Seventh Music World Cup edit

Seventh Music World Cup
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 5th - February 17th, 2023
Teams24
Final positions
Champions  Scotland (1st title)
Runners-up  Brazil
Third place  Canada
Fourth place  France
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored800 (15.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Canada (57 points)

Participating teams edit

Continent Team Classification Date (Order) Participation Best Performance
Current Consec. Last
Africa   Mali February 5th, 2023 (16) 3 1 #5 Third place (#5)
  Nigeria February 5th, 2023 (9) 3 1 #3 Round of 16 (#3)
  Zambia February 5th, 2023 (17) 3 3 #6 Runner up (#5)
Americas   Brazil February 4th, 2023 (3) 7 7 #6 Champion (#2)
  Canada February 4th, 2023 (4) 7 7 #6 Quarter-finals (#2, #3, #4)
  Jamaica February 5th, 2023 (19) 6 6 #6 Fourth place (#4, #6)
  Peru February 15th, 2023 (24) 3 3 #6 Quarter-finals (#5)
  United States February 4th, 2023 (1) 7 7 #6 Runner up (#1)
Asia   Japan February 5th, 2023 (14) 7 7 #6 Runner up (#2)
  Singapore February 5th, 2023 (20) 1 1 Newcomer
  South Korea February 5th, 2023 (18) 7 7 #6 Fourth place (#5)
Europe   Belgium February 5th, 2023 (15) 3 1 #3 Round of 16 (#2, #3)
  England February 4th, 2023 (2) 7 7 #6 Champion (#4, #6)
  Finland February 5th, 2023 (8) 5 1 #4 Round of 16 (#3)
  France February 5th, 2023 (10) 7 7 #6 Third place (#2)
  Germany February 5th, 2023 (12) 7 7 #6 Champion (#1)
  Ireland February 5th, 2023 (11) 7 7 #6 Champion (#5)
  Italy February 5th, 2023 (22) 5 3 #6 Runner up (#6)
  Northern Ireland February 5th, 2023 (7) 1 1 Newcomer
  Norway February 5th, 2023 (23) 6 2 #6 Third place (#6)
  Scotland February 5th, 2023 (13) 8 8 #6 Third place (#4)
  Sweden February 5th, 2023 (6) 7 7 #6 Champion (#3)
  Wales February 5th, 2023 (21) 4 3 #6 Round of 16 (#5, #6)
Oceania   Australia February 4th, 2023 (5) 7 7 #6 Fourth place (#2)

Draw edit

Seeding and drawing edit

Pot 1

Top 6 teams

Pot 2

Top 12 teams

Pot 3

Top 16 teams

Pot 4

Top 24 teams

Results of the draw edit

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F
  United States   Ireland   England   Australia   Canada   Brazil
  Sweden   France   Japan   Germany   Scotland   South Korea
  Norway   Jamaica   Italy   Belgium   Wales   Finland
  Mali   Singapore   Peru   Zambia   Nigeria   Northern Ireland

Group Stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Sweden 3 3 0 0 29 24 5 9
  United States 3 1 1 1 25 25 0 4
  Mali 3 1 1 1 25 26 -1 4
  Norway 3 0 0 3 26 30 -4 0
Round 1
(Lizzo - "Rumours")   United States 10 – 11   Sweden (Children of the Sün - "Her Game")
(Girl in Red - "Girls")   Norway 11 – 12   Mali (Rokia Traoré - "Kolokani")
Round 2
(Sly & the Family Stone - "Everyday People")   United States 8 – 7   Norway (Leprous - "Below")
(Amadou & Mariam - "Sabali")   Mali 6 – 8   Sweden (Siena Root - "Organic Intelligence")
Round 3
(Killah Priest - "Tai Chi")   United States 7 – 7   Mali (Tinariwen - "Cler Achel")
(MaidaVale - "Gold Mind")   Sweden 10 - 8   Norway (Spidergawd - "Is This Love")

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  France 3 3 0 0 27 23 4 9
  Ireland 3 2 0 1 26 25 1 6
  Singapore 3 1 0 2 27 20 7 3
  Jamaica 3 0 0 3 19 31 -12 0
Round 1
(U2 - "Every Breaking Wave")   Ireland 9 – 11   France (Doctor Flake - "Cinema")
(Major Lazer - "Light It Up")   Jamaica 4 – 14   Singapore (Forests - "Kawaii Hawaii")
Round 2
(Rejjie Snow - "Egyptian Luvr")   Ireland 8 – 7   Jamaica (Masego - "Navajo")
(Wormrot - "Broken Maze")   Singapore 6 – 7   France (Perturbator - "Miami Disco")
Round 3
(Aphex Twin - "Vordhosbn")   Ireland 9 – 7   Singapore (Marijannah - "1974")
(Daft Punk - "Digital Love")   France 9 – 8   Jamaica (The Gladiators - "Soul Rebel")

