Twenty-Second Music World Cup
Tournament details | |
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Dates | August 27 – September 12 2023 |
Teams | 32 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Norway (1st title) |
Runners-up | Canada |
Third place | Denmark |
Fourth place | Italy |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 64 |
Goals scored | 911 (14.23 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Canada (58 points) |
International football competition
Participating teams
Continent | Team | Classification Date (Order) | Participation | Best Performance | ||
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Current | Consec. | Last | ||||
Africa | Egypt | 26 August 2023 (28) | 2 | 1 | #13 | Group stage (#13) |
Ghana | 25 August 2023 (8) | 5 | 1 | #18 | Group stage (#6, #14, #17, #18) | |
Kenya | 26 August 2023 (23) | 2 | 1 | #16 | Group stage (#16) | |
Mali | 26 August 2023 (29) | 16 | 4 | #21 | Champion (#11) | |
South Africa | 26 August 2023 (18) | 14 | 1 | #20 | Quarter-finals (#1) | |
Americas | Brazil | 24 August 2023 (3) | 22 | 22 | #21 | Champion (#2, #16) |
Canada | 24 August 2023 (4) | 22 | 22 | #21 | Champion (#14, #21) | |
Chile | 25 August 2023 (10) | 5 | 2 | #21 | Round of 16 (#14) | |
Mexico | 25 August 2023 (12) | 5 | 1 | #19 | Round of 16 (#6, #19) | |
Panama | 25 August 2023 (17) | 1 | 1 | – | Newcomer | |
United States | 24 August 2023 (1) | 22 | 22 | #21 | Runner-up (#1) | |
Venezuela | 25 August 2023 (16) | 3 | 1 | #17 | Group stage (#16, #17) | |
Asia | China | 25 August 2023 (13) | 5 | 1 | #14 | Round of 16 (#8, #14) |
Japan | 26 August 2023 (24) | 22 | 22 | #21 | Champion (#8, #15) | |
South Korea | 26 August 2023 (25) | 21 | 11 | #21 | Fourth place (#5) | |
Taiwan | 25 August 2023 (9) | 2 | 1 | #19 | Group stage (#19) | |
Vietnam | 25 August 2023 (15) | 1 | 1 | – | Newcomer | |
Europe | Denmark | 26 August 2023 (31) | 15 | 8 | #21 | Champion (#17) |
England | 24 August 2023 (2) | 22 | 22 | #21 | Champion (#4, #6, #10, #19) | |
Finland | 25 August 2023 (11) | 15 | 1 | #20 | Quarter-finals (#15, #18) | |
France | 26 August 2023 (26) | 21 | 4 | #21 | Third place (#2, #17) | |
Germany | 25 August 2023 (6) | 22 | 22 | #21 | Champion (#1) | |
Iceland | 26 August 2023 (22) | 17 | 4 | #21 | Champion (#20) | |
Ireland | 26 August 2023 (19) | 21 | 1 | #20 | Champion (#5) | |
Italy | 26 August 2023 (30) | 16 | 3 | #21 | Runner-up (#6, #20) | |
Netherlands | 25 August 2023 (14) | 9 | 4 | #21 | Round of 16 (#8, #21) | |
Norway | 26 August 2023 (27) | 20 | 4 | #21 | Third place (#6) | |
Poland | 25 August 2023 (7) | 6 | 1 | #19 | Quarter-finals (#14, #16, #17) | |
Portugal | 26 August 2023 (32) | 5 | 1 | #16 | Quarter-finals (#16) | |
Scotland | 26 August 2023 (20) | 22 | 22 | #21 | Champion (#7, #12) | |
Sweden | 26 August 2023 (21) | 22 | 22 | #21 | Champion (#3, #9, #13) | |
Oceania | Australia | 24 August 2023 (5) | 22 | 22 | #21 | Champion (#18) |
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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Team | Pos. | Team | Pos. | Team | Pos. | Team | Pos. |
Sweden | #1 | France | #9 | South Korea | #18 | Chile | #51 |
England | #2 | Ireland | #10 | Finland | #20 | Ghana | #53 |
Brazil | #3 | United States | #11 | South Africa | #25 | Venezuela | #65 |
Canada | #4 | Norway | #12 | Poland | #28 | Egypt | #69 |
Japan | #5 | Italy | #13 | Netherlands | #35 | Kenya | #72 |
Germany | #6 | Denmark | #15 | Portugal | #36 | Taiwan | #76 |
Scotland | #7 | Mali | #16 | Mexico | #38 | Panama | Debut |
Australia | #8 | Iceland | #17 | China | #44 | Vietnam | Debut |
Results of the draw
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
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Japan | Canada | Brazil | Sweden | Germany | Australia | Scotland | England |
Iceland | Denmark | United States | Ireland | Italy | France | Norway | Mali |
Finland | Netherlands | Portugal | South Africa | Mexico | China | South Korea | Poland |
Chile | Egypt | Taiwan | Venezuela | Kenya | Ghana | Panama | Vietnam |
Group Stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 6 |
