1998 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

Teams representing 40 countries participated in several levels of competition.

In addition, the top three other finishers advanced to qualifying tournaments for inclusion in Group A.

The Estonians came into the final game knowing they could lose by four and still advance.

Trailing by three after two, they hung on to edge the Danish team in the standings.

Hungary was promoted to Group B. Spain was relegated to Group D. The Spanish led by two in both their final games, but tied them, and their earlier loss to South Korea sealed their fate.