Thirteenth Music World Cup edit

Thirteenth Music World Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 12 – April 13 2023
Teams32
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (3rd title)
Runners-up  Germany
Third place  England
Fourth place  Iceland
Tournament statistics
Matches played62
Goals scored967 (15.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)  England (61 points)

Participating teams edit

Continent Team Classification Date (Order) Participation Best Performance
Current Consec. Last
Africa   Egypt April 11 2023 (31) 1 1 Newcomer
  Mali April 8 2023 (18) 8 4 #12 Champion (#11)
  Nigeria April 8 2023 (17) 6 2 #12 Fourth place (#12)
  Uganda April 8 2023 (19) 2 1 #10 Group stage (#10)
  Zambia April 9 2023 (22) 7 1 #11 Runner-up (#5)
Americas   Brazil April 6 2023 (3) 13 13 #12 Champion (#2)
  Canada April 6 2023 (4) 13 13 #12 Runner-up (#10)
  Colombia April 9 2023 (23) 8 1 #10 Quarter-finals (#4)
  Cuba April 10 2023 (27) 3 2 #12 Round of 16 (#8)
  Trinidad and Tobago April 7 2023 (7) 1 1 Newcomer
  United States April 6 2023 (1) 13 13 #12 Runner-up (#1)
  Uruguay April 10 2023 (28) 3 1 #11 Round of 16 (#9)
Asia   China April 10 2023 (30) 3 1 #10 Round of 16 (#8)
  Japan April 8 2023 (15) 13 13 #12 Champion (#8)
  Pakistan April 8 2023 (20) 1 1 Newcomer
  Philippines April 10 2023 (26) 3 1 #11 Round of 16 (#11)
  South Korea April 8 2023 (16) 12 2 #12 Fourth place (#5)
Europe   Belgium April 8 2023 (11) 8 2 #12 Quarter-finals (#8)
  Denmark April 10 2023 (32) 7 4 #12 Quarter-finals (#10, #11)
  England April 6 2023 (2) 13 13 #12 Champion (#4, #6, #10)
  France April 8 2023 (9) 13 13 #12 Third place (#2)
  Germany April 8 2023 (8) 13 13 #12 Champion (#1)
  Iceland April 9 2023 (25) 10 6 #12 Quarter-finals (#3, #6, #11)
  Ireland April 8 2023 (10) 13 13 #12 Champion (#5)
  Norway April 9 2023 (24) 12 8 #12 Third place (#6)
  Portugal April 7 2023 (6) 3 1 #10 Round of 16 (#4)
  Scotland April 8 2023 (13) 13 13 #12 Champion (#7, #12)
  Spain April 9 2023 (21) 4 2 #12 Round of 16 (#4, #8)
  Sweden April 8 2023 (12) 13 13 #12 Champion (#3, #9)
  Switzerland April 10 2023 (29) 3 1 #11 Round of 16 (#11)
  Wales April 8 2023 (14) 6 1 #8 Quarter-finals (#7)
Oceania   Australia April 6 2023 (5) 13 13 #12 Runner up (#12)

Draw edit

Seeding and drawing edit

Pot 1

Top 6/8 teams

Pot 2

Top 12/16 teams

Pot 3

Top 18/24 teams

Pot 4

Top 24/32 teams

Results of the draw edit

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H
  Germany   Ireland   Sweden   Brazil   England   Scotland   Japan   Canada
  United States   Australia   Zambia   Mali   Iceland   South Korea   Norway   France
  Uruguay   Colombia   Denmark   Wales   Nigeria   Belgium   Spain   Cuba
  Egypt   Portugal   China   Pakistan   Philippines   Uganda   Trinidad and Tobago   Switzerland

Group Stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 3 2 1 0 25 22 3 7
  Germany 3 1 2 0 22 21 1 5
  Egypt 3 1 1 1 22 23 -1 4
  Uruguay 3 0 0 3 20 23 -3 0
Round 1
(Tokio Hotel - "Monsoon")   Germany 7 – 6   Uruguay (Opus Alfa - "Blues de Mi Ciudad")
(Rob Zombie - "Demon Speeding")   United States 9 – 7   Egypt (The Dwarfs of East Agouza - "Clean Shahin")
Round 2
(Kraftwerk - "Trans-Europe Express")   Germany 8 – 8   United States (Moby - "Porcelain")
(Salah Ragab - "Egypt Strut")   Egypt 8 – 7   Uruguay (Días de Blues - "Vuela")
Round 3
(OG Keemo - "Civic")   Germany 7 – 7   Egypt (Onsy - "K202")
(Buenos Muchachos - "Antenas Rubias")   Uruguay 7 – 8   United States (Taylor Swift - "Lavender Haze")

