Quidditch World Cup


 * For the video game "Quidditch World Cup", see Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup

The Quidditch World Cup has been held every four years since 1473. The competition sees Quidditch teams representing countries around the world compete for the World Cup.

Recorded Cups
Harry Potter attended the final match of the 422nd Quidditch World Cup (Ireland vs. Bulgaria) in 1994.

Irish International Quidditch Team (wearing scarlet robes)
 * Connolly (Beater)
 * Ryan (Keeper)
 * Troy (Chaser)
 * Mullet (Chaser)
 * Moran (Chaser)
 * Quigley (Beater)
 * Aidan Lynch (Seeker)

Bulgarian International Quidditch Team (wearing scarlet robes)
 * Dimitrov (Chaser)
 * Ivanova (Chaser)
 * Zograf (Keeper)
 * Levski (Chaser)
 * Vulchanov (Beater)
 * Volkov (Beater)
 * Viktor Krum (Seeker)

Ireland won 170 to 160, but Krum caught the Golden Snitch.

Miscellaneous
The mathematics relating to the Quidditch World Cup are contradictory. If the Cup is held every four years and Harry is attending the four hundred and twenty second match, it should have started in 422 rather than 1473. It is perhaps possible that early in the origins of the Cup, the competition was played more often than every four years. If this is the case, it seems that the Quidditch World Cup could possibly have been held annually until 1862 (the three hundred and eighty-ninth World Cup), after which it was held every four years, correctly placing the four hundred and twenty-second Quidditch World Cup in 1994. The 1473 World Cup saw all 700 fouls be commited.