The Quidditch Teams of the Americas have been steadily gaining in popularity in the region, although Quidditch didn’t really catch on when it was first introduced to what would become the United States early in the 1600s. This was partly because of the development of another broom game in the U.S. called Quodpot. However, there are excellent teams in North, Central and South America, including some of the best teams in the world coming from Canada and Peru.
United States
Canada
Peru
National Teams
New Spain (Mexico)
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It is likely that the schools in the Americas also field Quidditch teams, although there are no specific references to school teams or tournaments for:
From the Web
Writing by J.K. Rowling on Pottermore:
- History of the Quidditch World Cup
- 2014 Quidditch World Cup reports
- 2014 Quidditch World Cup final
- The Daily Prophet
- Castelobruxo
- Ilvermorny
Pottermore enhanced reading experience: Quidditch World Cup
Screenshots of the original Daily Prophet coverage of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup on Pottermore: http://imgur.com/a/AXutv
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