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 3 2 1 0 27 22 5 7
  England 3 1 2 0 30 29 1 5
  Italy 3 1 1 1 22 23 -1 4
  Peru 3 0 0 3 17 22 -5 0
Round 1
(Judas Priest - "Beyond the Realms of Death")   England 13 – 13   Japan (Soshi Takeda - "Floating Mountains")
(Måneskin - "I Wanna Be Your Slave")   Italy 8 – 6   Peru (Tarkus - "El Pirata")
Round 2
(Caravan - "Golf Girl")   England 8 – 8   Italy (Vinnie Paz - "End of Days")
(Fiesta Bizarra - "Ya No Existes Mas")   Peru 3 – 5   Japan (Lamp - "For Lovers")
Round 3
(Deep Purple - "Speed King")   England 9 – 8   Peru (Laghonia - "Someday")
(Poison Girlfriend - "Hardly Ever Smile (Without You)")  Japan 9 – 6   Italy (Giancane - "Disagio")

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Australia 3 2 1 0 24 21 3 7
  Zambia 3 1 1 1 22 18 4 4
  Germany 3 1 1 1 24 24 0 4
  Belgium 3 0 1 2 17 24 -7 1
Round 1
(Midnight Oil - "The Dead Heart")   Australia 9 – 8   Germany (Lucifer - "California Son")
(Stromae - "Santé")   Belgium 3 – 8   Zambia (Witch - "Strange Dream")
Round 2
(AC/DC - "Whole Lotta Rosie")   Australia 7 – 5   Belgium (Alavanche Kaito - "Douaga")
(Richard Fearless - "Earth Tapes")   Zambia 6 – 7   Germany (Mark Morrisson - "Innocent Man")
Round 3
(Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - "Where the Wild Roses Grow")   Australia 8 – 8   Zambia (Macky 2 - "Feeling Feeling")
(Wucan - "Kill the King")   Germany 9 – 9   Belgium (Hooverphonic - "Vinegar & Salt")

Group E edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Canada 3 1 2 0 23 21 2 5
  Wales 3 1 2 0 23 22 1 5
  Scotland 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 20 23 -3 1
Round 1
(Klaatu - "We're Off You Know")   Canada 8 – 6   Scotland (Simple Minds - "Alive and Kicking")
(Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - "Spanish Dance Troupe")   Wales 7 – 6   Nigeria (Burna Boy - "Ye")
Round 2
(Blood Ceremony - "Flower Phantoms")   Canada 7 – 7   Wales (John Cale - "Night Crawling")
(Monomono - "The World Might Fall Over")   Nigeria 6 – 8   Scotland (Franz Ferdinand - "Evil Eye")
Round 3
(Carly Rae Jepsen - "Run Away With Me")   Canada 8 – 8   Nigeria (Sade - "By Your Side")
(Sophie - "Faceshopping")   Scotland 9 – 9   Wales (Catatonia - "Mulder and Scully")

Group F edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Finland 3 2 0 1 22 19 3 6
  Brazil 3 1 1 1 22 21 1 4
  South Korea 3 1 1 1 21 22 -1 4
  Northern Ireland 3 0 2 1 20 23 -3 2
Round 1
(Mamonas Assassinas - "Pelados em Santos")   Brazil 8 – 6   South Korea (Loona - "Flip That")
(Sunrise Avenue - "Fairytale Gone Bad")   Finland 8 – 5   Northern Ireland (Them - "Gloria")
Round 2
(Lenine - "O Silêncio das Estrelas")   Brazil 6 – 7   Finland (Nightwish - "Stargazers")
(Ash - "Girl From Mars")   Northern Ireland 7 – 7   South Korea (Yaya Kim - "Night Killing")
Round 3
(Latino - "Me Leva")   Brazil 8 – 8   Northern Ireland (Gary Moor - "Walking By Myself")
(E Sens - "Writer's Block")   South Korea 8 – 7   Finland (Pepé Deluxe - "Lying Peacefully")

Third placing teams ranking edit

Group Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
D   Germany 3 1 1 1 24 24 0 4
E   Scotland 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
A   Mali 3 1 1 1 25 26 -1 4
C   Italy 3 1 1 1 22 23 -1 4
F   South Korea 3 1 1 1 21 22 -1 4
B   Singapore 3 1 0 2 27 20 7 3
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 edit

Knockout stage edit

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Sweden10
 
 
 
  Italy8
 
  Sweden7
 
 
 
  Brazil8
 
  Brazil8
 
 
 
  Ireland7
 
  Brazil8
 
 
 
  France6
 
  Finland7
 
 
 
  Wales8
 
  Wales7
 
 
 
  France8
 
  France7 (8)
 
 
 
  Germany7 (7)
 
  Brazil7
 
 
 
