Pakistan’s men’s volleyball campaign at the 2026 Asian Games has moved into the bronze-medal stage after Iran secured a 3-0 semi-final victory in Okazaki, Japan. The defending champions controlled the contest throughout, winning 25-13, 25-15 and 25-11.
The match lasted exactly one hour, with Pakistan struggling to match Iran’s attacking strength at the net. Iran collected 75 points across the three sets, compared with Pakistan’s 39, and maintained the advantage from the opening exchanges.
Iran’s dominance was particularly clear in attacking and blocking statistics. The defending champions converted 43 of 68 spikes, while Pakistan scored from 27 of 81 attempts. Iran also produced 15 successful blocks, compared with just one from Pakistan.
Usman Faryad Ali led Pakistan’s scoring with 11 points, all coming through spikes. Murad Khan contributed nine points, including eight spikes and one block, while Afaq Khan added three.
Despite missing out on the final, Pakistan’s Asian Games volleyball campaign is not over. The team will play for bronze on Saturday, October 3, against the loser of the other semi-final between Japan and China.
Pakistan had entered the last four after producing one of its strongest performances of the tournament, defeating India 3-0 in the quarter-final. That victory came just a day before the semi-final against Iran.
Iran, meanwhile, advanced to the gold-medal match and will face the winner of Japan and China.
Pakistan’s men’s volleyball campaign at the 2026 Asian Games has moved into the bronze-medal stage after Iran secured a 3-0 semi-final victory in Okazaki, Japan.
Pakistan’s men’s volleyball campaign at the 2026 Asian Games has moved into the bronze-medal stage after Iran secured a 3-0 semi-final victory in Okazaki, Japan. The defending champions controlled the contest throughout, winning 25-13, 25-15 and 25-11.
The match lasted exactly one hour, with Pakistan struggling to match Iran’s attacking strength at the net. Iran collected 75 points across the three sets, compared with Pakistan’s 39, and maintained the advantage from the opening exchanges.
Iran’s dominance was particularly clear in attacking and blocking statistics. The defending champions converted 43 of 68 spikes, while Pakistan scored from 27 of 81 attempts. Iran also produced 15 successful blocks, compared with just one from Pakistan.
Usman Faryad Ali led Pakistan’s scoring with 11 points, all coming through spikes. Murad Khan contributed nine points, including eight spikes and one block, while Afaq Khan added three.
Despite missing out on the final, Pakistan’s Asian Games volleyball campaign is not over. The team will play for bronze on Saturday, October 3, against the loser of the other semi-final between Japan and China.
Pakistan had entered the last four after producing one of its strongest performances of the tournament, defeating India 3-0 in the quarter-final. That victory came just a day before the semi-final against Iran.
Iran, meanwhile, advanced to the gold-medal match and will face the winner of Japan and China.
