25th Music World Cup Dates December 18 2023 Teams 32 Champions Germany (2nd title) Runners-up Sweden Third place Japan Fourth place Mali Matches played 64 Goals scored 1,005 (15.7 per match) Top scorer(s) Germany (64 points)
International football competition
This cup was the third to have a qualifying procces that was similar to the one of the actual world cup, with the previous ones being the 12th and 18th . You can check the progress here .
Participating teams
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Continent
Team
Classification Date (Order)
Participation
Best Performance
Current
Consec.
Last
Africa
Burkina Faso
December 12 2023 (32)
1
1
–
Newcomer
Ghana
December 11 2023 (2)
6
1
#22
Group stage (#6, #14, #17, #18, #22)
Mali
December 11 2023 (3)
18
2
#24
Champion (#11)
Nigeria
December 11 2023 (4)
13
1
#20
Fourth place (#12)
South Africa
December 11 2023 (5)
17
4
#24
Quarter-finals (#1, #22)
Americas
Argentina
December 11 2023 (7)
7
1
#21
Round of 16 (#4)
Brazil
December 11 2023 (8)
25
25
#24
Champion (#2, #16)
Canada
December 11 2023 (6)
25
25
#24
Champion (#14, #21, #23)
Chile
December 11 2023 (11)
7
2
#24
Round of 16 (#12)
Jamaica
December 11 2023 (9)
20
3
#24
Third place (#19)
United States
December 11 2023 (10)
25
25
#24
Runner-up (#1)
Asia
China
December 12 2023 (15)
6
1
#22
Round of 16 (#8, #14, #22)
Indonesia
December 12 2023 (14)
3
1
#19
Group stage (#18, #19)
Japan
December 12 2023 (12)
25
25
#24
Champion (#8, #15)
South Korea
December 12 2023 (13)
24
14
#24
Fourth place (#5)
Europe
Austria
December 12 2023 (27)
5
1
#23
Quarter-finals (#23)
Belgium
December 12 2023 (25)
15
3
#24
Quarter-finals (#8, #20)
Denmark
December 12 2023 (18)
17
1
#23
Champion (#17)
England
December 12 2023 (22)
25
25
#24
Champion (#4, #6, #10, #19)
Finland
December 12 2023 (30)
17
1
#23
Quarter-finals (#15, #18)
France
December 12 2023 (20)
24
7
#24
Third place (#2, #17)
Germany
December 12 2023 (24)
25
25
#24
Champion (#1)
Ireland
December 12 2023 (23)
24
4
#24
Champion (#5, #24)
Italy
December 12 2023 (17)
18
1
#23
Runner-up (#6, #20)
Norway
December 12 2023 (29)
23
7
#24
Champion (#22)
Portugal
December 12 2023 (28)
6
2
#24
Quarter-finals (#16)
Scotland
December 12 2023 (19)
25
25
#24
Champion (#7, #12)
Sweden
December 12 2023 (16)
25
25
#24
Champion (#3, #9, #13)
Switzerland
December 12 2023 (21)
9
1
#20
Quarter-finals (#15, #19)
Wales
December 12 2023 (26)
12
1
#23
Fourth place (#20)
Oceania
Australia
October 22 2023 (1)
25
25
#24
Champion (#18)
New Zealand
December 12 2023 (31)
13
3
#24
Round of 16 (#2, #9, #14, #20)
Seeding and drawing
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Results of the draw
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Group Stage
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Round 1
(Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - "Cornflake") Australia
8 – 7
Belgium (Telex - "Moskow Discow")
(Equiknoxx - "Jump!") Jamaica
4 – 5
Ghana (Nyando Addo - "Asafoyo")
Round 2
(Sewerslvt - "All the Joy in Life Was Gone Once You Left") Australia
9 – 8
Jamaica (Nazamba & Von D - "She Solid")
(All My Cousins - "Act a Fool") Ghana
8 – 8
Belgium (Shakti - "Forbidden Dreams")
Round 3
(Blackfeather - "Seasons of Change, Pt. 1") Australia
8 – 7
Ghana (Amaarae - "Sad Girls Luv Money")
(Hooverphonic - "Stranger") Belgium
8 – 8
Jamaica (Stephen Marley - "Iron Bars")
Round 1
(Tim Maia - "Azul da Cor do Mar") Brazil
7 – 8
South Korea (Loona - "Heart Attack")
(Slift - "Ummon") France
8 – 7
Austria (EAV - "Ba-Ba Banküberfall")
Round 2
(Milton Nascimento - "Quem Sabe Isso Quer Dizer Amor") Brazil
10 – 8
France (Ours Samplus - "Morning Sunset")
(Takeshi's Cashew - "Akihi") Austria
9 – 8
South Korea (Leenalchi - "Tiger is Coming")
Round 3
(Elza Soares - "O Que Se Cala") Brazil
8 – 8
Austria (Tosca - "Suzuki")
(Sister's Barbershop - "What Is Next Song?") South Korea
8 – 7
France (Silly Boy Blue - "The Fight")
Round 1
(Mitski - "Washing Machine Heart") Japan
8 – 6
Wales (Mary Hopkin - "Those Were the Days")
(Oxmo Puccino - "J'ai Mal au Mic") Mali
8 – 8
Portugal (Bruno Pernadas - "Theme Vision")
Round 2
(World's End Girlfriend - "Birthday Resistance") Japan
9 – 8
Mali (Fantasydub - "Rêvasser")
(Fausto - "Lembra-Me Um Sonho Lindo") Portugal
