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Twenty-Ninth Music World Cup

This was the first cup after the implementation of the rule that values more scored points than the points balance. This was also the first cup where all the semifinalists from the previous edition got eliminated in the group stage.

Twenty-Ninth Music World Cup
Tournament details
DatesJuly 14 – 16 2024
Teams32
Final positions
Champions Canada (4th title)
Runners-up Australia
Third place Estonia
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored948 (14.81 per match)
Top scorer(s) Australia (57 points)
International football competition

Participating teams

Continent Team Classification Date (Order) Participation Best Performance
Current Consec. Last
Africa  Congo DRC July 11 2024 (31) 5 1 #21 Round of 16 (#15)
 Kenya July 8 2024 (10) 3 1 #22 Group stage (#16, #22)
 Nigeria July 10 2024 (24) 16 2 #28 Third place (#28)
 Tunisia July 9 2024 (20) 5 2 #28 Round of 16 (#18)
Americas  Brazil July 7 2024 (3) 29 29 #28 Champion (#2, #16)
 Canada July 7 2024 (4) 29 29 #28 Champion (#14, #21, #23)
 Chile July 9 2024 (18) 8 1 #25 Round of 16 (#12, #25)
 Cuba July 11 2024 (27) 9 2 #28 Quarter-finals (#28)
 Puerto Rico July 9 2024 (6) 7 1 #26 Round of 16 (#3, #4)
 United States July 7 2024 (1) 29 29 #28 Runner-up (#1)
Asia  Iran July 9 2024 (15) 3 1 #26 Group stage (#26)
 Japan July 10 2024 (25) 29 29 #28 Champion (#8, #15, #26)
 South Korea July 10 2024 (26) 28 17 #28 Runner-up (#28)
 Taiwan July 9 2024 (13) 4 2 #28 Round of 16 (#22)
 Thailand July 9 2024 (22) 4 1 #24 Group stage (#16, #18, #24)
Europe  Bulgaria July 9 2024 (19) 1 1 – Newcomer
 Belgium July 8 2024 (7) 17 2 #28 Quarter-finals (#8, #20)
 Croatia July 8 2024 (8) 3 1 #26 Group stage (#17, #26)
 England July 7 2024 (2) 29 29 #28 Champion (#4, #6, #10, #19)
 Estonia July 9 2024 (16) 2 2 #28 Group stage (#28)
 Finland July 8 2024 (9) 18 1 #25 Quarter-finals (#15, #18)
 Germany July 10 2024 (23) 29 29 #28 Champion (#1, #25)
 Ireland July 12 2024 (32) 27 1 #27 Champion (#5, #24)
 Italy July 9 2024 (21) 20 1 #26 Runner-up (#6, #20)
 Norway July 11 2024 (29) 27 11 #28 Champion (#22)
 Poland July 8 2024 (11) 10 4 #28 Runner-up (#27)
 Portugal July 9 2024 (14) 8 1 #25 Quarter-finals (#16)
 Scotland July 11 2024 (30) 29 29 #28 Champion (#7, #12)
 Sweden July 11 2024 (28) 29 29 #28 Champion (#3, #9, #13, #28)
 Wales July 8 2024 (12) 13 1 #25 Fourth place (#20)
Oceania  Australia July 7 2024 (5) 29 29 #28 Champion (#18, #27)
 New Zealand July 9 2024 (17) 14 1 #25 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

Team Pos. Team Pos. Team Pos. Team Pos.
 Canada 1  Ireland 9  Belgium 23  Tunisia 56
 Sweden 2  Norway 10  Wales 25  Taiwan 59
 England 3  United States 11  New Zealand 28  Thailand 66
 Japan 4  South Korea 13  Cuba 36  Croatia 76
 Germany 5  Italy 17  Portugal 39  Kenya 77
 Brazil 6  Nigeria 20  Chile 42  Iran 89
 Australia 7  Finland 21  Puerto Rico 44  Estonia 92
 Scotland 8  Poland 22  Congo DRC 55  Bulgaria Debut

Results of the draw

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H
 Scotland  Brazil  Germany  Japan  Sweden  Australia  Canada  England
 United States  Norway  Poland  Italy  South Korea  Finland  Ireland  Nigeria
 Congo DRC  New Zealand  Chile  Puerto Rico  Cuba  Portugal  Belgium  Wales
 Croatia  Estonia  Tunisia  Kenya  Bulgaria  Iran  Thailand  Taiwan

