Twenty-First Music World Cup
Tournament details
DatesAugust 31 – September 2 2023
Teams32
Final positions
Champions  Canada (2nd title)
Runners-up  Australia
Third place  Denmark
Fourth place  Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored919 (14.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Denmark (53 points)

Participating teams

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Continent Team Classification Date (Order) Participation Best Performance
Current Consec. Last
Africa   Congo DRC August 6 2023 (6) 4 1 #18 Round of 16 (#15)
  Mali August 11 2023 (31) 15 3 #20 Champion (#11)
  Morocco August 9 2023 (23) 1 1 Newcomer
  Senegal August 7 2023 (9) 7 2 #20 Third place (#8)
  Zambia August 11 2023 (30) 14 3 #20 Runner-up (#5)
Americas   Argentina August 7 2023 (11) 6 1 #15 Round of 16 (#4)
  Brazil August 5 2023 (3) 21 21 #20 Champion (#2, #16)
  Canada August 5 2023 (4) 21 21 #20 Champion (#14)
  Chile August 10 2023 (26) 4 1 #19 Round of 16 (#12)
  Jamaica August 11 2023 (32) 17 7 #20 Third place (#19)
  United States August 5 2023 (1) 21 21 #20 Runner-up (#1)
Asia   India August 8 2023 (15) 7 2 #20 Quarter-finals (#8)
  Japan August 6 2023 (8) 21 21 #20 Champion (#8, #15)
  Philippines August 9 2023 (22) 5 1 #15 Round of 16 (#11, #15)
  South Korea August 9 2023 (24) 20 10 #20 Fourth place (#5)
Europe   Austria August 10 2023 (25) 3 1 #19 Group stage (#16, #19)
  Belgium August 8 2023 (20) 12 2 #20 Quarter-finals (#8, #20)
  Czech Republic August 8 2023 (17) 1 1 Newcomer
  Denmark August 11 2023 (27) 14 7 #20 Champion (#17)
  England August 5 2023 (2) 21 21 #20 Champion (#4, #6, #10, #19)
  France August 8 2023 (18) 20 3 #20 Third place (#2, #17)
  Germany August 7 2023 (10) 21 21 #20 Champion (#1)
  Greece August 7 2023 (16) 5 1 #15 Third place (#11)
  Iceland August 9 2023 (21) 16 3 #20 Champion (#20)
  Italy August 7 2023 (13) 15 2 #20 Runner-up (#6, #20)
  Netherlands August 7 2023 (12) 8 3 #20 Round-of-16 (#8)
  Norway August 11 2023 (28) 19 3 #20 Third place (#6)
  Scotland August 6 2023 (7) 21 21 #20 Champion (#7, #12)
  Sweden August 11 2023 (29) 21 21 #20 Champion (#3, #9, #13)
  Ukraine August 9 2023 (19) 4 1 #16 Round of 16 (#5, #16)
Oceania   Australia August 5 2023 (5) 21 21 #20 Champion (#18)
  New Zealand August 7 2023 (14) 10 2 #20 Round of 16 (#2, #9, #14, #20)

Draw

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Seeding and drawing

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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.
  Sweden 1   France 9   South Korea 18   Argentina 39
  England 2   United States 11   Zambia 19   Ukraine 42
  Brazil 3   Norway 12   Belgium 23   Philippines 45
  Canada 4   Italy 13   New Zealand 27   Congo DRC 50
  Japan 5   Jamaica 14   Senegal 29   Chile 51
  Germany 6   Denmark 15   India 30   Austria 63
  Scotland 7   Mali 16   Greece 33   Czech Republic Debut
  Australia 8   Iceland 17   Netherlands 35   Morocco Debut

Results of the draw

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Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H
  Sweden   Germany   Australia   England   Canada   Japan   Scotland   Brazil
  Norway   Iceland   United States   Mali   Denmark   Jamaica   France   Italy
  South Korea   New Zealand   India   Greece   Senegal   Belgium   Zambia   Netherlands
  Congo DRC   Philippines   Ukraine   Chile   Austria   Czech Republic   Argentina   Morocco