Iceland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 6 |
Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 |
Chile | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 1 |
Round 1 | ||
(Kyoto Jazz Massive - "Eclipse") Japan | 7 – 8 | Finland (Kemopetrol - "Child is My Name") |
(The Vintage Caravan - "Babylon") Iceland | 7 – 5 | Chile (Txakur - "Bosque") |
Round 2 | ||
(Taeko Ohnuki - "Summer Connection") Japan | 8 – 6 | Iceland (GusGus - "Over") |
(Anzestro - "Se Tu Mismo") Chile | 5 – 8 | Finland (Hexvessel - "Cosmic Truth") |
Round 3 | ||
(Haru Nemuri - "Bang") Japan | 7 – 7 | Chile (Asia Menor - "Patio") |
(Tenhi - "Pojan Kiiski") Finland | 6 – 7 | Iceland (Gugusar - "Listen") |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 7 |
Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 6 |
Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 |
Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 0 |
Round 1 | ||
(Nickelback - "How You Remind Me") Canada | 10 – 7 | Netherlands (Arts the Beatdoctor - "Part of the Crow") |
(Sleep Party People - "I'm Not Human at All") Denmark | 6 – 6 | Egypt (Louis Chedid - "Ainsi Soit-Il") |
Round 2 | ||
(Sum 41 - "Fatlip") Canada | 7 – 8 | Denmark (Erika de Casier - "Busy") |
(Demis Roussos - "Forever and Ever") Egypt | 7 – 3 | Netherlands (Martin Garrix - "Animals") |
Round 3 | ||
(Arcade Fire - "Wake Up") Canada | 8 – 6 | Egypt (Mohamed Mounir - "Ya Hamaam") |
(Dog Faced Hermans - "Jan 9") Netherlands | 7 – 8 | Denmark (Fallulah - "Give Us a Little Love") |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 7 |
Taiwan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 |
Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 3 |
United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 2 |
Round 1 | ||
(Cássia Eller - "Try a Little Tenderness") Brazil | 7 – 5 | Portugal (Blasted Mechanism - "Start to Move") |
(Kings of Leon - "Notion") United States | 8 – 8 | Taiwan (78BPM - "Can I Touch It?") |
Round 2 | ||
(Lenine - "Envergo Mas Não Quebro") Brazil | 8 – 8 | United States (Supreme Beings of Leisure - "Contender") |
(9m88 - "Plastic Love") Taiwan | 7 – 4 | Portugal (Marlow Digs - "Moving") |
Round 3 | ||
(Pitty - "Admirável Chip Novo") Brazil | 9 – 7 | Taiwan (Sunset Rollercoaster - "Let There Be Light Again") |
(Surma - "Maasai") Portugal | 8 – 7 | United States (Stevie Wonder - "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing") |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 7 |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 6 |
Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 |
Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 0 |
Round 1 | ||
(Loreen - "Tattoo") Sweden | 8 – 7 | South Africa (Jean Grae - "Hater's Anthem") |
(Hozier - "Eat Your Young") Ireland | 8 – 4 | Venezuela (Arca - "Pu") |
Round 2 | ||
(Kent - "Sverige") Sweden | 7 – 7 | Ireland (Gavin Friday - "You, Me and World War III") |
(Simón Díaz - "Caballo Viejo") Venezuela | 5 – 7 | South Africa (Chris McGregor - "Country Cooking") |
Round 3 | ||
(Children of the Sun - "Leaves") Sweden | 8 – 5 | Venezuela (Desorden Público - "Allá Cayó") |
(Miriam Makeba - "Brand New Day") South Africa | 9 – 8 | Ireland (Rejjie Snow - "Cookie Chips") |
Group E
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 6 |
Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 6 |
Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 3 |
Round 1 | ||
(Shantel - "Disko Partizani") Germany | 6 – 7 | Mexico (Belanova - "Rosa Pastel") |
(Maneskin - "Baby Said") Italy | 8 – 6 | Kenya (Witch Prophet - "Makda") |
Round 2 | ||
(Mo' Horizons - "Yes Baby Yes") Germany | 7 – 8 | Italy (The Whistling Heads - "Teenage Cliché") |
(Shad - "Rose Garden") Kenya | 7 – 5 | Mexico (Resorte - "Aquí No És Donde") |
Round 3 | ||
(De-Phazz - "Death by Chocolate") Germany | 7 – 5 | Kenya (Slikback - "Ascension") |
(Fase - "Un Viaje") Mexico | 8 – 7 | Italy (Jestofunk - "The Ghetto") |
Group F
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 7 |
China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
France | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 2 |
Ghana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 1 |
Round 1 | ||
(Hiatus Kaiyote - "Nakamarra") Australia | 8 – 8 | China (WayV - "Love Talk") |
(Alain Bashung - "Aucun Express") France | 7 – 7 | Ghana (Moses Sumney - "Cut Me") |
Round 2 | ||
(Hatchie - "This Enchanted") Australia | 7 – 5 | France (Melody's Echo Chamber - "Some Time Alone, Alone") |
(Merlyn Wood - "S.Y.K.") Ghana | 4 – 6 | China (Dream Can - "Cheap Cheap Time I Live, Money Money Saves Me") |
Round 3 | ||
(AC/DC - "Hells Bells") Australia | 8 – 6 | Ghana (Ata Kak - "Obaa Sima") |
(Re-Tros - "At Mosp Here") China | 8 – 8 | France (Rodolphe Burger - "Days of Pearly Spencer") |
Group G
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 6 |
Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 6 |
South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 3 |
Panama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 3 |
Round 1 | ||
(Teenage Fanclub - "Sparky's Dream") Scotland | 8 – 6 | South Korea (Girls Generation - "Gee") |
(Todd Terje - "Inspector Norse") Norway | 7 – 5 | Panama (Nando Boom - "Noche Enferma") |
Round 2 | ||
(Chrvrches - "The Mother We Share") Scotland | 8 – 6 | Norway (Annie - "Heartbeat") |
(Miguel Bosé - "Morena Mía") Panama | 6 – 8 | South Korea (Shadow Community - "Restless Song") |
Round 3 | ||
(Altered Images - "Happy Birthday") Scotland | 6 – 9 | Panama (Erika Ender - "Abreme la Puerta") |
(Kwon Eun Bi - "Glitch") South Korea | 7 – 8 | Norway (Keiino - "Spirit in the Sky") |
Group H
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 5 |
Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 |
England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 4 |
Mali | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 1 |
Round 1 | ||
(PJ Harvey - "This Mess We're In") England | 7 – 8 | Poland (Tortuga - "Black Pharaoh II") |
(Vieux Farka Touré - "Tongo Barra") Mali | 7 – 8 | Vietnam (Phung Khanh Linh - "Secret Sunday") |
Round 2 | ||
(Wolf Alice - "Delicious Things") England | 9 – 6 | Mali (Bassekou Kouyate - "Tabali Te") |
(The Banana - "There She Goes Again") Vietnam | 6 – 6 | Poland (Strachy na Lachy - "Dzień Dobry Kocham Cię") |
Round 3 | ||
(Gang of Four - "Natural's Not in It") England | 7 – 7 | Vietnam (Limebócx - "Ho Tay") |
(Warsaw Village Band - "To You Kasiunia") Poland | 8 – 8 | Mali (Fatoumata Diawara - "Nsera") |
Final stage
Knockout stage
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
Finland | 7 | |||||||||||||
Canada | 9 | |||||||||||||
Canada | 9 | |||||||||||||
South Africa | 8 | |||||||||||||
Brazil | 7 | |||||||||||||
South Africa | 9 | |||||||||||||
Canada | 8 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 7 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 9 | |||||||||||||
China | 7 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 7 (8) | |||||||||||||
Scotland | 7 (6) | |||||||||||||
Scotland | 7 (8) | |||||||||||||
Vietnam | 7 (7) | |||||||||||||
Canada | 7 | |||||||||||||
Norway | 9 | |||||||||||||
Denmark | 7 (8) | |||||||||||||
Iceland | 7 (6) | |||||||||||||
Denmark | 8 (2) | |||||||||||||
Sweden | 8 (0) | |||||||||||||
Sweden | 8 (8) | |||||||||||||
Taiwan | 8 (7) | |||||||||||||
Denmark | 7 | |||||||||||||
Norway | 8 | Third place | ||||||||||||
Australia | 8 (0) | |||||||||||||
Mexico | 8 (2) | |||||||||||||
Mexico | 4 | Italy | 7 (7) | |||||||||||
Norway | 8 | Denmark | 7 (8) | |||||||||||
Poland | 8 | |||||||||||||
Norway | 9 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
Brazil | 7–9 | South Africa |
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"Monologo ao Pé do Ouvido" by Chico Science & Nação Zumbi | "Fake It" by Seether |
Scotland | (8) 7–7 (7) | Vietnam |
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"Shout" by Lulu TB: "Sparky's Dream" by Teenage Fanclub |
"41" by Ytiet TB: "Ho Tay" by Limebócx |
Denmark | (8) 7–7 (6) | Iceland |
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"Good Together" by Scarlet Pleasure TB: "Busy" by Erika de Casier |
"Jesus Freaks" by Icecross TB: "Over" by GusGus |
