| 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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