FIP World Cup Qualifiers Europe: Madrid to host from 22 to 26 September, four places at stake for Doha

• At Pádel G24 club, 55 national teams from 29 countries will compete across the men’s and women’s events.

• Four places for the final stage in Qatar will be decided in Madrid: two in the men’s draw and two in the women’s draw.

• The FIP World Cup 2026 in Doha, which will crown the world team champions, will feature 32 national teams in total, 16 men’s and 16 women’s. With the final line-up yet to be completed, 12 teams have already qualified in the men’s event and 11 in the women’s.

 

The road to the FIP World Cup, scheduled to take place in Doha, Qatar, from 2 to 7 November 2026, runs through Europe. From 22 to 26 September, Madrid will host the FIP World Cup Qualifiers – Europe, with 55 national teams competing across the men’s and women’s events, representing 29 countries. The continental team competition, organised by the International Padel Federation (FIP), will take place at Pádel G24. Two places in the men’s final stage and two in the women’s are at stake.

 

PARTICIPATING TEAMS A total of 29 European countries will be represented. Of these, 26 will field both a men’s and a women’s team, while three countries will compete in the qualifiers with only a men’s team: Belgium and the Netherlands, already qualified for the women’s final stage, and Monaco.

 

Men: Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Kosovo, Lithuania, Moldova, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine.

 

Women: Austria, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Kosovo, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine.

 

THE WORLD CUP FORMAT The FIP World Cup 2026 in Doha will feature 32 national teams in total, 16 men’s and 16 women’s. In the men’s event, 12 places have already been allocated: nine to the highest-ranked nations at the last World Championship (2024), one to Qatar as the host country and two to the United States and Mexico, who secured their places at the FIP World Cup Qualifiers – North and Central America. In the women’s event, the ten teams already qualified automatically (the top nine from the 2024 edition, plus Qatar) have been joined by the United States.

 

The Madrid event represents another key step towards completing the line-up of national teams that will travel to Doha. Following the qualifiers already held in North and Central America, Asunción, Paraguay, will host the South American Qualifier from 20 to 22 August, with two places in the women’s draw and one in the men’s draw at stake. Following the European event, the Africa–Asia qualifiers will bring the qualification process to a close, with one place available in each draw.

 

NATIONAL TEAMS ALREADY QUALIFIED FOR THE FINAL STAGE

 

Men: Argentina (defending champions), Spain, Portugal, Italy, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, France, Chile, Sweden, Qatar (host country), United States and Mexico (qualified).

 

Women: Spain (defending champions), Argentina, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, Brazil, Belgium, Qatar (host country), United States (qualified).