Group Stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 2 0 1 24 22 2 6
 Congo DRC 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
 Croatia 3 1 1 1 22 22 0 4
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 23 25 -2 3
Round 1
(The Beta Band - "Human Being")  Scotland 7 – 8  Congo DRC (Kokoko - "Malembe")
(Built to Spill - "Gonna Lose")  United States 6 – 7  Croatia (Višnja Korbar - "Parkovi")
Round 2
(Belle & Sebastian - "Get Me Away from Here, I'm Dying")  Scotland 7 – 9  United States (Weezer - "Say It Ain't So")
(Emilija Kokić - "Anđeo")  Croatia 7 – 7  Congo DRC (Despo Rutti - "Redemption")
Round 3
(Aztec Camera - "Oblivious")  Scotland 9 – 8  Croatia (Rokambol - "Tamara")
(Jordan Mackampa - "Teardrops in a Hurricane")  Congo DRC 8 – 9  United States (Rise Against - "Satellite")


Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Estonia 3 1 2 0 22 21 1 5
 Brazil 3 1 1 1 24 23 1 4
 New Zealand 3 1 1 1 22 23 -1 4
 Norway 3 0 2 1 22 23 -1 2
Round 1
(Titãs - "O Pulso")  Brazil 9 – 7  New Zealand (Daniel Bedingfield - "Gotta Get Thru This")
(Aurora - "Your Blood")  Norway 7 – 7  Estonia (Misha Panfilov Sound Combo - "Together")
Round 2
(Rogério Skylab - "Meu Pau Fica Duro")  Brazil 8 – 8  Norway (Moron Police - "Captain Awkward")
(Tanel Padar - "Everybody")  Estonia 7 – 7  New Zealand (Gloria Laing - "Why Can't I Have You")
Round 3
(Afrocidade - "Baby Te Liguei")  Brazil 7 – 8  Estonia (Nublu - "Universum")
(Pitch Black - "Freefall")  New Zealand 8 – 7  Norway (Fanny - "The Days")

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 2 0 1 24 22 2 6
 Tunisia 3 1 1 1 24 23 1 4
 Poland 3 1 1 1 21 22 -1 4
 Chile 3 0 2 1 21 23 -2 2
Round 1
(KMFDM - "Megalomaniac")  Germany 9 – 7  Chile (Inti Illimani - "Alturas")
(Coals - "Nowy Świat")  Poland 7 – 9  Tunisia (Ifriqiyya Electrique - "Mashee Kooka")
Round 2
(Snap! - "The Power")  Germany 6 – 7  Poland (Kasia Kowalska - "A To Co Mam")
(Jacqueline Taieb - "7 Heures du Matin")  Tunisia 7 – 7  Chile (Congreso - "Hijo del Sol Luminoso")
Round 3
(Timo Maas - "To Get Down")  Germany 9 – 8  Tunisia (Amina - "Le Dernier Qui a Parlé")
(Victor Jara - "El Derecho de Vivir en Paz")  Chile 7 – 7  Poland (Weird Tales - "Undertaker")

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 3 2 1 0 23 20 3 7
 Japan 3 1 2 0 22 21 1 5
 Kenya 3 1 0 2 19 18 1 3
 Puerto Rico 3 0 1 2 17 22 -5 1
Round 1
(Buck-Tick - "Kiss Me Good-Bye")  Japan 7 – 7  Puerto Rico (Cabra - "Toco Madera")
(Marco Castello - "Dracme")  Italy 7 – 6  Kenya (Ondara - "Lebanon")
Round 2
(Dreams Come True - "Kiss")  Japan 8 – 8  Italy (Casino Royale - "Anno Zero")
(Stella Mwangi - "Haba Haba")  Kenya 7 – 4  Puerto Rico (Tainy - "Lo Siento BB")
Round 3
(Sora - "Revans")  Japan 7 – 6  Kenya (Nameless - "Deadly")
(Ricky Martin - "Vente Pa' Ca")  Puerto Rico 6 – 8  Italy (Daniele Luppi - "Black")

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cuba 3 2 1 0 23 20 3 7
 Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 20 20 0 4
 South Korea 3 1 0 2 20 22 -2 3
 Sweden 3 0 2 1 21 22 -1 2
Round 1
(Wolfpack - "Walls of Death")  Sweden 7 – 7  Cuba (Celia Cruz - "Sandungueate")
(Rei Ami - "Snowcone")  South Korea 5 – 7  Bulgaria (Phuture Shock - "Slow Down")
Round 2
(The Tallest Man on Earth - "Kids on the Run")  Sweden 6 – 7  South Korea (Peggy Gou - "It Goes Like (Nanana)")
(Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares - "Kalimankou Denkou")  Bulgaria 5 – 7  Cuba (Perez Prado - "Cherry Pink and Apple")
Round 3
(Alcazar - "Crying at the Discoteque")  Sweden 8 – 8  Bulgaria (Fiolka - "Głośny śmiech")
(Chanel - "SloMo")  Cuba 9 – 8  South Korea (Sumin & Slom - "The Gonlan Song")

