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| Puff by day, snake by night | Mj's bestie | Always UP to Something... presents England Moves on as the Round of 16 Concludes May, 2098
by: Jordan Thomas The wizarding world’s single greatest sporting event, the 2098 Quidditch World Cup, is already proving to be dramatic and unpredictable as the Round of 16 reaches its conclusion.
Ireland, predicted to perform well in the tournament, saw its Cup dreams come crashing down upon suffering loses to both Portugal and Jamaica while clenching victory against Madagascar. “Every paddy is sociable 'til a cow invades his garden,” Ireland’s coach, Dermot O’Casey, shrugged off when questioned what happened. “‘Twas simply not our year. Best of luck to the teams remaining in the tournament.”
In another surprising upset, China saw itself eliminated from the tournament with a 0-3 result in Group B. Sun Xiulan, chaser and captain for the Chinese side, felt a deep regret in disappointing fans and country. Particularly in light of being favored to claim the title for the second World Cup in a row. “Maybe we were a bit too confident going in to our matches or maybe we felt the pressure too much to perform. Both are just excuses for our lack of focus,” she told reporters at a press conference following the Côte D'Ivoire match. “I expected us to give England a better run for their galleon.”
Indeed Group B appears to have housed the two teams to watch this tournament. With a total of 890 points and 850 points respectively, India and England have soared to new heights early on in the tournament. With England such high scoring victories such as their 200- 90 victory of China and 350 - 70 over Côte D'Ivoire, Magical Games and Sports analysis are confident in predicting that they will go all the way. Others warn against ruling out India who defeated England in a nail biting 320 - 300 victory. “India’s chasers have unprecedented speed and stamina on their side” recalls Wilguens Geffrard, the Quidditch official who oversaw the match. “England was playing catch up for the later half of the match. But the English teamwork is awe-inspiring and a true pleasure to officiate over.”
16 teams began (Armenia, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Côte D'Ivoire, Egypt, England, Fiji, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Madagascar, Mexico, Portugal, Spain & Syria) and now this number has dwindled down to half that as the tournament progresses on to the Final Stage of the competition. GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D
It’s a tournament where legends are born, hearts are broken, and, when all is said and done, a team is crowned the World Cup champion: the pinnacle of the wizarding world’s most popular sport.
England’s fate in the tournament now rests upon their performance against Group A’s top seed, Portugal. OOC: authorship credit: sweetpinkpixie
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