Tenth Music World Cup
Tournament details
DatesMarch 13th - March 14th, 2023
Teams32
Final positions
Champions  England (3rd title)
Runners-up  Canada
Third place  Germany
Fourth place  United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played62
Goals scored1,006 (16.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Germany (62 points)

Participating teams

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

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

Results of the draw

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Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H
  Canada   Sweden   United States   Ireland   Scotland   Brazil   Japan   England
  South Korea   Italy   South Africa   France   Australia   Iceland   Norway   Germany
  Zambia   Colombia   Denmark   Senegal   Belgium   Finland   Mali   China
  Switzerland   Uganda   Chile   Hungary   Portugal   Philippines   Greece   Haiti

Group Stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Zambia 3 2 1 0 25 21 4 7
  Canada 3 2 0 1 23 21 2 6
  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
  South Korea 3 0 1 2 21 25 -4 1
Round 1
(Simple Plan - "Welcome to My Life")   Canada 6 – 7   Zambia (Musi-O-Tunya - "Mpondolo")
(Parannoul - "Arrival")   South Korea 6 – 8   Switzerland (Fifty Foot Mama - "Helicopter")
Round 2
(Sum 41 - "In Too Deep")   Canada 9 – 7   South Korea (Yukari - "Am I Dreaming")
(Aisha Devi - "Dislocation of the Alpha")   Switzerland 7 - 10   Zambia (Sampa the Great - "Bona")
Round 3
(Nelly Furtado - "All Good Things")   Canada 8 – 7   Switzerland (Celtic Frost - "Mexican Radio")
(Witch - "Strange Dream")   Zambia 8 – 8   South Korea (Meaningful Stone - "A Call from My Dream")

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Sweden 3 2 1 0 26 20 6 7
  Italy 3 1 1 1 22 25 -3 4
  Uganda 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
  Colombia 3 0 2 1 24 25 -1 2
Round 1
(Hypnos - "Caught in the Night")   Sweden 8 – 8   Colombia (Shakira - "Dare (La La La)")
(Lucio Dalla - "Anna e Marco")   Italy 8 – 7   Uganda (Don Zilla - "Full Moon")
Round 2
(The Riven - "Far Beyond")   Sweden 10 – 6   Italy (Jovanotti - "I Love You Baby")
(Nihiloxica - "Endongo")   Uganda 9 – 8   Colombia (Ondatropica - "Hummingbird")
Round 3
(ABBA - "Head Over Heels")   Sweden 8 – 6   Uganda (Afrorack - "Osc")
(Quantic and His Combo Barbaro - "Undelivered Letter")   Colombia 8 – 8   Italy (Stephan F. - "Astronomia 2K19")

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 3 3 0 0 29 25 4 9
  Denmark 3 2 0 1 25 24 1 6
  South Africa 3 1 0 2 24 25 -1 3
  Chile 3 0 0 3 23 27 -4 0
Round 1
(Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - "I Love Rock N' Roll")   United States 10 – 9   Denmark (Of the Wand and the Moon - "Sunspot")
(Springbok Nude Girls - "Bubblegum on My Boots")   South Africa 9 – 8   Chile (Javiera Mena - "Yo No Te Pido la Luna")
Round 2
(Versus the World - "Forgive Me")   United States 9 – 8   South Africa (Petite Noir - "Chess")
(Niños Del Cerro - "Povidona")   Chile 7 – 8   Denmark (Volbeat - "Heaven Nor Hell")
Round 3
(Kiss - "I Was Made for Lovin' You")   United States 10 – 8   Chile (Rubio - "Hacia el Fondo")
(Secret Oyster - "Oyster Jungle")   Denmark 8 – 7   South Africa (Gregory Alan Isakov - "Amsterdam")

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  France 3 3 0 0 27 23 4 9
  Hungary 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
  Senegal 3 0 2 1 24 26 -2 2
  Ireland 3 0 1 2 23 25 -2 1
Round 1
(Róisín Murphy - "Dear Miami")   Ireland 8 – 8   Senegal (Didier Awadi - "Ndaanane")
(Justice - "New Lands")   France 8 – 7   Hungary (Locomotiv GT - "Egy Elfelejtett Szó")
Round 2
(Orla Gartland - "Zombie!")   Ireland 8 – 9   France (Perturbator - "Excess")
(The Moon & the Nightspirit - "Pagan")   Hungary 8 – 8   Senegal (Fatou - "Gucci")
Round 3
(U2 - "One")   Ireland 7 – 8   Hungary (Omega - "Pearls in Her Hair")
(Baaba Maal - "Dunya Salam")   Senegal 8 – 10   France (Daft Punk - "Get Lucky")

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Scotland 3 3 0 0 24 21 3 9
  Australia 3 1 0 2 24 20 4 3
  Belgium 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
  Portugal 3 1 0 2 18 23 -5 3
Round 1
(Mark Knopfler - "What It Is")   Scotland 8 – 7   Belgium (Front 242 - "Welcome to Paradise")
(Pond - "America's Cup")   Australia 9 – 3   Portugal (Nídia - "Puro Tarraxo")
Round 2
(Primal Scream - "Country Girl")   Scotland 8 – 7   Australia (Nick Cave - "Hand of God")
(Bruno Pernadas - "Anywhere in Spacetime")   Portugal 8 – 6   Belgium (Stars of the Lid - "Dungtitled (In a Major)")
Round 3
(Darius - "Colourblind")   Scotland 8 – 7   Portugal (José Mario Branco - "Inquietação")
(Hooverphonic - "2 Wicky")   Belgium 9 - 8   Australia (AC/DC - "Problem Child")