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 24 19 5 9
 Finland 3 1 1 1 22 22 0 4
 Iran 3 1 0 2 20 22 -2 3
 Portugal 3 0 1 2 19 22 -3 1
Round 1
(Dannii Minogue - "I Begin to Wonder")  Australia 8 – 6  Portugal (Yasmine - "Esquece o Mundo")
(Him - "Killing Loneliness")  Finland 8 – 7  Iran (Sevdaliza - "Oh My God")
Round 2
(Scientists - "Swampland")  Australia 8 – 7  Finland (Nightwish - "Élan")
(Leila - "Feeling")  Iran 7 – 6  Portugal (Amália Rodrigues - "Fado Português")
Round 3
(Liars - "Big Appetite")  Australia 8 – 6  Iran (Nima Khak - "All Ways")
(Luísa Sobral - "Só Um Beijo")  Portugal 7 – 7  Finland (Kingston Wall - "I Feel Love")

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Canada 3 2 1 0 23 21 2 7
 Belgium 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
 Thailand 3 1 0 2 22 23 -1 3
 Ireland 3 1 0 2 21 22 -1 3
Round 1
(Tate McRae - "Greedy")  Canada 8 – 8  Belgium (Officium - "Oiseaux Parleurs")
(Taste - "What's Going On")  Ireland 8 – 7  Thailand (Ink Waruntorn - "Erase")
Round 2
(Marianas Trench - "Good to You")  Canada 7 – 6  Ireland (For Those I Love - "I Have a Love")
(MindaRyn - "Like Flames")  Thailand 8 – 7  Belgium (Grand Picture Palace - "Maryward")
Round 3
(Maneige - "La fin de l'histoire")  Canada 8 – 7  Thailand (H 3 F - "You")
(Gala Dragot - "T'inquiète")  Belgium 8 – 7  Ireland (Imelda May - "Johnny Got a Boom Boom")

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 2 1 0 23 21 2 7
 Wales 3 1 1 1 22 23 -1 4
 Taiwan 3 1 0 2 21 21 0 3
 Nigeria 3 1 0 2 22 23 -1 3
Round 1
(The Jam - "Man in the Corner Shop")  England 8 – 8  Wales (Duffy - "Mercy")
(Keziah Jones - "Beautiful Emilie")  Nigeria 8 – 7  Taiwan (Dirty Beaches - "True Blue")
Round 2
(Queen - "Keep Yourself Alive")  England 8 – 7  Nigeria (Rocket Juice & The Moon - "Poison")
(Cicada - "Birds and Moist Pine Needles")  Taiwan 8 – 6  Wales (Young Marble Giants - "N.I.T.A.")
Round 3
(Recoil - "Missing Piece")  England 7 – 6  Taiwan (Lo Ta-Yu - "童年")
(Bonnie Tyler - "Believe in Me")  Wales 8 – 7  Nigeria (TOBi - "Flowers")

Final stage

Knockout stage

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 United States7
 
 
 
 Brazil7+
 
 Brazil9
 
 
 
 Japan8
 
 Germany8
 
 
 
 Japan8+
 
 Brazil8
 
 
 
 Canada8+
 
 Cuba7
 
 
 
 Finland8
 
 Finland7
 
 
 
 Canada7+
 
 Canada8
 
 
 
 Wales7
 
 Canada9
 
 
 
 Australia8
 
 Estonia10
 
 
 
 Congo DRC7
 
 Estonia8
 
 
 
 Tunisia7
 
 Italy7
 
 
 
 Tunisia8
 
 Estonia8
 
 
 
 Australia9Third place
 
 Australia8
 
  
 
 Bulgaria7
 
 Australia8+ Brazil8
 
 
 
