2018 IQA World Cup

The 2018 IQA World Cup was the fourth edition of the IQA World Cup, the international quidditch championship organized by the International Quidditch Association, the sport's global governing body.The United States won their third championship after beating Belgium in the final.[5] Seven nations expressed interest in hosting the tournament: Australia, Belgium, France, Italy, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.Twenty-nine participated in the tournament:[9] Teams are placed in drawing pots based on their geographical location and their standing in the previous World Cup and European Games as follows:[13] Mexico is automatically assigned a spot as the 8th ranked team at the 2016 World Cup.At the end of the group stage, all teams are ranked together based on their performance.
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