Nineteenth Music World Cup
Tournament details | |
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Dates | July 19 – August 10 2023 |
Teams | 32 |
Final positions | |
Champions | England (4th title) |
Runners-up | Japan |
Third place | Jamaica |
Fourth place | Zambia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 64 |
Goals scored | 1,826 (28.53 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | England (122 points) |
International football competition
Participating teams
Continent | Team | Classification Date (Order) | Participation | Best Performance | ||
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Current | Consec. | Last | ||||
Africa | Algeria | July 17 2023 (13) | 1 | 1 | – | Newcomer |
Cape Verde | July 19 2023 (28) | 2 | 1 | #16 | Round of 16 (#16) | |
Mali | July 17 2023 (14) | 13 | 1 | #17 | Champion (#11) | |
Nigeria | July 17 2023 (6) | 11 | 1 | #17 | Fourth place (#12) | |
Zambia | July 18 2023 (18) | 12 | 1 | #17 | Runner up (#5) | |
Americas | Brazil | July 16 2023 (3) | 19 | 19 | #18 | Champion (#2, #16) |
Canada | July 16 2023 (4) | 19 | 19 | #18 | Champion (#14) | |
Chile | July 19 2023 (27) | 3 | 1 | #12 | Round of 16 (#12) | |
Jamaica | July 18 2023 (22) | 15 | 5 | #18 | Fourth place (#4, #6) | |
Mexico | July 19 2023 (29) | 4 | 1 | #13 | Round of 16 (#6) | |
United States | July 16 2023 (1) | 19 | 19 | #18 | Runner-up (#1) | |
Asia | Indonesia | July 17 2023 (8) | 2 | 2 | #18 | Group stage (#18) |
Japan | July 17 2023 (9) | 19 | 19 | #18 | Champion (#8, #15) | |
Malaysia | July 17 2023 (11) | 1 | 1 | – | Newcomer | |
South Korea | July 18 2023 (23) | 18 | 8 | #18 | Fourth place (#5) | |
Taiwan | July 19 2023 (31) | 1 | 1 | – | Newcomer | |
Europe | Austria | July 19 2023 (30) | 2 | 1 | #16 | Group stage (#16) |
Denmark | July 19 2023 (25) | 12 | 5 | #18 | Champion (#17) | |
England | July 16 2023 (2) | 19 | 19 | #18 | Champion (#4, #6, #10) | |
France | July 19 2023 (24) | 18 | 1 | #17 | Third place (#2, #17) | |
Germany | July 18 2023 (20) | 19 | 19 | #18 | Champion (#1) | |
Hungary | July 18 2023 (21) | 3 | 1 | #10 | Round of 16 (#9, #10) | |
Iceland | July 17 2023 (16) | 14 | 1 | #16 | Fourth place (#13) | |
Ireland | July 17 2023 (15) | 19 | 19 | #18 | Champion (#5) | |
Netherlands | July 18 2023 (19) | 6 | 1 | #14 | Round of 16 (#8) | |
Norway | July 19 2023 (26) | 17 | 1 | #17 | Third place (#6) | |
Poland | July 19 2023 (32) | 5 | 4 | #18 | Quarter-finals (#14, #16, #17) | |
Scotland | July 17 2023 (10) | 19 | 19 | #18 | Champion (#7, #12) | |
Sweden | July 18 2023 (17) | 19 | 19 | #18 | Champion (#3, #9, #13) | |
Switzerland | July 17 2023 (12) | 7 | 2 | #18 | Quarter-finals (#15) | |
Wales | July 17 2023 (7) | 9 | 1 | #15 | Quarter-finals (#7, #14) | |
Oceania | Australia | July 16 2023 (5) | 19 | 19 | #18 | Champion (#19) |
Draw
Seeding and drawing
Pot 1
Top 8 teams |
Pot 2
Top 16 teams |
Pot 3
Top 24 teams |
Pot 4
Top 32 teams |
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Results of the draw
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
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Canada | Brazil | Sweden | England | Japan | Germany | Australia | Scotland |
Ireland | Zambia | South Korea | United States | France | Denmark | Mali | Norway |
Wales | Poland | Netherlands | Hungary | Iceland | Jamaica | Switzerland | Nigeria |
Mexico | Malaysia | Algeria | Cape Verde | Chile | Taiwan | Austria | Indonesia |
Group Stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 52 | -1 | 6 |
Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 54 | 6 | 5 |
Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 56 | -1 | 4 |
Wales | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 1 |
Round 1 | ||
(Rush - "Superconductor") Canada | 21 – 18 | Wales (Marina - "Happy") |
(Kojaque - "Shmelly") Ireland | 18 – 24 | Mexico (Natalia Lafourcade - "MarĂa la Curandera") |
Round 2 | ||