Quarter-finals
Canada | 9–8 | South Africa |
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"Kaputt" by Destroyer | "More Drugs" by Nadia Nakai |
Italy | (8) 7–7 (6) | Scotland |
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"Non Ho L'età" by Gigliolla Cinquetti TB: "Teenage Cliché" by The Whistling Heads |
"Michael" by Franz Ferdinand TB: "Happy Birthday" by Altered Images |
Semifinals
Third place match
Italy | (7) 7–7 (8) | Denmark |
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"Dense" by DJ Khalab TB: "The Ghetto" by Jestofunk |
"Love Shy" by Kristine Blond TB: "Give Us a Little Love" by Fallulah |
Final
Canada | 7–9 | Norway |
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"The Hellfire Club" by Blood Ceremony | "One for Sorrow" by The Devil and the Almighty Blues |
Results
22nd Music World Cup Champion |
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Norway (1st title) |
Pos. | Country | Gr | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Final | ||||||||||
1 | Norway | G | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 46 | 9 | 18 |
2 | Canada | B | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 15 |
Third-place play-off | ||||||||||
3 | Denmark | B | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 10 |
4 | Italy | E | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 11 |
Quarter-finals eliminations | ||||||||||
5 | South Africa | D | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 37 | 2 | 9 |
6 | Sweden | D | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 9 |
7 | Scotland | G | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 8 |
8 | Mexico | E | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 7 |
Round of 16 eliminations | ||||||||||
9 | Australia | F | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 8 |
10 | Brazil | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 7 |
11 | Iceland | A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 7 |
12 | Finland | A | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 6 |
13 | Vietnam | H | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 6 |
14 | Taiwan | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 5 |
15 | Poland | H | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 5 |
16 | China | F | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 5 |
Group stage eliminations | ||||||||||
17 | Ireland | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 |
18 | England | H | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 4 |
19 | Egypt | B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 |
20 | Japan | A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 |
21 | Germany | E | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
22 | South Korea | G | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 3 |
23 | Panama | G | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 3 |
24 | Kenya | E | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 3 |
25 | Portugal | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 3 |
26 | United States | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 2 |
27 | France | F | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 2 |
28 | Mali | H | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 1 |
29 | Ghana | F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 1 |
30 | Chile | A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 1 |
31 | Netherlands | B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 0 |
32 | Venezuela | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 0 |
Awards
Categories | Team | Credit | |
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Best songs | 1 | Canada | "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback |
2 | Norway | "Manhattan Skyline" by A-ha | |
3 | Norway | "One for Sorrow" by The Devil and the Almighty Blues | |
4 | Canada | "Kaputt" by Destroyer | |
5 | South Africa | "Brand New Day" by Miriam Makeba | |
Best newcomer | Vietnam | Itself | |
Best match | Canada vs. South Africa | "Kaputt" by Destroyer vs. "More Drugs" by Nadia Nakai | |
Best underdog | South Africa | Itself |