India, Oct. 1 -- India face Pakistan in the men's volleyball quarterfinal at the Asian Games 2026 on Thursday, October 1, with a place in the semifinals at stake at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Gymnasium in Aichi-Nagoya.

India have made an encouraging start to their campaign, winning all three of their Pool C matches to reach the knockout stage. They opened with a 3-0 win over Vietnam, followed it with another 3-0 victory against Hong Kong China, and then produced their toughest test yet against Qatar. India came from two sets down to beat Qatar 3-2 (26-28, 25-27, 25-23, 25-20, 24-22) in a match that lasted two hours and 47 minutes.

The comeback against Qatar was particularly important as India secured their third straight win and qualificati...