April | |||
| Poland
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3-0 | Estonia
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| 21 April | |||
| Slovenia
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5-3 | United Kingdom
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| 22 April | |||
| Estonia
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3-3 | Denmark
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|---|---|---|---|
| 22 April | |||
| Poland
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3-4 | United Kingdom
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| 23 April | |||
| Slovenia
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3-4 | Ukraine
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| 23 April | |||
| Norway
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4-1 | Netherlands
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| 24 April | |||
| United Kingdom
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3-4 | Norway
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| 24 April | |||
| Estonia
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1-3 | Ukraine
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| 25 April | |||
| Slovenia
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4-4 | Denmark
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| 25 April | |||
| Netherlands
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4-5 | Poland
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| 26 April | |||
| United Kingdom
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10-3 | Netherlands
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| 26 April | |||
| Denmark
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2-4 | Ukraine
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| 26 April | |||
| Norway
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6-2 | Poland
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| 26 April | |||
| Slovenia
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3-0 | Estonia
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World Championship Group C (Hungary)[]
First Round[]
Group 1[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romania |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 - 07 | 6 |
| 2 |  Lithuania |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 08 - 11 | 4 |
| 3 |  Yugoslavia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 04 - 08 | 1 |
| 4 |  Croatia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 04 - 10 | 1 |
| 22 March | |||
| Romania
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5-3 | Yugoslavia
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|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March | |||
| Lithuania
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3-2 | Croatia
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| 23 March | |||
| Lithuania
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2-0 | Yugoslavia
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| 23 March | |||
| Croatia
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1-6 | Romania
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|---|---|---|---|
| 25 March | |||
| Croatia
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1-1 | Yugoslavia
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| 25 March | |||
| Lithuania
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3-9 | Romania
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Group 2[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 - 02 | 6 |
| 2 |  China |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 - 11 | 4 |
| 3 |  South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 01 - 12 | 2 |
| 4 |  Spain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 05 - 14 | 0 |
| 22 March | |||
| Hungary
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7-1 | China
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| 22 March | |||
| Spain
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0-1 | South Korea
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| 23 March | |||
| Hungary
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6-1 | Spain
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| 23 March | |||
| China
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6-0 | South Korea
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| 25 March | |||
| Hungary
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6-0 | South Korea
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| 25 March | |||
| China
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7-4 | Spain
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Final Round 25-28 Place[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Hungary |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 - 03 | 6 |
| 26 | Romania |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 - 09 | 4 |
| 27 | Lithuania |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 08 - 27 | 2 |
| 28 | China |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 08 - 21 | 0 |
| 27 March | |||
| Romania
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9-3 | China
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| 27 March | |||
| Hungary
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14-0 | Lithuania
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|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March | |||
| China
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4-5 | Lithuania
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|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March | |||
| Hungary
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3-2 | Romania
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|---|---|---|---|
Consolation Round 29-32 Place[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Croatia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 08 - 06 | 4 |
| 30 | Yugoslavia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 07 - 06 | 4 |
| 31 | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 04 - 06 | 2 |
| 32 | Spain |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 07 - 08 | 2 |
| 27 March | |||
| South Korea
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1-3 | Croatia
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| 27 March | |||
| Yugoslavia
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3-3 | Spain
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|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March | |||
| Spain
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4-4 | Croatia
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| 28 March | |||
| Yugoslavia
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3-2 | South Korea
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|---|---|---|---|
World Championship Group D (South Africa)[]
First Round[]
Group 1[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Israel |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 - 06 | 6 |
| 2 |  Belgium |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 - 10 | 4 |
| 3 |  South Africa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 - 15 | 2 |
| 4 |  Greece |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 06 - 41 | 0 |
| 27 March | |||
| Israel
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16-2 | Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| 27 March | |||
| South Africa
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3-5 | Belgium
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| 28 March | |||
| Belgium
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14-2 | Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March | |||
| South Africa
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1-8 | Israel
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| 30 March | |||
| Israel
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5-3 | Belgium
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| 30 March | |||
| South Africa
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11-2 | Greece
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Group 2[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 - 05 | 5 |
| 2 |  Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 - 06 | 5 |
| 3 |  Turkey |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 05 - 37 | 2 |
| 4 |  New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 05 - 32 | 0 |
| 27 March | |||
| Australia
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14-1 | Turkey
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|---|---|---|---|
| 27 March | |||
| Bulgaria
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18-1 | New Zealand
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|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March | |||
| Bulgaria
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20-0 | Turkey
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|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March | |||
| New Zealand
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1-10 | Australia
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|---|---|---|---|
| 30 March | |||
| Turkey
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4-3 | New Zealand
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|---|---|---|---|
| 30 March | |||
| Australia
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4-4 | Bulgaria
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|---|---|---|---|
Final Round 33-36 Place[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bulgaria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 - 06 | 5 |
| 34 | Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 - 13 | 3 |
| 35 | Israel |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 - 13 | 2 |
| 36 | Belgium |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 09 - 10 | 2 |
| 01 April | |||
| Bulgaria
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4-0 | Belgium
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|---|---|---|---|
| 01 April | |||
| Israel
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3-6 | Australia
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|---|---|---|---|
| 02 April | |||
| Australia
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1-6 | Belgium
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|---|---|---|---|
| 02 April | |||
| Israel
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2-4 | Bulgaria
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|---|---|---|---|
Consolation Round 37-40 Place[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 - 07 | 6 |
| 38 | New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 - 11 | 2 |
| 39 | Turkey |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 - 22 | 2 |
| 40 | Greece |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 - 23 | 2 |
| 01 April | |||
| South Africa
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5-2 | New Zealand
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|---|---|---|---|
| 01 April | |||
| Turkey
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4-7 | Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| 02 April | |||
| Greece
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2-8 | New Zealand
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|---|---|---|---|
| 02 April | |||
| South Africa
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12-3 | Turkey
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|---|---|---|---|