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Ireland 3 2 0 1 22 22 0 6
  Australia 3 1 1 1 22 21 1 4
  Portugal 3 1 1 1 22 22 0 4
  Colombia 2 0 2 1 23 24 -1 2
Round 1
(Lankum - "Newcastle")   Ireland 8 – 7   Colombia (Lido Pimienta - "Te Queria")
(The Teskey Brothers - "Pain and Misery")   Australia 6 – 7   Portugal (They Must Be Crazy - "Cura di Jambu")
Round 2
(The Prayer Boat - "Polichinelle")   Ireland 6 – 8   Australia (INXS - "What You Need")
(José Cid - "Mellotron, O Planeta Fantástico")   Portugal 8 – 8   Colombia (Meteor - "White Crows")
Round 3
(Gavin Friday - "Angel")   Ireland 8 – 7   Portugal (António Variações - "Estou Além")
(Filmmaker - "Lust Riders")   Colombia 8 – 8   Australia (Courtney Barnett - "Pedestrian at Best")

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Sweden 3 2 1 0 23 21 2 7
  Zambia 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
  China 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
  Denmark 3 0 1 2 23 25 -2 1
Round 1
(The Knife - "Silent Shout")   Sweden 8 – 7   Denmark (Mew - "156")
(Sampa the Great - "Never Forget")   Zambia 8 – 7   China (Faye Wong - "紅豆")
Round 2
(Blind Dog - "There Must Be Better Ways of Loosing Your Mind")   Sweden 8 – 7   Zambia (James Sakala - "Tura Mtoro")
(Gong Gong Gong - "Ride Your Horse")   China 9 – 8   Denmark (Agnes Obel - "Riverside")
Round 3
(Jay-Jay Johansson - "Heard Somebody Whistle")   Sweden 7 – 7   China (Re-TROS - "Sounds for Celebration")
(Royal Hunt - "Message to God")   Denmark 8 – 8   Zambia (Backxwash - "Spells")

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 3 0 0 28 23 5 9
  Wales 3 1 1 1 23 24 -1 4
  Pakistan 3 1 0 2 23 24 -1 3
  Mali 3 0 1 2 23 26 -3 1
Round 1
(Matanza - "Tempo Ruim")   Brazil 9 – 7   Wales (Hybrid - "Nails")
(Ali Farka Touré - "Monsieur le Maire de Niafunké")   Mali 7 – 8   Pakistan (Shamoon Ismail - "Jutt Blues")
Round 2
(Juçara Marçal - "Sem Cais")   Brazil 10 – 8   Mali (Tinariwen - "Tiwàyyen")
(Jaubi - "Seek Refuge")   Pakistan 7 – 8   Wales (Budgie - "Crash Course in Brain Surgery")
Round 3
(Titãs - "Polícia")   Brazil 9 – 8   Pakistan (UNHXLY - "Oberon")
(Datblygu - "Y Teimlad")   Wales 8 – 8   Mali (Aya Nakamura - "Djadja")

Group E edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England 3 2 1 0 28 21 7 7
  Iceland 3 1 1 1 24 22 2 4
  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 21 25 -4 3
  Philippines 3 1 0 2 20 25 -5 3
Round 1
(Judas Priest - "Diamonds and Rust")   England 10 – 7   Nigeria (Cruel Santino - "Rapid Fire")
(The Vintage Caravan - "Babylon")   Iceland 9 – 6   Philippines (Spazzkid - "Getting to Know You")
Round 2
(Charli XCX - "Enemy")   England 8 – 8   Iceland (Laufey - "Falling Behind")
(SOS - "Magic")   Philippines 8 – 6   Nigeria (Nneka - "Africans")
Round 3
(Kaiser Chiefs - "I Predict a Riot")   England 10 – 6   Philippines (Radioactive Sago - "Wasak Na Wasak")
(Keziah Jones - "Sinnerman")   Nigeria 8 – 7   Iceland (Emiliana Torrini - "Hold Heart")

