Twenty-Fourth Music World Cup
Tournament details | |
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Dates | October 18 – November 7 2023 |
Teams | 32 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Republic of Ireland (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Germany |
Third place | England |
Fourth place | Jamaica |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 64 |
Goals scored | 1,289 (20.14 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Germany (84 points) |
International football competition
Participating teams
Continent | Team | Classification Date (Order) | Participation | Best Performance | ||
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Current | Consec. | Last | ||||
Africa | Algeria | October 8 2023 (17) | 2 | 1 | #19 | Round of 16 (#19) |
Benin | October 10 2023 (32) | 1 | 1 | – | Newcomer | |
Mali | October 9 2023 (26) | 17 | 1 | #22 | Champion (#11) | |
South Africa | October 8 2023 (19) | 16 | 3 | #23 | Quarter-finals (#1, #21) | |
Zambia | October 10 2023 (30) | 16 | 2 | #23 | Runner-up (#5) | |
Americas | Brazil | October 7 2023 (3) | 24 | 24 | #23 | Champion (#2, #16) |
Canada | October 7 2023 (4) | 24 | 24 | #23 | Champion (#14, #21, #23) | |
Chile | October 8 2023 (16) | 6 | 1 | #22 | Round of 16 (#12) | |
Haiti | October 8 2023 (15) | 4 | 1 | #15 | Round of 16 (#15) | |
Jamaica | October 9 2023 (27) | 19 | 2 | #23 | Third place (#19) | |
Mexico | October 8 2023 (14) | 7 | 3 | #23 | Quarter-finals (#22) | |
United States | October 7 2023 (1) | 24 | 24 | #23 | Runner-up (#2) | |
Asia | Japan | October 8 2023 (13) | 24 | 24 | #23 | Champion (#8, #15) |
Pakistan | October 10 2023 (31) | 3 | 1 | #17 | Group stage (#13, #17) | |
South Korea | October 8 2023 (18) | 23 | 13 | #23 | Fourth place (#5) | |
Thailand | October 9 2023 (29) | 3 | 1 | #18 | Group stage (#16, #18) | |
Europe | Belgium | October 9 2023 (25) | 14 | 2 | #23 | Quarter-finals (#8, #20) |
England | October 7 2023 (2) | 24 | 24 | #23 | Champion (#4, #6, #10, #19) | |
France | October 8 2023 (8) | 23 | 6 | #23 | Third place (#2, #17) | |
Germany | October 8 2023 (7) | 24 | 24 | #23 | Champion (#1) | |
Hungary | October 8 2023 (20) | 4 | 1 | #19 | Round of 16 (#9, #10) | |
Iceland | October 9 2023 (28) | 19 | 6 | #23 | Champion (#20) | |
Ireland | October 8 2023 (9) | 23 | 3 | #23 | Champion (#5) | |
Netherlands | October 8 2023 (10) | 10 | 1 | #22 | Round of 16 (#8, #21) | |
Norway | October 8 2023 (21) | 22 | 6 | #23 | Champion (#22) | |
Portugal | October 8 2023 (11) | 6 | 1 | #22 | Quarter-finals (#16) | |
Scotland | October 8 2023 (6) | 24 | 24 | #23 | Champion (#7, #12) | |
Slovenia | October 9 2023 (24) | 1 | 1 | – | Newcomer | |
Spain | October 8 2023 (12) | 8 | 1 | #18 | Round of 16 (#4, #8) | |
Sweden | October 8 2023 (22) | 24 | 24 | #23 | Champion (#3, #9, #13) | |
Oceania | Australia | October 7 2023 (5) | 24 | 24 | #23 | Champion (#18) |
New Zealand | October 8 2023 (23) | 12 | 2 | #23 | Round of 16 (#2, #9, #14, #20) |
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. |
Canada | 1 | France | 9 | South Korea | 19 | Chile | 44 |
Sweden | 2 | Scotland | 10 | Belgium | 22 | Hungary | 49 |
England | 3 | Ireland | 11 | South Africa | 24 | Haiti | 56 |
Brazil | 4 | United States | 12 | New Zealand | 26 | Algeria | 63 |
Japan | 5 | Iceland | 15 | Netherlands | 31 | Thailand | 68 |
Germany | 6 | Zambia | 16 | Mexico | 33 | Pakistan | 70 |
Australia | 7 | Jamaica | 17 | Spain | 36 | Benin | Debut |
Norway | 8 | Mali | 18 | Portugal | 37 | Slovenia | 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 | Germany | Australia | Brazil | Norway | England | Sweden | Canada |
Zambia | Ireland | United States | Scotland | Mali | Jamaica | Iceland | France |
Netherlands | New Zealand | Spain | Mexico | South Korea | Portugal | South Africa | Belgium |
Hungary | Thailand | Benin | Haiti | Slovenia | Algeria | Chile | Pakistan |
