The sixth cup is notable for being the first time a team wins the tournament twice, with England becoming the first bi-champion team in the history of the cup.

Sixth Music World Cup
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 2nd - February 4th, 2023
Teams24
Final positions
Champions  England (2nd title)
Runners-up  Italy
Third place  Norway
Fourth place  Jamaica
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored761 (14.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)  England (59 points)

Participating teams

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Continent Team Classification Date Participation Best Performance
Current Consec. Last
Africa   Ghana February 1st, 2023 1 1 Newcomer
  South Africa February 2nd, 2023 5 1 #4 Quarter-finals (#1)
  Zambia February 1st, 2023 2 2 #5 Runner up (#5)
Asia   Japan February 2nd, 2023 6 6 #5 Runner up (#2)
  South Korea February 2nd, 2023 6 6 #5 Fourth place (#5)
Europe   Denmark February 2nd, 2023 3 2 #5 Round of 16 (#2)
  England January 31st, 2023 6 6 #5 Champion (#4)
  France February 1st, 2023 6 6 #5 Third place (#2)
  Germany February 1st, 2023 6 6 #5 Champion (#1)
  Iceland February 2nd, 2023 4 2 #5 Quarter-finals (#3)
  Ireland February 1st, 2023 6 6 #5 Champion (#5)
  Italy February 1st, 2023 5 2 #5 Quarter-finals (#3)
  Norway February 1st, 2023 5 1 #4 Quarter-finals (#1, #2, #3)
  Scotland January 31st, 2023 6 6 #5 Third place (#4)
  Sweden January 31st, 2023 6 6 #5 Champion (#3)
  Wales February 2nd, 2023 3 2 #5 Round of 16 (#5)
North America   Canada January 31st, 2023 6 6 #5 Quarter-finals (#2, #3, #4)
  Jamaica February 2nd, 2023 5 5 #5 Fourth place (#4)
  Mexico February 2nd, 2023 2 1 #4 Group stage (#4)
  United States January 31st, 2023 6 6 #5 Runner up (#1)
Oceania   Australia January 31st, 2023 6 6 #5 Fourth place (#2)
  New Zealand February 2nd, 2023 3 1 #3 Round of 16 (#2)
South America   Brazil January 31st, 2023 6 6 #5 Champion (#2)
  Peru February 2nd, 2023 2 2 #5 Quarter-finals (#5)

Draw

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Seeding and drawing

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Pot 1

Top 6 teams

Pot 2

Top 12 teams

Pot 3

Top 16 teams

Pot 4

Top 24 teams

Results of the draw

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Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F
  United States   Brazil   England   Australia   Canada   Ireland
  South Korea   France   Sweden   Germany   Japan   Scotland
  Norway   Jamaica   South Africa   Iceland   Wales   New Zealand
  Italy   Zambia   Peru   Ghana   Denmark   Mexico

Group Stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 3 2 1 0 27 24 3 7
  Norway 3 1 2 0 24 20 4 5
  Italy 3 1 0 2 9 13 -4 3
  South Korea 3 0 1 2 19 22 -3 1
Round 1
(MF DOOM - "Hoe Cakes")   United States 9 – 7   South Korea (Parannoul - "Insomnia")
(The Devil and the Almighty - "Tired Old Dog")   Norway 8 – 4   Italy (Gigi D'Agostino - "Bla Bla Bla")
Round 2
(Grand Funk Railroad - "Walk Like a Man")   United States 8 – 8   Norway (Turbonegro - "All My Friends are Dead")
(Almamegretta - "Nun Te Scurdà")   Italy 5 – 4   South Korea (Della Zyr - "Constellation's Song")
Round 3
(Johnny Cash - "Hurt")   United States 10 – 9   Italy (Premiata Forneria Marconi - "È Festa")
(Yaya Kim - "Tonight is Mine")   South Korea 8 – 8   Norway (Manes - "Deeprooted")

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 3 0 0 25 21 4 9
  Jamaica 3 1 1 1 21 21 0 4
  Zambia 3 0 2 1 20 21 -1 2
  France 3 0 1 2 19 22 -3 1
Round 1
(Leila Maria - "Seca")   Brazil 8 – 6   France (Perturbator - "Death of the Soul")
(Anthony Red Rose - "Tempo")   Jamaica 6 – 6   Zambia (Rozalla - "Everybody's Free")
Round 2
(Tchakabum - "Explosão")   Brazil 9 – 8   Jamaica (Grace Jones - "Williams Blood")
(Peace - "I Have Got No Money")   Zambia 7 – 7   France (Daft Punk - "Doin' It Right")
Round 3
(Angra - "Ego Painted Grey")   Brazil 8 – 7   Zambia (Almanaz - "Sunday Morning")
(College - "A Real Hero")   France 6 – 7   Jamaica (Sean Paul - "She Doesn't Mind")

