Qatar miss FIP World Cup quarter-finals after 2–1 loss to Germany

The group stage competitions of the 2026 Padel World Cup Qatar, currently held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, concluded this evening with the determination of the eight teams that qualified for the quarter-finals in the men's and women's categories, after the end of the third round competitions, which witnessed great excitement and decisiveness for the remaining cards.

The Qatari men's team concluded its campaign in the group stage by losing to its German counterpart by a score of (1-2), in the match that brought them together in the third and final round of Group C competitions.

The first match witnessed the superiority of the German duo, who decided the match in their favor against Al-Adam players Issa Shannan and Rayan Al-Jufairi with two sets without reply, by (6-1, 6-1), while the Al-Adam duo of Mishari Nawaf and Rashid Nawaf succeeded in returning to the match, after deciding the result of the second match in favor of Qatar (2-6, 6-3, 6-4).

The German national team was able to decide the result of the third and playoff match, after defeating the duo of Mohamed Saadoun and Hassan Wali by (6-3, 6-2).

Qatari national team player Rashid Nawaf said: "We gave everything we had on the pitch against a strong team with a lot of experience like Germany. Our ambition was to go far and make our fans happy at home, but sport is a win and a loss. This participation has given us invaluable international contact, and we will build on this performance and the experience gained for the upcoming tournaments to always raise Qatar's name."

Mishari Nawaf said: "Playing in the World Cup and in front of our fans at the Khalifa International Mall is a great pride and a great responsibility. We have had a lot of difficulties in this group and despite not qualifying for the quarter-finals, we are proud of the fighting spirit shown by all of our players. We thank everyone who has supported us and we promise the best for the near future."

The Qatari national team will play on Thursday against its French counterpart to determine the places from ninth to sixteenth.

The rest of the results of the third round of the group stage were as follows:

In the men's category, the defending champions Argentina confirmed their lead in Group A by beating France (3-0), while the Netherlands beat Australia by the same score, within the same group, to qualify Argentina and accompany the Netherlands to the quarter-finals

In Group B, Spain, the runners-up of the last edition, continued their strong performances, beating the UAE by a score of (3-0) to qualify for the quarter-finals, while Sweden snatched the runner-up card after its difficult victory over Paraguay by a score of (2-1).

Portugal topped Group C and qualified for the next round by beating Chile 3-0, while Germany qualified as runners-up after beating Qatar 2-1.

In Group D, Italy took the lead after a strong match against Brazil that ended in a score of (2-1), to qualify the two teams together, while Mexico beat the United States by a score of (3-0).

In the women's category, the defending champions Spain took the lead with a 3-0 win over Brazil, while Germany advanced to the quarter-finals as runners-up after beating Great Britain 3-0.

In Group B, Argentina, the runners-up of the last edition, topped the group by beating France (3-0), to qualify together, while Belgium beat Chile (3-0).

Italy topped Group C after beating Sweden 3-0 to qualify for the quarter-finals, while Indonesia beat Egypt 2-1.

The Netherlands blew a surprise by beating Portugal by a score of (2-1), to snatch the top of the group and Portugal to come again, while the United States beat Paraguay by a score of (3-0).

The quarter-finals will be played on Thursday, with the Argentine men's team meeting Germany, Spain playing Brazil, Italy facing Sweden, and Portugal meeting the Netherlands.

In the women's division, Spain faces Sweden, the Netherlands plays France, Argentina plays Portugal and Italy meets Brazil.

The Egyptian women's team faces Britain for the ninth to sixteenth places.

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