The road to the FIP World Cup 2026, scheduled to take place from 2 to 7 November in Doha, Qatar, begins in Toronto and Asunción. Canada and Paraguay will host the first continental qualification tournaments, which will secure places at the most prestigious team competition on the international FIP calendar.

 

The race to reach the World Cup in Doha will begin from 31 July to 2 August in Toronto, where the FIP World Cup Qualifier for the North and Central American national teams will award two places in the men's competition and one place in the women's competition. From 21 to 23 August, Asunción will host the South American FIP World Cup Qualifier, which will award one place in the men's draw and two places in the women's draw.

 

FORMAT FIP World Cup 2026 will feature 32 national teams, with 16 men's and 16 women's teams. Ten places have already been allocated in each competition: nine to the highest-ranked national teams from the FIP World Padel Championships 2024, and one to the host nation, Qatar.

 

The following teams have already secured qualification for the final stage:

 

MEN: Argentina (defending world champions), Spain, Portugal, Italy, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, France, Mexico, Sweden and Qatar.

 

WOMEN: Spain (defending world champions), Argentina, Italy, Portugal, Netherlands, Sweden, France, Brazil, Belgium and Qatar.

 

At the end of the FIP World Cup Qualifiers in Toronto and Asunción, 13 national teams will have qualified in each competition. The line-up will then be completed by the European FIP World Cup Qualifiers, which will award two places in both the men's and women's competitions, and by the combined Africa-Asia Qualifier, from which the final qualification place in each competition will be awarded.

 

NATIONAL TEAMS ALREADY QUALIFIED FOR THE FINAL STAGE

MEN: Argentina (defending world champions), Spain, Portugal, Italy, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, France, Mexico, Sweden, Qatar (host nation).

WOMEN: Spain (defending world champions), Argentina, Italy, Portugal, Netherlands, Sweden, France, Brazil, Belgium, Qatar (host nation).