The women’s finals of the FIP World Cup 2026 already have their protagonists: Spain and Argentina will face each other once again for the title. The Spanish team will seek to defend their crown, while the Argentinians, runners-up in 2024, will try to win the gold. Both teams met expectations on November 6 and secured their tickets to the final after convincingly defeating France and Italy, respectively, by the same score: 2-0.
In the Spanish team, Paula Josemaría and Gemma Triay were responsible for opening the score. The pair took control of the match from the very beginning and secured the first point of the tie by defeating the French players Léa Godallier and Clara Monsart 6-3, 6-1.
The second and final point came courtesy of Claudia Fernández and Bea González. The young pair did not let up and secured a decisive double 6-0 victory against Allix Collombon and Louise Bahurel.
With the qualifier already decided, Andrea Ustero and Martina Calvo did not make it onto the court to face Carla Touly and Lucile Pothier, a decision agreed upon by the selectors of both teams.
Meanwhile, on the adjacent court, the Albiceleste team also secured their qualification with a decisive 2-0 victory over Italy. Aranzazu Osoro and Martina Fassio were responsible for earning the first point for the Argentine team; they did so by defeating Caterina Baldi and Giulia Sussarello with a double 6-2 score.
The victory came shortly afterwards courtesy of Delfi Brea and Claudia Jensen. The Argentine pair also gave Giulia Dal Pozzo and Giorgia Marchetti no chance, beating them 6-3, 6-2 to secure their place in the final on 7 November.
With the victory already secured, Virginia Riera and Julieta Bidahorria did not have to play their match against Carolina Orsi and Emily Stellato, after the selectors of both delegations decided so.
Spain and Argentina will therefore once again face off in the women’s World Cup final. It promises to be a thrilling encounter and will hold special significance, as a large proportion of the squads from both teams are the same as those that competed in the last major tournament in 2024.
Ariana Sánchez, Paula Josemaría, Gemma Triay, Claudia Fernández, Bea González and Marta Ortega still vividly remember reaching the pinnacle of success and winning gold whilst representing ‘La Roja’. Opposite them, Delfi Brea, Claudia Jensen, Virginia Riera, Aranzazu Osoro, Julieta Bidahorria, María Laura Ferreyra and Martina Fassio will take to the court with a very clear objective: to rewrite history and conquer the world.
Meanwhile, France and Italy will face each other in the third-place play-off, with Italy set to give it their all to defend their bronze medal.
