| China, South Korea and Thailand qualify for World Women 1998. Japan pre-qualify as a Host. |
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| Play-off Asia | Home/Away | Thailand | Taiwan | | | Round 2 | | Group B | Chegdu City (CHN) | China | Thailand | Indonesia | Australia | | Group C | Suwon (KOR) | South Korea | Taiwan | Kazakhstan | Philippines | | Round 2 | | Sub-Group B | Home-Away | Kazakhstan | UZbekistan | |
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| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. China | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 | | | 2. Thailand | 2 | 1 | 6: | 3 | | | 3. Indonesia | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 | | | 4. Australia | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | |
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| Team | Ch | Th | In | Au | | China | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Thailand | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Indonesia | | | --- | 3:0 | | Australia | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | | played at Chegdu City (CHN) | | 27.06 | Thailand | 3-0 | Australia | 45-6 | 15-3 | 15-1 | 15-2 | | 27.06 | China | 3-0 | Indonesia | 45-3 | 15-0 | 15-0 | 15-3 | | 28.06 | Indonesia | 3-0 | Australia | 45-24 | 15-12 | 15-7 | 15-5 | | 28.06 | China | 3-0 | Thailand | 45-29 | 15-12 | 15-12 | 15-5 | | 29.06 | Thailand | 3-0 | Indonesia | | | 29.06 | China | 3-0 | Australia | 45-4 | 15-2 | 15-2 | 15-0 |
| Group C | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. South Korea | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 | | | 2. Taiwan | 2 | 1 | 6: | 3 | | | 3. Kazakhstan | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 | | | 4. Philippines | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | |
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| Team | So | Ta | Ka | Ph | | South Korea | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Taiwan | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Kazakhstan | | | --- | 3:0 | | Philippines | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | | played at Suwon (KOR) | | 04.07 | South Korea | 3-0 | Kazakhstan | 45-10 | 15-3 | 15-2 | 15-5 | | 04.07 | Taiwan | 3-0 | Philippines | | | 05.07 | South Korea | 3-0 | Taiwan | 45-15 | 15-12 | 15-2 | 15-1 | | 05.07 | Kazakhstan | 3-0 | Philippines | | | 06.07 | South Korea | 3-0 | Philippines | | | 06.07 | Taiwan | 3-0 | Kazakhstan | |
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| Team | Th | Ta | | Thailand | --- | 3:0 | | Taiwan | 0:3 | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | | 12.09 | Taiwan | 0-3 | Thailand | 16-45 | 4-15 | 8-15 | 4-15 | | 18.09 | Thailand | 3-0 | Taiwan | 45-24 | 15-11 | 15-3 | 15-10 |
| Sub-Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | | | 2. Uzbekistan | 0 | 2 | 0: | 6 | |
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| Team | Ka | Uz | | Kazakhstan | --- | 3:0 | | Uzbekistan | 0:3 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | | 08.06 | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 3-0 | Uzbekistan | | | 15.06 | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 0-3 | Kazakhstan | |
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