 England8 Estonia8+
 
 England8
 
 
 Belgium6
 

Round of 16

 United States7–7+ Brazil
"In Blur" by Deafheaven "All You Need Is Love" by Jup do Bairro, Rico Dalasam & Linn da Quebrada
 Germany8–8+ Japan
"Nesaja" by Scooter "Planet Foxy" by Boat
 Cuba7–8 Finland
"Journey of the Host" by Dave Lombardo "Sinä Lähdit Pois" by Ultra Bra
 Canada8–7 Wales
"Stitches" by Nervepitch "Dead from the Waist Down" by Catatonia
 Estonia10–7 Congo DRC
"(Nendest) Narkootikumidest Ei Tea Me (Küll) Midagi" by 5MIINUST & Puuluup "Amour et Souvenir" by Diblo
 Italy7–8 Tunisia
"Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" by Spiller "Words" by F.R. David
 Australia8–7 Bulgaria
"Fall Underneath" by Snakadaktal "Ivane" by TDK
 England8–6 Belgium
"Heat Dies Down" by Kaiser Chiefs "Tsunami (Inside My Soul)" by Sven van Hees

Quarter-finals

 Brazil9–8 Japan
"Vira-Vira" by Mamonas Assassinas "Syonen Syojo" by Jagatara
 Finland7–7+ Canada
"Thundercurls" by Grande Mahogany "Not in Love" by Crystal Castles
 Estonia8–7 Tunisia
"Spider" by COSMOSKVA "Youuuuu" by Khadija Al Hanafi
 Australia8+–8 England
"Zwango Zop" by Mildlife "Parklife" by Blur

Semifinals

 Brazil8–8+ Canada
"Pra Que Me Chamas?" by Xênia França "The Walking (And Constantly)" by Jane Sibbery
 Estonia8–9 Australia
"Ohei" by Kirot "Words for Snow" by Clann Zú

Third place match

 Brazil8–8+ Estonia
"Baby 95" by Liniker "Pille Riin" by Vennaskond

Final

 Canada9–8 Australia
"The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats "Teardrop" by Telenova

Results

29th Music World Cup Champion
Winner
Canada
(4th title)
Pos. Country Gr Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Final
1  Canada G 7 4 3 0 55 51 4 15
2  Australia F 7 5 1 1 57 51 6 16
Third-place play-off
3  Estonia B 7 3 3 1 56 52 4 12
4  Brazil B 7 3 3 1 56 54 2 12
Quarter-finals eliminations
5  England H 5 3 2 0 39 35 4 11
6  Finland F 5 2 2 1 37 36 1 8
7  Tunisia C 5 2 1 2 39 38 1 7
8  Japan D 5 1 3 1 38 38 0 6
Round of 16 eliminations
9  Germany C 4 2 0 1 32 30 2 7
10  United States A 3 2 0 1 31 29 2 7
11  Italy D 4 2 1 1 30 28 2 7
12  Cuba E 4 2 1 1 30 28 2 7
13  Congo DRC A 4 1 1 2 30 33 -3 4
14  Belgium G 4 1 1 2 29 31 -2 4
15  Wales H 4 1 1 2 29 31 -2 4
16  Bulgaria E 4 1 1 2 27 28 -1 4
Group stage eliminations
17  Croatia A 3 1 1 1 22 22 0 4
18  New Zealand B 3 1 1 1 22 23 -1 4
19  Poland C 3 1 1 1 21 22 -1 4
20  Scotland A 3 1 0 2 23 25 -2 3
21  Thailand G 3 1 0 2 22 23 -1 3
22  Nigeria H 3 1 0 2 22 23 -1 3
23  Taiwan H 3 1 0 2 21 21 0 3
24  Ireland G 3 1 0 2 21 22 -1 3
25  South Korea E 3 1 0 2 20 22 -2 3
26  Iran F 3 1 0 2 20 22 -2 3
27  Kenya D 3 1 0 2 19 18 1 3
28  Norway B 3 0 2 1 22 23 -1 2
29  Sweden E 3 0 2 1 21 22 -1 2
30  Chile C 3 0 2 1 21 23 -2 2
31  Portugal F 3 0 1 2 19 22 -3 1
32  Puerto Rico D 3 0 1 2 17 22 -5 1

Awards

Categories Team Credit
Best songs 1  Estonia "(Nendest) Narkootikumidest Ei Tea Me (Küll) Midagi" by 5MIINUST & Puuluup
2  Tunisia "Mashee Kooka" by Ifriqiyya Electrique
3  Germany "Megalomaniac" by KMFDM
4  Brazil "O Pulso" by Titãs
5  Australia "Words for Snow" by Clann Zú
Best newcomer  Bulgaria Itself
Best match  Estonia vs.  Australia "Ohei" by Kirot vs. "Words for Snow" by Clann Zú
Best underdog  Estonia Itself

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