  Scotland9
 
  Canada9
 
 
 
  Zambia7
 
  Canada8
 
 
 
  Mali7
 
  Japan8 (5)
 
 
 
  Mali8 (7)
 
  Canada7
 
 
 
  Scotland8Third place
 
  Australia7
 
  
 
  Scotland8
 
  Scotland7  France7
 
 
 
  England6  Canada10
 
  England9
 
 
  United States8
 

Round of 16 edit

  Sweden10–8  Italy
"Uncomfortably Numb" by Graveyard . "Lady Lady" by Giorgio Moroder
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  Brazil8–7  Ireland
"Por Causa Dela" by Passo Torto . "More Like You" by Orla Gartland
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  Finland7–8  Wales
"Jezebel" by The Rasmus . "Bubblegum Bitch" by Marina
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  France(8) 7–7 (7)  Germany
"People I've Been Sad" by Christine and the Queens
TB:"Cinema" by Doctor Flake
. "Wheel of Life" by Samsara Blues Experiment
TB:"Innocent Man" by Mark Morisson
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  Canada9–7  Zambia
"He Wasn't" by Avril Lavigne . "Don't Come to the Woods" by Backxwash
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  Japan(5) 8–8 (7)  Mali
"Washing Machine Heart" by Mitski
TB:"For Lovers" by Lamp
. "Sowa" by Fatoumata Diawara
TB:"Cler Achel" by Tinariwen
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  Australia7–8  Scotland
"Sense" by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard . "Wingbeats Source III: Piano and Wings" by Hidden Orchestra
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  England9–8  United States
"Soul Auctioneer" by Death in Vegas . "Dark Fantasy" by Kanye West
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Quarter-finals edit

  Sweden7–8  Brazil
"Star" by Namasenda . "Depois das 3" by Don L
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  Wales7–8  France
"These Four Walls" by Pretty Vicious . "After Midnight" by Phoenix
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  Canada8–7  Mali
"Circle With Me" by Spiritbox . "M'Badehou" by Boubacar Traoré
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  Scotland7–6  England
"Vienna" by Ultravox . "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap
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Semifinals edit

  Brazil8–6  France
"Nada Será Como Antes" by Lô Borges . "Nasty Habits" by Komodor
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  Canada7–8  Scotland
"The Mummers' Dance (Remix)" by Loreena McKennitt . "Running in the Night" by FM-84
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Third place match edit

  France7–10  Canada
"When Love Takes Over" by David Guetta . "Fly By Night" by Rush
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Final edit

  Brazil7–9  Scotland
"Clarão" by Ponto Nulo no Céu . "Dayvan Cowboy" by Boards of Canada
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Results edit

7th Music World Cup Champion
 
Scotland
(1st title)
Pos. Country Gr Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Final
1   Scotland E 7 5 1 1 55 50 5 16
2   Brazil F 7 4 1 2 53 50 3 13
Third-place play-off
3   Canada E 7 4 1 2 57 50 7 13
4   France B 7 4 1 2 55 55 0 13
Quarter-finals eliminations
5   Sweden A 5 4 0 1 46 40 6 12
6   England C 5 2 2 1 45 44 1 5
7   Wales E 5 2 2 1 38 37 1 8
8   Mali A 5 1 2 2 40 42 -2 5
Round of 16 eliminations
9   Japan C 4 2 2 0 35 30 5 8
10   Australia D 4 2 1 1 31 29 2 7
11   Finland F 4 2 0 1 22 19 3 6
12   Ireland B 4 2 0 2 33 33 0 6
13   Germany D 4 1 2 1 31 31 0 5
14   Zambia D 4 1 1 2 29 27 2 4
15   United States A 4 1 1 2 33 34 -1 4
16   Italy C 4 1 1 2 30 33 -3 4
Group stage eliminations
17   South Korea F 3 0 1 1 21 22 -1 4
18   Singapore B 3 1 0 2 27 20 7 3
19   Northern Ireland F 3 0 2 1 20 23 -3 2
20   Nigeria E 3 0 1 2 20 23 -3 1
21   Belgium D 2 0 1 2 17 24 -7 1
22   Norway A 3 0 0 3 26 30 -4 0
23   Peru C 3 0 0 3 17 22 -5 0
24   Jamaica B 3 0 0 3 19 31 -12 0

Awards edit

Categories Team Credit
Best songs 1   Canada "Fly By Night" by Rush
2   Sweden "Gold Mind" by MaidaVale
3   Sweden "Uncomfortably Numb" by Graveyard
4   Scotland "Dayvan Cowboy" by Boards of Canada
5   England "Speed King" by Deep Purple
Best newcomer   Singapore Itself
Best match   Scotland vs.   Wales "Faceshopping" by Sophie vs. "Mulder & Scully" by Catatonia
Best underdog   Wales Itself