Group stage, day 1 of the FIP World Cup 2026 was played in Doha, Qatar, on 2 November. Every group in both draws played its first ties.
Men
Group A: Argentina beat Australia 3-0. The Netherlands beat France 2-1. S. Richters / T. Roper won 6-1, 7-5 against D. Guichard / T. Fonteny. M. Joris / J. Bergeron won for France 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 against B. Meijer / M. Nolten. B. Van Opstal / J. Prins beat T. Leygue / B. Blanque 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. Argentina and the Netherlands have 2 points, France and Australia 1.
Group B: Spain beat Sweden 3-0 and Paraguay beat the UAE 3-0. Spain and Paraguay have 2 points, Sweden and the UAE 1.
Group C: Portugal beat Qatar 3-0. Germany beat Chile 2-1. A. Reca / M. Wunner won 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 against D. Salinas Ordenes / C. Martinez. J. Valdes / C. Molina won for Chile 6-4, 7-6 against J. Lindmeyer / B. Fitzon. C. Boehnke / N. Merten beat S. Muñoz Campos / M. Negrete Oliva 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Portugal and Germany have 2 points, Chile and Qatar 1.
Group D: Italy beat the USA 3-0 and Brazil beat Mexico 3-0. Italy and Brazil have 2 points, the USA and Mexico 1.
Women
Group A: Spain beat Germany 3-0 and Brazil beat Great Britain 3-0. Spain and Brazil have 2 points, Germany and Great Britain 1.
Group B: Argentina beat Chile 3-0. France beat Belgium 2-1. L. Bahurel / A. Collombon won 6-2, 6-4 against J. Pysson / E. Boeykens. H. Wyckaert / A. Mestach won for Belgium 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 against L. Pothier / C. Touly. L. Godallier / C. Mansart beat N. Sermant / R. Vierendeels 6-1, 6-2. Argentina and France have 2 points, Belgium and Chile 1.
Group C: Italy beat Egypt 3-0 and Sweden beat Indonesia 3-0. Italy and Sweden have 2 points, Indonesia and Egypt 1.
Group D: Portugal beat the USA 2-1. P. M. Ribeiro / S. Araujo won 6-0, 6-0 against C. E. Riobueno / D. Ruiz Alvarez. A. Batlle Achando / A. C. Nogueira won 6-4, 6-4 against B. Dubins / C. Rodriguez Sanchez. M. Morga Alonso / O. Beltramino won for the USA 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 against A. Silva / C. Santos. The Netherlands beat Paraguay 3-0. The Netherlands and Portugal have 2 points, the USA and Paraguay 1.
Next: group stage, day 2 on 3 November.
Every result in this story comes from our Premier Padel match archive.
