1998 FIBA World Championship for Women

The 1998 FIBA Women's World Championship was hosted by Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

from May 26 to June 7, 1998

1998 in basketball

-World Championships:*Men Yugoslavia 64, Russia 62*Women USA 71, Russia 65-Professional:*Men**1998 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls over the Utah Jazz 4-2. MVP: Michael Jordan*** 1998 NBA Playoffs, 1998-99 NBA season, 1998 NBA Draft**Eurobasket: None....

. The USA

United States women's national basketball team

The United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's basketball. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA and the women's college game....

won the tournament, defeating Russia

Russia women's national basketball team

The Russia women's national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball competitions for Women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1998 and their best finish has been a silver medal in 1998, 2002 and 2006...

71-65 in the final.

Final standings

#	Team	W-L
		9-0
		7-2
		8-1
4		6-3
5		5-4
6		4-5
7		5-4
8		3-6
9		5-4
10		2-6
11		3-5
12		2-6
13		2-3
14		1-4
15		1-4
16		0-5

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#	Team	W-L
		9-0
		7-2
		8-1
4		6-3
5		5-4
6		4-5
7		5-4
8		3-6
9		5-4
10		2-6
11		3-5
12		2-6
13		2-3
14		1-4
15		1-4
16		0-5

#	Team	W-L
		9-0
		7-2
		8-1
4		6-3
5		5-4
6		4-5
7		5-4
8		3-6
9		5-4
10		2-6
11		3-5
12		2-6
13		2-3
14		1-4
15		1-4
16		0-5

#	Team	W-L
		9-0
		7-2
		8-1
4		6-3
5		5-4
6		4-5
7		5-4
8		3-6
9		5-4
10		2-6
11		3-5
12		2-6
13		2-3
14		1-4
15		1-4
16		0-5