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England 3 2 1 0 27 19 8 7
  Sweden 3 2 0 1 24 23 1 6
  Peru 3 1 0 2 17 22 -5 3
  South Africa 3 0 1 1 19 23 -4 1
Round 1
(Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the Silence")   England 10 – 8   Sweden (Imperial State Electric - "Anywhere Loud")
(Cassper Nyovest - "Move for Me")   South Africa 5 – 7   Peru (Traffic Sound - "Yellow Sea Days")
Round 2
(Gorillaz - "The Pink Phantom")   England 7 – 7   South Africa (Nasty C - "Jack")
(El Polen - "Mi Cueva")   Peru 6 – 7   Sweden (ABBA - "Angeleyes")
Round 3
(Rag'n'Bone Man - "Human")   England 10 – 4   Peru (Los Shapis - "El Aguajal")
(Graveyard - "The Apple and the Tree")   Sweden 9 – 7   South Africa (Seether - "Save Today")

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 27 23 4 9
  Iceland 3 2 0 1 24 23 1 6
  Germany 3 0 1 2 22 24 -2 1
  Ghana 3 0 1 2 21 24 -3 1
Round 1
(INXS - "Need You Tonight")   Australia 9 – 8   Germany (Boney M. - "Rasputin")
(Björk - "Earth Intruders")   Iceland 8 – 7   Ghana (Moses Sumney - "Me in 20 Years")
Round 2
(Bee Gees - "Stayin' Alive")   Australia 10 – 9   Iceland (The Vintage Caravan - "Crazy Horses")
(Osibisa - "Sunshine Day")   Ghana 8 – 8   Germany (Kadavar - "I Fly Among the Stars")
Round 3
(Midnight Oil - "Short Memory")   Australia 8 – 6   Ghana (M.anifest - "Tomorrow")
(Schoolboy Q - "Dope Dealer")   Germany 6 – 7   Iceland (Sigur Rós - "Glósóli")

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Canada 3 2 1 0 27 25 2 7
  Wales 3 1 1 1 25 22 3 4
  Japan 3 1 1 1 24 23 1 4
  Denmark 3 0 1 2 20 26 -6 1
Round 1
(Rush - "Dreamline")   Canada 10 – 9   Japan (Shiro Sagisu - "A Cruel Angel's Thesis")
(Hybrid - "No One Knows")   Wales 10 – 6   Denmark (Lukas Graham - "7 Years")
Round 2
(Three Days Grace - "Home")   Canada 9 – 8   Wales (Marina - "Are You Satisfied?")
(Mercyful Fate - "A Dangerous Meeting")   Denmark 6 – 8   Japan (Nujabes - "Counting Stars")
Round 3
(The Weeknd - "House of Balloons")   Canada 8 – 8   Denmark (Aqua - "Cartoon Heroes")
(Church of Misery - "Megalomania")   Japan 7 – 7   Wales (Stella Donnelly - "Old Man")

Group F

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Scotland 3 3 0 0 25 19 6 9
  Ireland 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
  Mexico 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 20 24 -4 1
Round 1
(Black - "Wonderful Life")   Ireland 7 – 8   Scotland (Boards of Canada - "Olson")
(Fazerdaze - "Lucky Girl")   New Zealand 7 – 8   Mexico (Rodrigo y Gabriela - "Diablo Rojo")
Round 2
(Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Alone Again")   Ireland 8 – 8   New Zealand (The Naked and Famous - "Young Blood")
(Santana - "Black Magic Woman")   Mexico 7 – 9   Scotland (Cocteau Twins - "Heaven or Las Vegas")
Round 3
(Sinéad O'Connor - "Mandinka")   Ireland 8 – 7   Mexico (Silvana Estrada - "Tristeza")
(KT Tunstall - "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree")   Scotland 8 – 5   New Zealand (Salvia Palth - "I Was All Over Her")

Third placing teams ranking

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Group Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
E   Japan 3 1 1 1 24 23 1 4
F   Mexico 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
A   Italy 3 1 0 2 9 13 -4 3
C   Peru 3 1 0 2 17 22 -5 3
B   Zambia 3 0 2 1 20 21 -1 2
D   Germany 3 0 1 2 22 24 -2 1
Third-placed teams

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1C

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1D

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A B C D 3C 3D 3A 3B
A B C E 3C 3A 3B 3E
A B C F 3C 3A 3B 3F
A B D E 3D 3A 3B 3E
A B D F 3D 3A 3B 3F
A B E F 3E 3A 3B 3F
A C D E 3C 3D 3A 3E
A C D F 3C 3D 3A 3F
A C E F 3C 3A 3F 3E
A D E F 3D 3A 3F 3E
B C D E 3C 3D 3B 3E
B C D F 3C 3D 3B 3F
B C E F 3E 3C 3B 3F
B D E F 3E 3D 3B 3F
C D E F 3C 3D 3F 3E

Final stage

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Knockout stage

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
  United States7
 
 
 
  Peru6
 
  United States8
 
 
 
  Jamaica9
 
  Ireland5
 
 
 
  Jamaica6
 
  Jamaica6
 
 
 