Group Stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Zambia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 9 |
Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 3 |
Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 3 |
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 3 |
Round 1 | ||
(Anri - "Shyness Boy") Japan | 18 – 14 | Netherlands (Solex - "One Louder Solex") |
(Ricky Banda - "Who's That Guy?") Zambia | 16 – 11 | Hungary (Levente Fegyverneky - "Swan") |
Round 2 | ||
(Mass of the Fermenting Dregs - "Dramatic") Japan | 10 – 11 | Zambia (Amayenge - "Chibuyubuyu") |
(Isten Hata Mögött - "Jósolni bélből") Hungary | 6 – 9 | Netherlands (Within Temptation - "Faster") |
Round 3 | ||
(Yoko Ono - "Midsummer New York") Japan | 7 – 12 | Hungary (DJ Bootsie - "Horseriders Towards the Abyss") |
(Armin van Buuren - "This Is What It Feels") Netherlands | 5 – 11 | Zambia (Musi-O-Tunya - "When I'm Gone") |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 9 |
Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 6 |
New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 3 |
Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 0 |
Round 1 | ||
(Schoolboy Q - "Man of the Year") Germany | 15 – 10 | New Zealand (Sea Mouse - "Rutherfords") |
(Fontaines D.C. - "Jackie Down the Line") Ireland | 16 – 9 | Thailand (Inspirative - "The Island Funeral") |
Round 2 | ||
(Nina Hagen - "TV-Glotzer (White Punks on Dope)") Germany | 12 – 9 | Ireland (U2 - "Pride (In the Name of Love)") |
(Death of Heather - "I Can Tell") Thailand | 8 – 10 | New Zealand (Headless Chickens - "Cruise Control") |
Round 3 | ||
(Alphaville - "Sounds Like a Melody") Germany | 11 – 9 | Thailand (DJ Billybool - "Som Jag") |
(Sola Rosa - "Del Ray") New Zealand | 7 – 11 | Ireland (The Cranberries - "Ode to My Family") |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 7 |
United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 6 |
Benin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 4 |
Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 0 |
Round 1 | ||
(INXS - "Need You Tonight") Australia | 12 – 9 | Spain (Gata Cattana - "Desértico") |
(The Notorious B.I.G. - "Juicy") United States | 15 – 12 | Benin (Angélique Kidjo - "Ces Petits Riens") |
Round 2 | ||
(The Avalanches - "The Divine Chord") Australia | 12 – 9 | United States (The Sword - "The Wild Sky") |
(Gnonnas Pedro - "How Much Love Naturally Cost") Benin | 12 – 6 | Spain (Quevedo - "Punto G") |
Round 3 | ||
(Nick Cave - "White Elephant") Australia | 10 – 10 | Benin (Ferry Djimmy - "Oluwa Lohanmi Nichai") |
(Rosalía - "Saoko") Spain | 11 – 13 | United States (Gil-Scott Heron - "Home Is Where the Hatred Is") |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 5 |
Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 4 |
Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 4 |
Haiti | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 2 |
Round 1 | ||
(Charlie Brown Jr. - "Senhor do Tempo") Brazil | 13 – 9 | Mexico (Santana - "Maria Maria") |
(John Martyn - "Over the Hill") Scotland | 12 – 12 | Haiti (Mach Hommy - "No Blood No Sweat") |
Round 2 | ||
(Ocean Key - "Don't Cry Me a River") Brazil | 9 – 12 | Scotland (Franz Ferdinand - "The Dark of the Matinée") |
(Nwando Ebizie - "I Seduce") Haiti | 11 – 12 | Mexico (Olallie - "White Violin") |
Round 3 | ||
(Xênia França - "Preta Yaya") Brazil | 11 – 11 | Haiti (Madsol-Desar - "The Library") |
(Avith Ortega - "Shy Voice") Mexico | 10 – 10 | Scotland (KT Tunstall - "Strange Sight") |
Group E
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Mali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 6 |
Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 6 |
South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 3 |
Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 3 |
Round 1 | ||
(Röyksopp - "Eple") Norway | 12 – 9 | South Korea (Blackpink - "As If It's Your Last") |
