Chile beat hosts Qatar 2-1 on the second day of the FIP World Cup in Doha on Tuesday, 3 November, but only after the Qataris had held two match points in the deciding rubber. France's men beat Australia 3-0 and still face an uphill task to reach the quarter-finals, while France's women beat Chile 3-0 and are already through, according to the official results.
Qatar two points from a historic win
The last tie of the day, played in front of a full Grandstand 1 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, was the closest of the men's event so far. Rashed and Mashari Nawaf, who the International Padel Federation (FIP) said had just won gold at the Asian Games, gave Qatar the lead with a 6-3 6-3 win over Matías Negrete and Daniel Salinas. Javi Valdés and Cristóbal Molina levelled 6-3 6-2 against Al Khanji and Khalid Saadon.
In the decider, Mohammed Saadon and Hassan Waly took the first set 6-2 against Sebastián Muñoz and Ángel Torres and reached two match points in the second, the FIP reported. The Chileans saved them, won the set 7-6 and closed out the tie 6-3 in the third. The result keeps Chile alive in Group C: they are level on one win with Germany, who lost 3-0 to Portugal. Wednesday's ties are Portugal against Chile and Qatar against Germany.
Argentina and Spain stay perfect
Reigning champions Argentina beat the Netherlands, Monday's surprise winners against France, 3-0 without losing a set. Agustín Tapia and Tino Libaak beat Richters and Roper 6-4 6-2, Franco Stupaczuk and Maxi Arce won 6-1 6-3 and Leo Augsburger and Fede Chingotto completed the sweep 6-3 6-4.
Spain also won 3-0, against Paraguay. Javi Leal made his World Cup debut alongside Mike Yanguas in a 6-4 6-3 win, Paquito Navarro and Juan Lebrón won 6-0 6-2, and Arturo Coello and Aimar Goñi won 6-1 6-3. Sweden beat the United Arab Emirates 3-0, so Wednesday's tie between Sweden and Paraguay, both on one win, should decide the second place in Group B.
In Group D, Italy beat Mexico 3-0 and Brazil beat the United States 3-0, with Lucas Bergamini and Diogo Correa needing three sets (6-1 6-7 6-3). Both teams have two wins, which guarantees them a top-two finish; they meet on Wednesday for first place.
France's men need help
After Monday's 2-1 defeat by the Netherlands, France changed all three pairs and beat Australia 3-0, dropping only nine games, Padel Magazine noted. Thomas Leygue and Timéo Fonteny won 6-2 6-1, Yoan Boronad and Jérémy Robert 6-1 6-1, and Dylan Guichard and Bastien Blanqué 6-2 6-2.
The problem is the head-to-head defeat. Argentina lead Group A with two wins; France and the Netherlands have one each. On Wednesday France play Argentina while the Netherlands face Australia, who have lost both ties. France must beat the world champions and, if the Dutch also win, the places would come down to the tie-break between three teams on two wins.
France's women already qualified
In the women's event, France beat Chile 3-0 for the loss of three games. Louise Bahurel and Alix Collombon won 6-2 6-0, Clara Mansart and Léa Godallier 6-0 6-0, and Carla Touly and Lucile Pothier 6-0 6-1. With Argentina beating Belgium 3-0 (Delfi Brea and Martina Fassio won 6-0 6-0), France and Argentina both have two wins and cannot be caught by Chile or Belgium; their meeting on Wednesday decides first place in Group B.
Holders Spain beat Great Britain 3-0, with Ari Sánchez and Paula Josemaría reunited for a 6-0 6-1 win. The key result in Group A was Germany's 2-1 comeback against Brazil after losing the first rubber 6-1 6-0; Brazil and Germany now have one win each before playing Spain and Great Britain respectively. Italy, Sweden, Portugal and the Netherlands also have two wins from two, so seven women's teams are unbeaten.
What comes next
The group stage ends on Wednesday, 4 November, with all men's ties scheduled for 18:00 local time, according to the FIP. The top two in each group go through to Thursday's quarter-finals. Read our reports on the men's first day and the women's first day.
Sources
This article was written by TiebreakNews from the reporting below, checked against official results and rankings.
- International Padel Federation — Men's Day2: Qatar come close to historic win over Chile. Wednesday's race for the quarter-finals: the final places are up for grabs
- International Padel Federation — Women's Day2. Seven teams make it two wins out of two. Germany beat Brazil and dream of reaching the quarter-finals
- International Padel Federation — FIP World Cup 2026: results and groups
- Padel Magazine — At the 2026 World Cup, the French team cruised to victory against Australia, but reaching the quarter-finals now requires a miracle
- Padel Magazine — At the 2026 World Cup, the French women's team cruised past Chile and secured their place in the quarter-finals