The 1998 ISF Women's World Championship for softball was held July 20–30, 1998 in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan. A fourth straight title was won by the team from the United States, coached by Margie Wright, which avenged its only loss of the tournament to Australia by a 1-0 margin in the final.

Pool Play

Group I

  GP W L
 United States 880
 Canada 862
 Italy 862
 Chinese Taipei 853
 Netherlands 844
 Czech Republic 835
 Colombia 835
 South Africa 817
 Denmark 808

Group II

  GP W L
 Australia 770
 Japan 761
 China 752
 Venezuela 734
 Netherlands Antilles 734
 New Zealand 734
 South Korea 716
 Philippines 707

Playoffs

Day One

 Italy1-0 Venezuela
 China7-0 Chinese Taipei
 United States1-0 Japan
 Australia1-0 Canada

Venezuela and Chinese Taipei Eliminated.

Day Two

 Japan2-0 Italy
 China3-0 Canada

Italy and Canada Eliminated.

Day Three

 Canada1-0 Italy

Medal Round

Day TwoBronze MedalGold Medal
A1 United States1B1 Australia0
B1 Australia2A1 United States1
A1 United States4
B2 Japan0
B2 Japan3
B3 China0
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