(Oumou Sangaré - "Mogoya") Mali | 7 – 12 | Slovenia (Big Foot Mama - "Led s Severa") |
Round 2 | ||
(Girl in Red - "Midnight Love") Norway | 7 – 11 | Mali (Inna Modja - "Tombouctou") |
(FLO - "Singularity") Slovenia | 6 – 12 | South Korea (Asian Glow - "The Flag Is Raised") |
Round 3 | ||
(Pom Poko - "Danger Baby") Norway | 8 – 9 | Slovenia (Joker Out - "Carpe Diem") |
(Keith Ape - "It G Ma") South Korea | 10 – 12 | Mali (Tinariwen - "Sastanaqqam") |
Group F
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 9 |
England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 4 |
Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 4 |
Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 0 |
Round 1 | ||
(Queen - "Another One Bites the Dust") England | 12 – 12 | Portugal (Ornatos Violeta - "Ouvi Dizer") |
(The Upsetters - "Chase the Devil") Jamaica | 12 – 9 | Algeria (Khaled - "Didi") |
Round 2 | ||
(Jamiroquai - "Cosmic Girl") England | 12 – 13 | Jamaica (Bob Marley & the Wailers - "Stir It Up") |
(Miraa May - "Make Room") Algeria | 6 – 10 | Portugal (Delfins - "Sou Como Um Rio") |
Round 3 | ||
(The Kinks - "This Time Tomorrow") England | 14 – 12 | Algeria (Imarhan - "Tahabort") |
(Dino D'Santiago - "Kriolu") Portugal | 8 – 11 | Jamaica (Grace Jones - "Slave to the Rhythm") |
Group G
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Iceland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 7 |
Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 5 |
South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 3 |
Chile | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 1 |
Round 1 | ||
(Dictator Ship - "Savage") Sweden | 8 – 4 | South Africa (Dave Matthews - "Oh") |
(Sykur - "Svefneyjar") Iceland | 12 – 11 | Chile (Niños del Cerro - "Esta Enorme Distancia") |
Round 2 | ||
(The Drippers - "Gimme the Shakes") Sweden | 11 – 11 | Iceland (Emiliana Torrini - "Unemployed in Summertime") |
(Chicarica - "Ay Tentación") Chile | 9 – 11 | South Africa (Watkin Tudor Jones - "The Organ Grinder") |
Round 3 | ||
(MaidaVale - "Colourblind") Sweden | 11 – 11 | Chile (Demoniac - "Equilibrio Fatal") |
(Nadia Nakai - "Back In") South Africa | 8 – 10 | Iceland (Vök - "Before") |
Group H
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 9 |
Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 4 |
France | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 2 |
Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 1 |
Round 1 | ||
(Carly Rae Jepsen - "Run Away With Me") Canada | 13 – 11 | Belgium (K's Choice - "Not an Addict") |
(FKJ - "Vibin' Out") France | 10 – 10 | Pakistan (Bayaan - "Nahin Milta") |
Round 2 | ||
(Buffy Sainte-Marie - "Universal Soldier") Canada | 9 – 8 | France (Perturbator - "Future Club") |
(The Ananda Shankar Experience - "Pluck") Pakistan | 11 – 12 | Belgium (Black Mirrors - "Funky Queen") |
Round 3 | ||
(Blood Ceremony - "Goodbye Gemini") Canada | 12 – 8 | Pakistan (Zoha Zuberi - "Judaa") |
(Mélanie de Biasio - "Afro Blue") Belgium | 9 – 9 | France (M83 - "Outro") |
Final stage
Knockout stage
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
Zambia | 9 | |||||||||||||
Ireland | 10 | |||||||||||||
Ireland | 9 (2) | |||||||||||||
Brazil | 9 (1) | |||||||||||||
Australia | 6 | |||||||||||||
Brazil | 8 | |||||||||||||
Ireland | 10 | |||||||||||||
England | 9 | |||||||||||||
Mali | 11 | |||||||||||||
England | 12 | |||||||||||||
England | 11 | |||||||||||||
Iceland | 10 | |||||||||||||
Iceland | 13 | |||||||||||||
Belgium | 9 | |||||||||||||
Ireland | 13 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 11 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 10 | |||||||||||||
Japan | 9 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 13 | |||||||||||||
Scotland | 7 | |||||||||||||
Scotland | 10 | |||||||||||||
United States | 8 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 12 | |||||||||||||
