Quidditch World Cup - Irish vs English

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 97083

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Lita Beck <lita at s...> wrote:

Lita:
> If Ireland was a part of Wizarding Britain, it makes sense
> that it would field its own team (as would Wales, Scotland,
> etc.), especially since I seem to remember a mention (by
> Fred or George?) of how the English team lost on its way to
> the Quidditch World Cup. I seriously doubt that the English
> team is the only team to come from Wizarding Britain. As a
> soccer fan, it just wouldn't make sense to me. :)

Geoff:
All the home nations were mentioned individually.

'"Krum's one decent player, Ireland have got seven," said Charlie 
shortly. "I wish England had got through, though. That was 
embarrassing, that was."
"What happened?" said Harry eagerly, regretting more than even his 
isolation from the wizarding world when he was stuck in Privet 
Drive....

"Went down to Transylvania, three hundred and ninety to ten," said 
Charlie gloomily. "Shocking performance. And Wales lost to Uganda and 
Scotland were slaughtered by Luxembourg."'

(GOF "Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes" p.59 UK edition)