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Quidditch World Cup 1966

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The Australian National Team, along with their star Chaser Royston Idlewind, won this Quidditch World Cup (Pm).

Timeline Notes

Quidditch World Cup tournaments take place over several months, with the final match falling in July (as in 2014, Pm) or August (as in 1994, GF8).

Quidditch World Cup 1966
Date circa August, 1966
Certainty Approximate
Location in Canon Pm
Type of Event Wizarding world
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Notes

The Minister for Magic at the time of the Quidditch World Cup in 1966, Nobby Leach, denied having anything to do with England's win in Muggle football at the FIFA World Cup of 1966 (Pm).

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Writing by J.K. Rowling on Pottermore: History of the Quidditch World Cup

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