(Esthero - "Superheroes") Canada | 13 – 17 | Ireland (Rory Gallagher - "Just the Smile") |
(Zoé - "Azul") Mexico | 15 – 15 | Wales (Feeder - "High") |
Round 3 | ||
(TWRP - "Starlight Brigade") Canada | 21 – 21 | Mexico (Ely Guerra - "Tengo Frio") |
(Catfish and the Bottlemen - "Cocoon") Wales | 15 – 16 | Ireland (Loudest Whisper - "Lir's Lament") |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 41 | 7 | 7 |
Zambia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 6 |
Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 2 |
Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 1 |
Round 1 | ||
(Latino - "Festa no Apê") Brazil | 17 – 15 | Poland (Apostolis Anthimos - "Bar Wah Wah") |
(Teddy Chisi - "Funky Lady") Zambia | 20 – 15 | Malaysia (Hujan - "Muda") |
Round 2 | ||
(Matanza - "Maldito Hippie Sujo") Brazil | 19 – 14 | Zambia (The Peace - "Umbwalwa Ne Chamba") |
(Viona - "Oasis") Malaysia | 12 – 12 | Poland (Kamp! - "Breaking a Ghost's Heart") |
Round 3 | ||
(Nara Leão - "Este Seu Olhar") Brazil | 12 – 12 | Malaysia (Yuna - "Crush") |
(Stachursky - "Doskozzza") Poland | 8 – 11 | Zambia (Backxwash - "Vibanda") |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Algeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 6 |
Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 4 |
South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 4 |
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 3 |
Round 1 | ||
(ABBA - "Slipping Through My Fingers") Sweden | 19 – 8 | Netherlands (The Analogues Sideshow - "Magnetic Fields") |
(Twice - "Queen of Hearts") South Korea | 15 – 16 | Algeria (Matoub Lounès - "Ayen Ayen") |
Round 2 | ||
(The Cardigans - "Erase / Rewind") Sweden | 19 – 19 | South Korea (Parannoul - "Into the Endless Night") |
(Cheb Hasni - "Sbaart Ou Tal Adabi") Algeria | 10 – 11 | Netherlands (Man Bites Dog - "Strijklicht") |
Round 3 | ||
(Grande Royale - "Sweet Livin'") Sweden | 9 – 10 | Algeria (Hector Zazou - "I Feel Love") |
(Tetzepi - "Tetzmex") Netherlands | 8 – 12 | South Korea (Se So Neon - "The Wave") |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 9 |
Cape Verde | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 4 |
United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 4 |
Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 49 | -19 | 0 |
Round 1 | ||
(Temples - "Mesmerise") England | 15 – 8 | Hungary (Márta Sebestyén - "Love, Love") |
(Nas - "EPMD 2") United States | 15 – 15 | Cape Verde (Djodje - "Bela") |
Round 2 | ||
(Nubya Garcia - "The Message Continues") England | 19 – 12 | United States (Five Finger Death Punch - "Far From Home") |
(Cesária Évora - "Sangue de Beirona") Cape Verde | 21 – 13 | Hungary (Black Hill - "The Gathering of Deer") |
Round 3 | ||
(Adele - "Make You Feel My Love") England | 12 – 10 | Cape Verde (Tito Paris - "Dança Ma Mi Criola") |
(Gabor Szabo - "Galatea's Guitar") Hungary | 9 – 13 | United States (Nirvana - "The Man Who Sold the World") |
Group E
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 6 |
France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 4 |
Iceland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 4 |
Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 3 |
Round 1 | ||
(Melt-Banana - "Shield for Your Eyes, A Beast in the Well on Your Hand") Japan | 17 – 11 | Iceland (Tilbury - "Tenderloin") |
(Justice - "Never Be Alone") France | 15 – 13 | Chile (La Natu - "Aida") |
Round 2 | ||
(Rina Sawayama - "Hold the Girl") Japan | 12 – 11 | France (Sébastien Tellier - "L'amour et la Violence") |
(Lucybell - "Mataz") Chile | 13 – 17 | Iceland (Worm Is Green - "Love Will Tear Us Apart") |
Round 3 | ||
(Jonah Yano - "Always") Japan | 9 – 10 | Chile (Playa Gótica - "Fuego") |
(GusGus - "Higher") Iceland | 10 – 10 | France (Sly Johnson - "Trust Me") |
Group F
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 9 |
Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 4 |
Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 3 |
Taiwan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 1 |
Round 1 | ||
(Spiral Drive - "Space Train") Germany | 11 – 14 | Jamaica (Junior Delahaye - "Love") |
(Mew - "Why Are You Looking Grave?") Denmark | 18 – 18 | Taiwan (Scintii - "Times New Roman") |
Round 2 | ||
(Mark Morrison - "Return of the Mack") Germany | 11 – 14 | Denmark (The Raveonettes - "Love in a Trashcan") |
(Joanna Wang - "Wild World") Taiwan | 13 – 16 | Jamaica (Desmond Dekker & The Aces - "Israelites") |
Round 3 | ||
(Crazy Legs - "Green Men From Mars") Germany | 12 – 11 | Taiwan (Elephant Gym - "Witches") |
(Augustus Pablo - "King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown") Jamaica | 13 – 12 | Denmark (Agnes Obel - "Riverside") |
Group G
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 6 |
Mali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 6 |
Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 3 |
Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 49 | -5 | 3 |
Round 1 | ||
(Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - "Loverman") Australia | 16 – 18 | Switzerland (Brainticket - "Black Sand") |
(Ballaké Sissoko & Ludovico Einaudi - "Mali Sajio") Mali | 16 – 21 | Austria (Falco - "Der Kommissar") |
Round 2 | ||
(Midnight Oil - "Tarkine") Australia | 16 – 20 | Mali (Toumani Diabaté, Sidiki Diabaté & M - "Solidarité") |
(5K HD - "Anthem") Austria | 11 – 14 | Switzerland (Robert Miles - "Children") |
Round 3 | ||
(The Veronicas - "Untouched") Australia | 12 – 11 | Austria (Peace Orchestra - "Double Drums") |
(Yello - "Drive / Driven") Switzerland | 10 – 11 | Mali (Fatoumata Diawara - "Nsera") |
Group H
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 6 |
Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 6 |
Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 3 |
Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 3 |
Round 1 | ||
(KT Tunstall - "Other Side of the World") Scotland | 19 – 10 | Nigeria (Flohio - "Cuddy Buddy") |
(Dødheimsgard - "Requiem Aeternum") Norway | 17 – 14 | Indonesia (Yanti Bersaudara - "Lembur Kuring") |
Round 2 | ||
(Sheena Easton - "Morning Train (Nine to Five)") Scotland | 13 – 12 | Norway (Suzanne Sundfør - "Accelerate") |
(Zen Aji - "I'm in Love With You") Indonesia | 3 – 13 | Nigeria (Obongjayar - "Frens") |
Round 3 | ||
(Hidden Orchestra - "Spoken") Scotland | 11 – 12 | Indonesia (Pamungkas - "To the Bone") |
(Camilla George - "The People Could Fly") Nigeria | 12 – 8 | Norway (Mette Henriette - ".oOo.") |
Final stage
Knockout stage
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
Ireland | 13 | |||||||||||||
Zambia | 14 | |||||||||||||
Zambia | 15 (3) | |||||||||||||
Cape Verde | 15 (2) | |||||||||||||
Algeria | 11 | |||||||||||||
Cape Verde | 18 | |||||||||||||
Zambia | 14 | |||||||||||||
Japan | 19 | |||||||||||||
Japan | 17 | |||||||||||||
Denmark | 8 | |||||||||||||
Japan | 19 | |||||||||||||
Switzerland | 13 | |||||||||||||
Switzerland | 19 | |||||||||||||
Nigeria | 11 | |||||||||||||
Japan | 25 (2) | |||||||||||||
England | 25 (3) | |||||||||||||
Brazil | 17 | |||||||||||||
Mexico | 14 | |||||||||||||
Brazil | 18 | |||||||||||||
England | 19 | |||||||||||||
England | 18 | |||||||||||||
Sweden | 17 | |||||||||||||
England | 14 | |||||||||||||
Jamaica | 10 | Third place | ||||||||||||
Jamaica | 23 | |||||||||||||
France | 17 | |||||||||||||
Jamaica | 20 | Zambia | 14 | |||||||||||
Mali | 16 | Jamaica | 20 | |||||||||||
Scotland | 13 | |||||||||||||
Mali | 15 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
Algeria | 11–18 | Cape Verde |
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"Angles" by Miraa May | "Zita" by Simentera |
Switzerland | 19–11 | Nigeria |
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"Let the Dream Come True" by DJ BoBo | "Bop Daddy" by Falz |
Quarter-finals
