Which J.K. Rowling novel features the wizarding sport Quidditch World Cup?

J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire features the Quidditch World Cup.

Published in 2000, the fourth Harry Potter novel opens with Harry attending the international Quidditch World Cup with the Weasley family. The event includes a match between Bulgaria and Ireland, followed by a disturbance involving Death Eaters and the appearance of the Dark Mark.

The Quidditch World Cup sequence expands Rowling’s magical world beyond Hogwarts. It shows that wizarding communities from different countries have their own teams, supporters, and sporting traditions. The novel later shifts to the Triwizard Tournament, an international magical competition hosted at Hogwarts.

The book is also important because Voldemort returns to physical form near its conclusion. It is the first Harry Potter novel to become notably darker in tone, connecting school adventures with the escalating conflict between Harry and Voldemort.