Group F edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Uganda 3 1 2 0 22 20 2 5
  Belgium 3 1 2 0 23 22 1 5
  South Korea 3 1 1 1 24 24 0 4
  Scotland 3 0 1 2 19 22 -3 1
Round 1
(Joesef - "It's Been a Little Heavy Lately")   Scotland 7 – 7   Belgium (Krisy - "Bounce")
(Kirara - "Worries")   South Korea 8 – 8   Uganda (Navio - "U Gon Kill Me")
Round 2
(The Wake - "Pale Spectre")   Scotland 7 – 8   South Korea (Taeyeon - "Spark")
(Geoffrey Oryema - "The River")   Uganda 7 – 7   Belgium (Stromae - "Formidable")
Round 3
(Strawberry Switchblade - "Since Yesterday")   Scotland 5 – 7   Uganda (HHY & The Kampala Unit - "Lithium Blast")
(Hooverphonic - "Eden")   Belgium 9 – 8   South Korea (Leebada - "Runnin' Back")

Group G edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Norway 3 2 1 0 23 16 7 7
  Trinidad & Tobago 3 2 1 0 24 19 5 7
  Japan 3 1 0 2 19 22 -3 3
  Spain 3 0 0 3 16 25 -9 0
Round 1
(Advantage Lucy - "Goodbye")   Japan 9 – 7   Spain (La Mode - "El Eterno Feminino")
(Annie - "Heartbeat")   Norway 8 – 8   Trinidad and Tobago (Billy Ocean - "Love Really Hurts Without You")
Round 2
(Ging Nang Boyz - "Baby Baby")   Japan 6 – 8   Norway (Bel Canto - "Unicorn")
(Nicki Minaj - "Starships")   Trinidad and Tobago 9 – 7   Spain (Sangre de Muerdago - "Medianoite")
Round 3
(Kikuo - "My Time")   Japan 4 – 7   Trinidad and Tobago (Superblue - "Flag Party")
(Uma - "Nebula")   Spain 2 – 7   Norway (Midnight Choir - "October 8")

Group H edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Canada 3 2 1 0 23 21 2 7
  France 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
  Cuba 3 1 1 1 22 22 0 4
  Switzerland 3 0 1 2 22 24 -2 1
Round 1
(Harmonium - "Prologue")   Canada 7 – 7   Cuba (Afro-Cuban All Stars - "Havana del Este")
(Paradis - "Toi et Moi")   France 8 – 8   Switzerland (Waldskin - "The Shore")
Round 2
(Nickelback - "Flat on the Floor")   Canada 8 – 7   France (M83 - "Run Into Flowers")
(Liliput - "Die Matrosen")   Switzerland 7 – 8   Cuba (Gloria Estefan - "Hoy")
Round 3
(Neil Young - "After the Gold Rush")   Canada 8 – 7   Switzerland (Monkey3 - "Axis")
(Jon Secada - "Just Another Day")   Cuba 7 – 8   France (Orange Blossom - "Souffrance")

Final stage edit

Knockout stage edit

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
  United States10
 
 
 
  Australia7
 
  United States8
 
 
 
  Sweden9
 
  Sweden8
 
 
 
  Wales6
 
  Sweden8
 
 
 
  England7
 
  England8 (10)
 
 
 
  Belgium8 (7)
 
  England9
 
 
 
  Norway8
 
  Norway8
 
 
 
  France7
 
  Sweden8 (8)
 
 
 
  Germany8 (7)
 
  Ireland4
 
 
 
  Germany8
 
  Germany8+
 
 
 
  Zambia8
 
  Brazil7
 
 
 
  Zambia8
 
  Germany9
 
 
 
  Iceland8Third place
 
  Uganda6
 
  
 
  Iceland7
 
  Iceland8  England9
 
 
 