Jamaica | 10 | Third place | ||||||||||||
Jamaica | 11 | |||||||||||||
Slovenia | 7 | |||||||||||||
Jamaica | 13 | England | 10 | |||||||||||
Sweden | 10 | Jamaica | 7 | |||||||||||
Canada | 9 | |||||||||||||
Sweden | 11 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
Scotland | 10–8 | United States |
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"How Not to Drown" by Chvrches | "Can't Get Out of This Mood" by Samara Joy |
Quarter-finals
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Results
24th Music World Cup Champion |
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Ireland (2nd title) |
Pos. | Country | Gr | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Final | ||||||||||
1 | Ireland | B | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 66 | 12 | 16 |
2 | Germany | B | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 67 | 17 | 18 |
Third-place play-off | ||||||||||
3 | England | F | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 75 | 5 | 13 |
4 | Jamaica | F | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 67 | 10 | 15 |
Quarter-finals eliminations | ||||||||||
5 | Iceland | G | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 50 | 6 | 10 |
6 | Sweden | G | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 48 | 3 | 8 |
7 | Brazil | D | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 8 |
8 | Scotland | D | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 52 | -1 | 8 |
Round of 16 eliminations | ||||||||||
9 | Zambia | A | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 36 | 11 | 9 |
10 | Canada | G | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 9 |
11 | Australia | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 7 |
12 | Mali | E | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 6 |
13 | United States | C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 6 |
14 | Slovenia | E | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 6 |
15 | Belgium | H | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 46 | -5 | 4 |
16 | Japan | A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 47 | -3 | 3 |
Group stage eliminations | ||||||||||
17 | Benin | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 4 |
18 | Portugal | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 4 |
19 | Mexico | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 4 |
20 | South Korea | E | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 3 |
21 | Norway | E | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 3 |
22 | Hungary | A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 3 |
23 | South Africa | G | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 3 |
24 | Netherlands | A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 3 |
25 | New Zealand | B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 3 |
26 | Haiti | D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 2 |
27 | France | H | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 2 |
28 | Chile | G | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 1 |
29 | Pakistan | H | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 1 |
30 | Algeria | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 0 |
31 | Spain | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 0 |
32 | Thailand | B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 0 |
Awards
Categories | Team | Credit | |
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Best songs | 1 | United States | "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G. |
2 | England | "This Time Tomorrow" by The Kinks | |
3 | Japan | "Shyness Boy" by Anri | |
4 | Iceland | "Untitled #3" by Sigur Rós | |
5 | Jamaica | "Wings With Me" by Ini Kamoze | |
Best newcomer | Slovenia | Itself | |
Best match | United States vs. Benin | "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G. vs. "Ces Petits Riens" by Angélique Kidjo | |
Best underdog | Ireland | Itself |