Group Stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 3 2 0 1 24 22 2 6
  Norway 3 2 0 1 20 20 0 6
  Sweden 3 1 0 2 22 22 0 3
  Congo DRC 3 1 0 2 20 22 -2 3
Round 1
(Carbon Based Lifeforms - "Abiogenesis")   Sweden 7 – 8   South Korea (Jang Pill Soon - "Soony Rock")
(Les Imprimés - "I'll Never Leave")   Norway 6 – 5   Congo DRC (Pierre Kwenders - "Mardi Gras")
Round 2
(Jay-Jay Johanson - "It Hurts Me So")   Sweden 7 – 8   Norway (Datarock - "Fa-Fa-Fa")
(Jupiter & Okwess - "Na Kozonga")   Congo DRC 9 – 8   South Korea (Neon Bunny - "Romance in Seoul")
Round 3
(Night - "Crimson Past")   Sweden 8 – 6   Congo DRC (Kokoko! - "Azo Toke")
(Say Sue Me - "Old Town")   South Korea 8 – 6   Norway (Sketch - "Grunn")


Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Philippines 3 2 0 1 23 19 4 6
  Iceland 3 2 0 1 20 23 -3 6
  Germany 3 1 0 2 24 23 1 3
  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
Round 1
(Glaring - "Ende")   Germany 10 – 7   New Zealand (Jawsh 685 - "Savage Love")
(Ólöf Arnalds - "Surrender")   Iceland 4 – 9   Philippines (Dong Abay - "Perpekto")
Round 2
(Funkstörung - "So Simple")   Germany 7 – 8   Iceland (Sin Fang - "Look at the Night")
(PK Shellboy - "Addicted2 185bpm")   Philippines 6 – 8   New Zealand (Daniel Bedingfield - "If You're Not the One")
Round 3
(Terranova - "Skin & Bones")   Germany 7 – 8   Philippines (Noa Mal - "Isolation")
(Aldous Harding - "The Barrel")   New Zealand 7 – 8   Iceland (Júníus Meyvant - "Signals")

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Australia 3 2 0 1 22 20 2 6
  India 3 1 2 0 20 19 1 5
  United States 3 1 2 1 24 25 -1 4
  Ukraine 3 0 1 2 21 23 -2 1
Round 1
(Plutonic Lab - "Long Slow")   Australia 5 – 6   India (Karsh Kale - "Distance")
(Madonna - "Ray of Light")   United States 9 – 8   Ukraine (Somali Yacht Club - "Sun's Eyes")
Round 2
(Hatchie - "This Enchanted")   Australia 9 – 7   United States (Logic - "Therapy Music")
(Flëur - "Формалин")   Ukraine 6 – 6   India (Nitin Sawhney - "Homelands")
Round 3
(2 Dogs - "No Consequence")   Australia 8 – 7   Ukraine (Tangerinecat - "Ask Owl")
(Skyharbor - "Evolution")   India 8 – 8   United States (The Doors - "Soul Kitchen")

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Greece 3 1 1 1 24 23 1 4
  Mali 3 1 1 1 19 19 0 4
  Chile 3 1 1 1 21 22 -1 4
  England 3 0 3 0 25 25 0 3
Round 1
(David Bowie - "Modern Love")   England 9 – 9   Greece (Keep Shelly in Athens - "Bendable")
(Idrissa Soumaoro - "Nissodia")   Mali 6 – 4   Chile (Mabisyo - "The Voice of a Protest")
Round 2
(PVA - "Bad Dad")   England 8 – 8   Mali (Rokia Koné - "Kurunba")
(Leche - "Technicolor")   Chile 9 – 8   Greece (Moderator - "Worlds Remain")
Round 3
(Fairport Convention - "Come All Ye")   England 8 - 8   Chile (Lucybell - "Sembrando en el Mar")
(Stelios Vassiloudis - "Like Suicide")   Greece 7 – 5   Mali (Bajourou - "Bastan Toure")

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Denmark 3 2 0 1 20 17 3 6
  Canada 3 2 0 1 22 20 2 6
  Austria 3 1 1 1 18 19 -1 4
  Senegal 3 0 1 2 18 22 -4 1
Round 1
(Ian Kamau - "The Village")   Canada 7 – 5   Senegal (Baaba Maal - "Bouyel")
(Efterklang - "Modern Drift")   Denmark 6 – 2   Austria (HVOB - "Azrael")
Round 2
(Rush - "Far Cry")   Canada 10 – 7   Denmark (Goodiepal - "Gamer's in Exile's Egenskab'er Ud I Det Robotiske ~ Fæjl!")
(Louie Austen - "Glamour Girl")   Austria 8 – 8   Senegal (MC Solaar - "Obsolète")
Round 3
(Chilly Gonzales - "Gogol")   Canada 5 – 8   Austria (Dzihan & Kamien - "Stiff Jazz")
(Ablaye Cissoko - "Evolution")   Senegal 5 – 7   Denmark (Soft Sol - "Marble Station")

