Group stage drawn as the race for the world title begins in Doha on Monday

As of today, the 32 national teams know their route through the FIP World Cup in Doha. The group-stage draw has officially marked the start of the final phase of the World Cup, which gets under way tomorrow, Monday 2 November, at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha. Organised by the International Padel Federation in collaboration with the Qatar Tennis Federation, it will be the richest padel World Cup ever, with a total prize fund of €1.2 million, divided equally between the men’s and women’s competitions.

In the men’s event, reigning world champions Argentina will face France, Australia and the Netherlands. Spain, runners-up in Doha two years ago, have been drawn alongside the United Arab Emirates, Sweden and Paraguay. Portugal, third in 2024, will take on Chile, Qatar and Germany, while Italy have been drawn in a group with Brazil, the United States and Mexico. In the women’s competition, meanwhile, world champions Spain will begin their campaign against Brazil, Germany and Great Britain. Argentina have been drawn against France, Chile and Belgium. Group C features Italy, Sweden, Egypt and Indonesia, while Group D is made up of Portugal, the Netherlands, the United States and Paraguay.

Each team will face the other three sides in their group in ties played over a best-of-three-match format. The women’s matches will start at 14:00 local time (12:00 CET), with the men’s matches beginning at 18:00 (16:00 CET). After the first three days of competition, the knockout stage will begin on Thursday 5 November. The top two teams in each group will qualify for the quarter-finals, while the remaining teams will continue competing throughout the week for positions from ninth to 16th. Friday 6 November will be devoted to the semi-finals, ahead of the highlight of the event on Saturday 7 November. The third-place play-offs will take place in the morning, followed by the matches that will crown the new world champions. The tournament will conclude on Doha’s Centre Court, where the teams that write a new chapter in the history of padel will be crowned.

MEN
Group A: Argentina, France, Australia, Netherlands
Group B: Spain, United Arab Emirates, Sweden, Paraguay
Group C: Portugal, Chile, Qatar, Germany
Group D: Italy, Brazil, United States, Mexico

WOMEN
Group A: Spain, Brazil, Germany, Great Britain
Group B: Argentina, France, Chile, Belgium
Group C: Italy, Sweden, Egypt, Indonesia
Group D: Portugal, Netherlands, United States, Paraguay