The Russians wanted to play Quidditch too, but they could stop whenever they liked, since it was an outdoor sport. Considering their cold, windy weather all year round, along with the many rules of the International Statute of Secrecy that required them to go somewhere remote, such as Siberia, to keep Muggles from seeing them, they were not terribly enthusiastic about playing Quidditch.
Muggle politics influenced the Wizarding World to some extent. The 1809 Quidditch World Cup was a match between New Spain and Romania, and New Spain was the future Mexico. It had not yet gained independence, but it had already formed a national Quidditch team to take part in international competitions.
Egypt likewise had no Ministry of Magic to begin with, and that was another issue under discussion at this summit. Egyptian wizards cast curses in tombs as one of their anti-theft measures, and tomb robbers triggered those curses when they entered to loot them. This was considered a violation of the International Statute of Secrecy.
Egyptian wizards also preferred flying carpets to broomsticks. Naturally, they had not promoted Quidditch either, and whether flying carpets should be entered into the register of banned magical objects became a focal point of the "battle."
The entire Persian cultural sphere, including India, Bengal, and Mongolia, used flying carpets. In ancient Greek mythology, there was a Golden Fleece. The ram's wool was pure gold, and it could fly. It was a gift the cloud goddess Nephele had received from Hermes, the god who guided the dead.
There was a kind of sheep in the mountainous regions of the Mughal Empire. Its wool was not pure gold, but it could fly all the same. Once the wool was sheared, it was sent to Lahore to be woven into flying carpets. The breeding of