Group F

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Jamaica 3 2 1 0 23 21 2 7
  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 21 20 1 6
  Japan 3 1 1 1 21 21 0 4
  Belgium 3 0 0 3 18 21 -3 0
Round 1
(Silent Poets - "Where the Sidewalk Ends")   Japan 7 – 6   Belgium (Marc Moulin - "Le Saule")
(Wailing Souls - "Act of Affection")   Jamaica 8 – 7   Czech Republic (Karel Kryl - "Andel")
Round 2
(Poison Girlfriend - "Fact 2")   Japan 8 – 8   Jamaica (Sean Kingston - "Fire Burning")
(Prazsky Vyber - "Zubatá")   Czech Republic 7 – 6   Belgium (Blast - "Damned Flame")
Round 3
(Midori - "Swing")   Japan 6 – 7   Czech Republic (Vesna - "My Sister's Crown")
(The Neon Judgement - "TV Treated")   Belgium 6 – 7   Jamaica (Israel Vibration - "Cool & Calm")

Group G

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  France 3 2 1 0 25 23 2 7
  Zambia 3 1 2 0 24 21 3 5
  Scotland 3 1 1 1 24 21 3 4
  Argentina 3 0 0 3 18 26 -8 0
Round 1
(Franz Ferdinand - "Jacqueline")   Scotland 8 – 8   Zambia (Rikki Illilonga - "Love Is So Strange")
(The Mighty Bop - "Feeling Good")   France 9 – 8   Argentina (Enanitos Verdes - "Lamento Boliviano")
Round 2
(Cocteau Twins - "Serpentskirt")   Scotland 8 – 9   France (Le Peuple de L’Herbe - "Adventure")
(Luca Yupanqui - "V4.3, Pt. 2")   Argentina 6 – 9   Zambia (Witch - "Strange Dream")
Round 3
(Cinephile - "What Becomes of Us?")   Scotland 8 – 4   Argentina (Juana Molina - "Un Dia")
(The Tinkles - "Mpundu")   Zambia 7 – 7   France (Laurent Garnier - "The Sound of the Big Babou")

Group H

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 23 21 2 7
  Italy 3 1 2 0 23 20 3 5
  Brazil 3 0 2 1 22 23 -1 2
  Morocco 3 0 1 2 19 23 -4 1
Round 1
(Arthur Verocai - "Na Boca do Sol")   Brazil 8 – 9   Netherlands (The Devil's Blood - "On the Wings of Gloria")
(Maneskin - "Zitti e Buoni")   Italy 9 – 6   Morocco (Guedra Guedra - "Seven Poets")
Round 2
(Seu Jorge - "Quem Não Quer Sou Eu")   Brazil 7 – 7   Italy (Ligabue - "Certe Notti")
(Bergsonist - "Gaza Border Violence")   Morocco 6 – 7   Netherlands (The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz - "Embers")
Round 3
(João Gilberto - "Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars")   Brazil 7 – 7   Morocco (Samira Said - "Youm Wara Youm")
(CUT_ - "Out of Touch")   Netherlands 7 – 7   Italy (Sick Tamburo - "Un Giorno Nuovo")

Final stage

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Knockout stage

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
  South Korea8 (0)
 
 
 
  Iceland8 (2)
 
  Iceland6
 
 
 
  Australia8
 
  Australia9
 
 
 
  Mali8
 
  Australia8 (2)
 
 
 
  Denmark8 (0)
 
  Denmark8
 
 
 
  Czech Republic7
 
  Denmark9
 
 
 
  France7
 
  France7 (9)
 
 
 
  Italy7 (7)
 
  Australia4
 
 
 
  Canada6
 
  Philippines7
 
 
 
  Norway8
 
  Norway9
 
 
 
  India5
 
  Greece8 (0)
 
 
 
  India8 (2)
 
  Norway7
 
 
 
  Canada8Third place
 
  Jamaica3
 
  
 
  Canada6
 
  Canada8 (2)  Denmark8
 
 
 
  Zambia8 (0)  Norway6
 
  Netherlands6 (0)
 
 
  Zambia6 (2)
 

Round of 16

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  South Korea(0) 8–8 (2)  Iceland
"Mimi" by Youra "We Will Live for Ages" by Hjaltalín

  Australia9–8  Mali
"Can't Stop" by Hermitude "Al Hassidi Terei" by Songhoy Blues

  Denmark8–7  Czech Republic
"Bonfires" by Blue Foundation "Crockett's Theme" by Jan Hammer

