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The Quidditch World Cup 1966 tournament was won by the Australian National Team, and featured their star Chaser, Royston Idlewind (QWC).
Timeline Notes
Quidditch World Cup tournaments take place over several months, with the final match falling in July (as in 2014, QWC) or August (as in 1994, GF8).
Commentary
Notes
Nobby Leach, the Minister for Magic at the time of the Quidditch World Cup in 1966, denied having anything to do with England's Muggle football win at that summer's FIFA World Cup (QWC, Pm).
Royston Idlewind also shows up in later Quidditch history - off the pitch - at the Quidditch World Cup in 1974 (QWC).
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From the Web
WizardingWorld.com (Pottermore) features:
Writing by J K Rowling on Imgur (Daily Prophet coverage of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup, originally from Pottermore):
Harry Potter Wiki: Quidditch World Cup
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