2010 IQA World Cup
| 2010 Quidditch World Cup | |
Poster for the 2010 IQA World Cup |
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| Dates run | 14 November 2010 – 18 November 2010 |
| Competitors | 46 |
| Nations | 2 |
| Venue | DeWitt Clinton Park |
| Location | New York City |
The 2010 IQA World Cup was the fourth edition of the Quidditch World Cup, an international Muggle Quidditch tournament sponsored by the International Quidditch Association.
The tournament was hosted in New York City at DeWitt Clinton Park. It was the first year that the cup was hosted in New York.
The World Cup featured 46 teams from across the World, and 757 players. The IQA set a record with 40 media outlets and 20,000 spectators attending the tournament altogether.
On August 15, 2010; the IQA announced that New York University would be hosting the tournament, making it the first time the World Cup was played in a major city.
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