  Italy8
 
  Scotland8
 
 
 
  Wales7
 
  Scotland7
 
 
 
  Italy8
 
  Brazil7 (8)
 
 
 
  Italy7 (9)
 
  Italy8 (5)
 
 
 
  England8 (10)
 
  Canada7 (8)
 
 
 
  Iceland7 (9)
 
  Iceland7
 
 
 
  England8
 
  England8
 
 
 
  Mexico7
 
  England8
 
 
 
  Norway7Third place
 
  Australia9
 
  
 
  Japan7
 
  Australia5  Jamaica5
 
 
 
  Norway8  Norway7
 
  Sweden7
 
 
  Norway8
 

Round of 16

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  United States7–6  Peru
"Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem . "Point of No Return" by Immortal Technique
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  Ireland5–6  Jamaica
"Soon" by My Bloody Valentine . "Angel" by Shaggy
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  Scotland8–7  Wales
"Mountains" by Biffy Clyro . "Dakota" by Stereophonics
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  Brazil(8) 7–7 (9)  Italy
"Pela Luz dos Olhos Teus" by Antonio Carlos Jobim
TB: "Ego Painted Grey" by Angra
. "Pure & Easy" by The Dining Rooms
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  Canada(8) 7–7 (9)  Iceland
"Beside You" by Marianas Trench
TB: "House of Balloons" by The Weeknd
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  England8–7  Mexico
"Walk of Life" by Dire Straits . "Veracruz" by Natalia Lafourcade
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  Australia9–7  Japan
"Joker and the Thief" by Wolfmother . "Die for You" by Joji
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  Sweden7–8  Norway
"And Then You Kissed Me" by The Cardigans . "Machine Guns and Peacock Feathers" by Ulver
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Quarter-finals

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  United States8–9  Jamaica
"How Much a Dollar Cost" by Kendrick Lamar . "Is This Love" by Bob Marley & the Wailers
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  Scotland7–8  Italy
"Kill All Hippies" by Primal Scream . "Supermodel" by Måneskin
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  Iceland7–8  England
"The Spire" by K.U.K.L. . "Vital Transformation" by The Mahavishnu Orchestra
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  Australia5–8  Norway
"Yulunga (Spirit Dance)" by Dead Can Dance . "Blue Monday" by Flunk
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  Jamaica6–8  Italy
"007 (Shanty Town)" by Desmond Dekker . "Rubedo" by Messa
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  England8–7  Norway
"Hurt Me" by Cryalot . "Kvitravn" by Wardruna
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Third place match

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  Jamaica5–7  Norway
"Tadow" by Masego . "Hunting High and Low" by A-ha
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Final

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  Italy(5) 8–8 (10)  England
"Non Ho Che Te" by Ligabue
TB: "Non Te Scurdà" by Almamegretta
. "Love, Hope and Misery" by Jake Bugg
TB: "Human" by Rag'n'Bone Man
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Results

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6th Music World Cup Champion
 
England
(2nd title)
Pos. Country Gr Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Final
1   England C 7 5 2 0 59 48 11 17
2   Italy A 7 3 2 2 40 41 -1 11
Third-place play-off
3   Norway A 7 4 2 1 54 45 9 13
4   Jamaica B 7 3 1 3 47 49 -2 10
Quarter-finals eliminations
5   Scotland F 5 4 0 1 40 34 6 12
6   Australia D 5 4 0 1 41 38 3 12
7   United States A 5 3 1 1 42 39 3 10
8   Iceland D 5 2 1 2 38 38 0 7
Round of 16 eliminations
9   Brazil B 4 3 1 0 32 28 4 10
10   Canada E 4 2 2 0 34 32 2 8
11   Sweden C 4 2 0 2 31 31 0 6
12   Wales E 4 1 1 2 32 30 2 4
13   Japan E 4 1 1 2 31 32 -1 4
14   Ireland F 4 1 1 2 28 29 -1 4
15   Mexico F 4 1 0 3 29 32 -3 3
16   Peru C 4 1 0 3 23 29 -6 3
Group stage eliminations
17   Zambia B 3 0 2 1 20 21 -1 2
18   Germany D 3 0 1 2 22 24 -2 1
19   Ghana D 3 0 1 2 21 24 -3 1
20   France B 3 0 1 2 19 22 -3 1
21   South Korea A 3 0 1 2 19 22 -3 1
22   New Zealand F 3 0 1 2 20 24 -4 1
23   South Africa C 3 0 1 1 19 23 -4 1
24   Denmark E 3 0 1 2 20 26 -6 1

Awards

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Categories Team Credit
Best songs 1   England "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode
2   Australia "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees
3   Canada "Dreamline" by Rush
4   United States "Hurt" by Johnny Cash
5   Wales "No One Knows" by Hybrid
Best newcomer   Ghana Itself
Best match   Australia &   Iceland "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees vs. "Crazy Horses" by The Vintage Caravan
Best underdog   Italy Itself