The 1998 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the third IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship,[1] the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place at Anaheim, California, United States, with the gold-medal game played July 25, 1998, at the Arrowhead Pond.[2]
Group A
Preliminary round
- Scores
| July 20, 1998 | Canada | 14 - 4 | Austria | |
| July 21, 1998 | Russia | 12 - 6 | Italy | |
| July 22, 1998 | Germany | 14 - 5 | Austria | |
- Group A standings
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
| United States
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
46
|
6
|
+40
|
6
|
| Finland
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
28
|
15
|
+13
|
4
|
| Russia
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
15
|
38
|
−23
|
2
|
| Italy
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
10
|
40
|
−30
|
0
|
Source:
- Group B standings
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
| Canada
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
32
|
14
|
+18
|
6
|
| Switzerland
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
22
|
15
|
+7
|
3
|
| Germany
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
27
|
25
|
+2
|
3
|
| Austria
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
12
|
39
|
−27
|
0
|
Source:
Playoff round
Semifinals
Gold medal game
Bronze medal game
Consolation round
| July 24, 1998 | Austria | 6 - 5 | Russia | |
5th place game
| July 25, 1998 | Germany | 10 - 9 | Austria | |
7th place game
| July 25, 1998 | Italy | 6 - 5 | Russia | |
Group B
The Group B tournament was played in Bratislava and Trnava, Slovakia, from July 14–19, 1998.
Preliminary round
- Group A standings
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
| Czech Republic
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
51
|
8
|
+43
|
6
|
| Sweden
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
73
|
9
|
+64
|
4
|
| Japan
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
11
|
42
|
−31
|
2
|
| Argentina
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
80
|
−76
|
0
|
Source:
- Group B standings
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
| Slovakia
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
37
|
13
|
+24
|
6
|
| Netherlands
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
31
|
11
|
+20
|
4
|
| Australia
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
11
|
25
|
−14
|
2
|
| Great Britain
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
9
|
39
|
−30
|
0
|
Source:
Playoff round
Semifinals
Gold medal game
Bronze medal game
Consolation round
5th place game
7th place game
References