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From Group II, Mexico and Puerto Rico were promoted to Group I.From Group I of the Asia / Oceania Zone, South Korea advanced to the World Group II Play-off, while Philippines was relegated to Group II. From Group II, India and Pacific Oceania were promoted to Group I. From Group I of the Europe / Africa Zone, Belarus and Poland advanced to World Group II Play-off, while Hungary, Israel, Madagascar were relegated to Group II. From Group II, Denmark, Finland, Georgia and Luxembourg were promoted to Group I. In World Group II, Italy defeated Austria by a score of 3-2. Russia defeated Australia by a score of 3-2. Croatia defeated Japan by a score of 4-1. Slovakia defeated Argentina by a score of 4-1. In the World Group II Play-offs, Australia defeated Argentina by a score of 5-0. Austria defeated Poland by a score of 5-0. Japan defeated South Korea by a score of 4-1. Belarus defeated Venezuela by a score of 4-1.
Here’s a summary of the result of 1998 Federation Cup
In the World Group I Play-offs of the 1998 Federation Cup, Slovakia defeated Belgium by a score of 4-1. Russia defeated Germany by a score of 4-1. Croatia defeated Netherlands by a score of 3-2. Italy defeated Czech Republic by a score of 4-1. In the first round of the World Group I, France defeated Belgium by a score of 3-2. Switzerland defeated Czech Republic by a score of 4-1. Spain defeated Germany by a score of 3-2. The United States defeated the Netherlands by a score of 5-0. In the semi finals, Switzerland defeated France by a score of 5-0 while Spain defeated the United States by a score of 3-2. In the final, Spain defeated Switzerland by a score of 3-2. This was the fifth time Spain had won this title.
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