  France(9) 7–7 (7)  Italy
"You" by Étienne de Crécy
TB: "Adventure" by Le Peuple de L’Herbe
"Teenage Cliché" by The Whistling Heads
TB: "Certe Notti" by Ligabue

  Philippines7–8  Norway
"Maskara" by Tarsius "Animal Chin" by Jaga Jazzist

  Greece(0) 8–8 (2)  India
"Klemeno Podilato" by Stereo Nova "Mumbay" by Sarathy Korwar

  Jamaica3–6  Canada
"So Mi Like It (Raw)" by Spice "Szamár Madár" by Venetian Snares

  Netherlands(0) 6–6 (2)  Zambia
"Naked" by Gotcha "Anasoni" by Paul Ngozi

Quarter-finals

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  Iceland6–8  Australia
"Saman" by Ólafur Arnalds "Red Room" by Hiatus Kaiyote

  Denmark9–7  France
"Deceive" by Trentemøller "Tellement" by Louise Vertigo

  Norway9–5  India
"So Easy" by Röyksopp "Releasing Proteus" by Amogh Symphony

  Canada(2) 8–8 (0)  Zambia
"One Fine Morning" by Lighthouse "Ubuntungwa" by Keith Mlevhu

Semifinals

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  Australia(2) 8–8 (0)  Denmark
"Intrasport" by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard "Blaalyn Express" by The Prunes

  Norway7–8  Canada
"Greatest Hit" by Annie "The House That Heaven Built" by Japandroids

Third place match

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  Denmark8–6  Norway
"The Lord's Favorite" by Iceage "Dressed in Black" by Ulver

Final

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  Australia4–6  Canada
"Berlin" by Ry X "Sharp" by Red Mass

Results

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21st Music World Cup Champion
 
Canada
(2nd title)
Pos. Country Gr Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Final
1   Canada E 7 5 1 1 50 42 8 16
2   Australia C 7 4 1 2 51 48 3 13
Third-place play-off
3   Denmark E 7 5 1 1 53 45 8 16
4   Norway A 7 4 0 3 50 48 2 12
Quarter-finals eliminations
5   France G 5 2 2 1 39 39 0 8
6   Iceland B 5 2 1 2 34 39 -5 7
7   Zambia G 5 1 4 0 38 35 3 7
8   India C 5 1 3 1 33 36 -3 6
Round of 16 eliminations
9   Netherlands H 4 2 2 0 29 27 2 8
10   South Korea A 4 2 1 1 32 30 2 7
11   Jamaica F 4 2 1 1 26 27 -1 7
12   Philippines B 4 2 0 2 30 27 3 6
13   Czech Republic F 4 2 0 2 28 28 0 6
14   Italy H 4 1 3 0 30 27 3 6
15   Greece D 4 1 2 1 32 31 1 5
16   Mali D 4 1 1 2 27 28 -1 4
Group stage eliminations
17   Scotland G 3 1 1 1 24 21 3 4
18   Japan F 3 1 1 1 21 21 0 4
19   United States C 3 1 2 1 24 25 -1 4
20   Chile D 3 1 1 1 21 22 -1 4
21   Austria E 3 1 1 1 18 19 -1 4
22   Germany B 3 1 0 2 24 23 1 3
23   England D 3 0 3 0 25 25 0 3
24   Sweden A 3 1 0 2 22 22 0 3
25   New Zealand B 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
26   Congo DRC A 3 1 0 2 20 22 -2 3
27   Brazil H 3 0 2 1 22 23 -1 2
28   Ukraine C 3 0 1 2 21 23 -2 1
29   Morocco H 3 0 1 2 19 23 -4 1
30   Senegal E 3 0 1 2 18 22 -4 1
31   Belgium F 3 0 0 3 18 21 -3 0
32   Argentina G 3 0 0 3 18 26 -8 0

Awards

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Categories Team Credit
Best songs 1   Germany "Ende" by Glaring
2   England "Modern Love" by David Bowie
3   France "Adventure" by Le Peuple de L’Herbe
4   Congo DRC "Na Kozonga" by Jupiter & Okwess
5   Netherlands "On the Wings of Gloria" by The Devil's Blood
Best newcomer   Czech Republic Itself
Best match   Scotland vs.   France "Serpentskirt" by Cocteau Twins vs. "Adventure" by Le Peuple de L’Herbe
Best underdog   India Itself