The 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 21/22, 1998. The races were held at the Menara district in Marrakech, Morocco. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF. Complete results for senior men, for senior men's teams, for men's short race, for men's short race teams, for junior men, for junior men's teams, senior women, for senior women's teams, for women's short race, for women's short race teams, for junior women, for junior women's teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.

Medallists

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Men's short race (4 km)

Junior men's race (8 km)

†: Ahmed Baday of 🇲🇦 was the original 18th-place finisher in 24:18 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.

Senior women's race (8 km)

Women's short race (4 km)

Junior women's race (6 km)

†: Nadia Ejjafini of 🇲🇦 was the original 18th-place finisher in 20:43 min, but was disqualified for age falsification affecting the team scores.

Medal table (unofficial)

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 707 athletes from 66 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.