Zambia | (3) 15–15 (2) | Cape Verde |
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"Request to God" by Oscilations | "Cor di Rosa" by Mendes Brothers |
Japan | 19–13 | Switzerland |
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"Pon Pon Pon" by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu | "Stalactite" by Les Aiglons |
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Results
19th Music World Cup Champion |
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England (4th title) |
Pos. | Country | Gr | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Final | ||||||||||
1 | England | D | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 100 | 22 | 19 |
2 | Japan | E | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 92 | 26 | 16 |
Third-place play-off | ||||||||||
3 | Jamaica | F | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 85 | 18 | 18 |
4 | Zambia | B | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 102 | 109 | -7 | 10 |
Quarter-finals eliminations | ||||||||||
5 | Brazil | B | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 74 | 9 | 10 |
6 | Switzerland | G | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 68 | 6 | 9 |
7 | Mali | G | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 80 | -2 | 9 |
8 | Cape Verde | D | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 66 | 13 | 8 |
Round of 16 eliminations | ||||||||||
9 | Scotland | H | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 49 | 7 | 6 |
10 | Ireland | A | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 66 | -2 | 6 |
11 | Nigeria | H | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 6 |
12 | Algeria | C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 6 |
13 | Mexico | A | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 71 | 3 | 5 |
14 | Sweden | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 55 | 9 | 4 |
15 | France | E | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 58 | -5 | 4 |
16 | Denmark | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 4 |
Group stage eliminations | ||||||||||
17 | South Korea | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 4 |
18 | Canada | A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 56 | -1 | 4 |
19 | Iceland | E | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 4 |
20 | United States | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 4 |
21 | Austria | G | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 3 |
22 | Norway | H | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 3 |
23 | Australia | G | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 49 | -5 | 3 |
24 | Chile | E | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 3 |
25 | Germany | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 3 |
26 | Indonesia | H | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 3 |
27 | Netherlands | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 3 |
28 | Malaysia | B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 2 |
29 | Wales | A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 1 |
30 | Taiwan | F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 1 |
31 | Poland | B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 1 |
32 | Hungary | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 49 | -19 | 0 |
Awards
Categories | Team | Credit | |
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Best songs | 1 | Mali | "Solidarité" by Toumani Diabaté, Sidiki Diabaté & M |
2 | England | "The Man Who Sold the World" by David Bowie | |
3 | Japan | "HonnĹŤ" by Sheena Ringo | |
4 | Jamaica | "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley & the Wailers | |
5 | United States | "The Man Who Sold the World" by Nirvana | |
Best newcomer | Algeria | Itself | |
Best match | Japan vs. England | "HonnĹŤ" by Sheena Ringo vs. "The Man Who Sold the World" by David Bowie | |
Best underdog | Cape Verde | Itself |