  Canada6  Iceland8
 
  Canada8+
 
 
  Trinidad and Tobago8
 

Round of 16 edit

  United States10–7  Australia
"What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes . "Never Be Like You" by Flume
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  Sweden8–6  Wales
"Stranger" by Anna Von Hausswolff . "3 O'Clock Blues" by Love Sculpture
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  England(10) 8–8 (7)  Belgium
"Boy Racers" by Squid
TB: "I Predict a Riot" by Kaiser Chiefs
. "Off Shore" by Geike
TB: "Formidable" by Stromae
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  Norway8–7  France
"Lovesick" by Lindstrøm . "Ma Benz" by Suprême NTM
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  Ireland4–8  Germany
"Glass Interruption" by Wife . "Speed" by Atari Teenage Riot
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  Brazil7–8  Zambia
"Intimacy of Your Soul" by Republica . "Love and Freedom" by Keith Mlevhu
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  Uganda6–7  Iceland
"Nilo Chug" by Nihiloxica . "In Flight" by Lucy in Blue
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  Canada8+–8  Trinidad and Tobago
"Constant Craving" by K. D. Lang . "Let's Make It Up" by Shadow
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Quarter-finals edit

  United States8–9  Sweden
"Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen . "Dom Andra" by Kent
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  England9–8  Norway
"Under the Gun" by Supreme Beings of Leisure . "Kvervandi" by Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik
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  Germany8+–8  Zambia
"Monday Paracetamol" by Ulrich Schnauss . "Going Under" by The Oscilations
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  Iceland8–6  Canada
"Isobel" by Björk . "Show Me How" by Men I Trust
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Semifinals edit

  Sweden8–7  England
"Bad News" by Horisont . "Return" by Joel Culpepper
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  Germany9–8  Iceland
"Goodbye" by Apparat . "Way Down We Go" by Kaleo
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Third place match edit

  England9–8  Iceland
"There, There" by Radiohead . "Deus" by The Sugarcubes
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Final edit

  Sweden8–8  Germany
"Witchers Creed" by Witchers Creed
TB: "Bad News" by Horisont
. "Total Eclipse" by Klaus Nomi
TB: "Monsoon" by Tokio Hotel
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Results edit

13th Music World Cup Champion
 
Sweden
(3rd title)
Pos. Country Gr Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Final
1   Sweden C 7 5 2 0 56 50 6 17
2   Germany A 7 3 4 0 55 49 6 13
Third-place play-off
3   England E 7 5 1 1 61 53 8 16
4   Iceland E 7 3 1 3 55 52 3 10
Quarter-finals eliminations
5   Norway G 5 3 1 1 39 32 7 10
6   United States A 5 3 1 1 43 38 5 10
7   Zambia C 5 2 2 1 39 38 1 8
8   Canada H 5 2 2 1 37 37 0 8
Round of 16 eliminations
9   Brazil F 4 3 0 1 35 31 4 9
10   Trinidad and Tobago G 4 2 2 0 32 27 5 8
11   Belgium F 4 1 3 0 31 30 1 6
12   Ireland B 4 2 0 2 26 30 -4 6
13   Uganda F 4 1 2 1 28 27 1 5
14   France H 4 1 1 2 30 31 -1 4
15   Australia B 4 1 1 2 29 31 -2 4
16   Wales D 4 1 1 2 29 32 -3 4
Group stage eliminations
17   South Korea F 3 1 1 1 24 24 0 4
18   China C 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
19   Cuba H 3 1 1 1 22 22 0 4
20   Portugal B 3 1 1 1 22 22 0 4
21   Egypt A 3 1 1 1 22 23 -1 4
22   Pakistan D 3 1 0 2 23 24 -1 3
23   Japan G 3 1 0 2 19 22 -3 3
24   Nigeria E 3 1 0 2 21 25 -4 3
25   Philippines E 3 1 0 2 20 25 -5 3
26   Colombia B 2 0 2 1 23 24 -1 2
27   Denmark C 3 0 1 2 23 25 -2 1
28   Switzerland H 3 0 1 2 22 24 -2 1
29   Mali D 3 0 1 2 23 26 -3 1
30   Scotland F 3 0 1 2 19 22 -3 1
31   Uruguay A 3 0 0 3 20 23 -3 0
32   Spain G 3 0 0 3 16 25 -9 0

Awards edit

Categories Team Credit
Best songs 1   England "Diamonds and Rust" by Judas Priest
2   United States "What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes
3   Brazil "Sem Cais" by Juçara Marçal
4   England "I Predict a Riot" by Kaiser Chiefs
5   Belgium "Eden" by Hooverphonic
Best newcomer   Trinidad and Tobago Itself
Best match   China vs.   Denmark "Ride Your Horse" by Gong Gong Gong vs. "Riverside" by Agnes Obel
Best underdog   Trinidad and Tobago Itself