7 – 8
Wales (Jack - "Biography of a First Son")
Round 3
(Hiromi - "Another Autumn") Japan
8 – 8
Portugal (Nana Lourdes - "Made Your Mama Cry")
(Love Sculpture - "In the Land of the Few") Wales
8 – 9
Mali (Amadou & Mariam - "Je Pense à Toi")
Round 1
(Moron Police - "The Panthom Below") Norway
8 – 8
New Zealand (Aldous Harding - "The Barrel")
(Gala - "Freed From Desire") Italy
7 – 7
Chile (Nicolas Jaar - "Colomb")
Round 2
(HGH - "Excuses") Norway
8 – 6
Italy (The Watch - "Hills")
(Natisú - "La Historia") Chile
8 – 7
New Zealand (Lorde - "Mood Ring")
Round 3
(Ulver - "Solitude") Norway
8 – 8
Chile (La Ley - "El Duelo")
(The Bats - "North by North") New Zealand
9 – 7
Italy (Laura Pausini - "En Cambio No")
Round 1
(Graveyard - "Satan's Finest") Sweden
10 – 8
Finland (Ceebrolistics - "Hyviä Juttuja")
(Tinashe - "Talk Nice to Me") United States
7 – 9
China (Akini Jing - "Don't Wanna Be Alone")
Round 2
(ABBA - "Honey Honey") Sweden
7 – 8
United States (A Tribe Called Quest - "Jazz (We've Got)")
(Re-TROS - "Pigs in the River") China
8 – 8
Finland (Beastmilk - "Death Reflects Us")
Round 3
(Koop - "Koop Island Blues") Sweden
8 – 8
China (Cheng Bi - "I Want to Waste Time With You")
(Husky Rescue - "Summertime Cowboy") Finland
9 – 8
United States (Che Noir - "Bless the Food")
Round 1
(Elsiane - "Mend") Canada
7 – 9
Switzerland (Boris Blank - "Electrified")
(Agnes Obel - "September Song") Denmark
8 – 8
Burkina Faso (Burkina Electric - "Sankar Yaare")
Round 2
(Shania Twain - "You're Still the One") Canada
8 – 7
Denmark (Kashmir - "Rocket Brothers")
(Tartit - "Arfous Dafous") Burkina Faso
5 – 7
Switzerland (Yello - "Vicious Games")
Round 3
(Our Lady Peace - "Superman's Dead") Canada
8 – 7
Burkina Faso (Farafina - "Night Moves (Fear)")
(Kiku - "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime") Switzerland
7 – 7
Denmark (Culpeper's Orchard - "Gideon's Trap")
Round 1
(Estelle - "So Easy") England
8 – 8
South Africa (Giift - "Home Stu Freestyle")
(Life Without Buildings - "The Leanover") Scotland
8 – 8
Argentina (Soda Stereo - "Luna Roja")
Round 2
(Arctic Monkeys - "My Propeller") England
8 – 8
Scotland (Biffy Clyro - "Black Chandelier")
(Diego Torres - "Un Poquito") Argentina
3 – 7
South Africa (Letta Mbulu - "Kilimanjaro Take Us Higher")
Round 3
(The Verve - "Slide Away") England
9 – 7
Argentina (El Zar - "La Declaración")
(Mahlathini - "Stop Crime") South Africa
8 – 8
Scotland (Cocteau Twins - "Cherry-Coloured Funk")
Round 1
(Alphaville - "Big in Japan") Germany
9 – 10
Nigeria (Debby Friday - "What a Man")
(Tír na nÓg - "Daisy Lady") Ireland
8 – 7
Indonesia (Isyana Sarasvati - "Untuk Hati Yang Terluka")
Round 2
(Guano Apes - "Open Your Eyes") Germany
10 – 8
Ireland (Horslips - "Trouble (With a Capital T)")
(Hindia - "Evaluasi") Indonesia
8 – 8
Nigeria (Femi Kuti - "Truth Don Die")
Round 3
(Rammstein - "Keine Lust") Germany
9 – 9
Indonesia (Ippo.tsk - "Oyasumination")
(Rocket Juice & the Moon - "Poison") Nigeria
7 – 9
Ireland (Aphex Twin - "Heliosphan")
Final stage
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Knockout stage
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Round of 16
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Quarter-finals
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Semifinals
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Third place match
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25th Music World Cup Champion
Germany
Categories
Team
Credit
Best songs
1
Brazil
"Quem Sabe Isso Quer Dizer Amor" by Milton Nascimento
2
Germany
"Open Your Eyes" by Guano Apes
3
Nigeria
"What a Man" by Debby Friday
4
Sweden
"Satan's Finest" by Graveyard
5
Germany
"Night to Fall" by Wucan
Best newcomer
Burkina Faso
Itself
Best match
Germany vs. Nigeria
"Big in Japan" by Alphaville vs. "What a Man" by Debby Friday
Best underdog
China
Itself
Germany (2nd title)
Sweden
Japan
Mali
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Nigeria
South Africa
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Jamaica
United States
China
Indonesia
South Korea
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
England
Finland
France
Ireland
Italy
Norway
Portugal
Scotland
Switzerland
Wales
Australia
New Zealand