Group F

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Finland 3 2 0 1 21 21 0 6
  Brazil 3 1 1 1 22 20 2 4
  Philippines 3 1 1 1 22 21 1 4
  Iceland 3 1 0 2 19 22 -3 3
Round 1
(Legião Urbana - "Quando o Sol Bater na Janela do Teu Quarto")   Brazil 7 – 8   Finland (The Rasmus - "In the Shadows")
(Dead Skeletons - "Kingdom of God")   Iceland 8 – 7   Philippines (Kolateral - "Boy")
Round 2
(Angra - "Reaching Horizons")   Brazil 8 – 5   Iceland (Mum - "If I Were a Fish")
(The Dawn - "Salamat")   Philippines 8 – 6   Finland (Tomppabeats - "Monday Loop")
Round 3
(Scalene - "Febril")   Brazil 7 – 7   Philippines (Eraserheads - "Ang Huling El Bimbo")
(Him - "Join Me in Death")   Finland 7 – 6   Iceland (Valdimar - "Yfir Borgina")

Group G

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 3 1 2 0 25 23 2 5
  Mali 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
  Norway 3 1 1 1 22 22 0 4
  Greece 3 1 0 2 23 25 -2 3
Round 1
(Tricot - "Pool")   Japan 8 – 8   Mali (Amadou & Mariam - "M'Bifé")
(Susanne Sundfør - "White Foxes")   Norway 8 – 7   Greece (Naxatras - "Space Tunnel")
Round 2
(DJ Krush - "On the Dub-ble")   Japan 7 – 7   Norway (Wardruna - "Helvegen")
(Psycada - "Halal")   Greece 8 – 7   Mali (Tom Diakité - "Klé")
Round 3
(Rina Sawayama - "STFU!")   Japan 10 – 8   Greece (RSN - "Lucky Old You")
(Fatoumata Diawara - "Kanou")   Mali 8 – 7   Norway (Váli - "Dypt Inne i Skogen")

Group H

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Germany 3 3 0 0 26 21 5 9
  England 3 1 1 1 23 22 1 4
  Haiti 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
  China 3 0 0 3 20 26 -6 0
Round 1
(Oasis - "Gas Panic!")   England 8 – 6   China (Omnipotent Youth Society - "杀死那个石家庄人")
(Popol Vuh - "Morgengruß")   Germany 8 – 7   Haiti (Vertø - "Krig")
Round 2
(Bad Company - "Ready for Love")   England 7 – 8   Germany (Scorpions - "Make It Real")
(Wyclef Jean - "911")   Haiti 8 – 7   China (Hiperson - "Spring Breeze")
Round 3
(Muse - "Reapers")   England 8 – 8   Haiti (Chouk Bwa & The Angstromers - "Move Tan")
(Organ Tapes - "Di Qiu")   China 7 – 10   Germany (Alice Merton - "No Roots")

Final stage

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Knockout stage

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Zambia8
 
 
 
  Italy7
 
  Zambia8 (8)
 
 
 
  United States8 (10)
 
  United States8 (10)
 
 
 
  Hungary8 (8)
 
  United States7
 
 
 
  England8
 
  Scotland8
 
 
 
  Brazil10
 
  Brazil9
 
 
 
  England10
 
  Japan5
 
 
 
  England8
 
  England10
 
 
 
  Canada8
 
  Sweden7
 
 
 
  Canada9
 
  Canada8
 
 
 
  Denmark6
 
  France8
 
 
 
  Denmark10
 
  Canada10
 
 
 
  Germany9Third place
 
  Finland9
 
  
 
  Australia10
 
  Australia7  United States8
 
 
 
  Germany9  Germany9
 
  Germany9
 
 
  Mali8
 

Round of 16

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  Zambia8–7  Italy
"Fwe Bena Zambia" by 5 Revolutions . "Parlami per Sempre" by Sick Tamburro
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  United States(10) 8–8 (8)  Hungary
"Forty Six & 2" by Tool
TB: "I Love Rock N' Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
. "La Baletta No. 2" by Gabor Presser
TB: "Pearls in Her Hair" by Omega
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  Scotland8–10  Brazil
"Dignity" by Deacon Blue . "Senhor do Tempo" by Charlie Brown Jr.
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  Japan5–8  England
"In Summer Night" by Sheena Ringo . "Feet Don't Fail Me Now" by Joy Crookes
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  Sweden7–9  Canada
"Voluntary Slavery" by Beardfish . "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne
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  France8–10  Denmark
"Too Young" by Phoenix . "Mountain Music Pt. 1" by Culpeper's Orchard
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  Finland9–10  Australia
"Jos Mulla Olisi Sydän" by Anna Eriksson . "Forgotten Years" by Midnight Oil
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  Germany9–8  Mali
"Abracadabra" by Lucifer . "Ka Moun Ké" by Rokia Traoré
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Quarter-finals

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  Zambia(8) 8–8 (10)  United States
"Day of Judgement" by Ngozi Family
TB: "Fwe Bena Zambia" by 5 Revolutions
. "If You Must" by Del the Funky Homosapien
TB: "I Was Made for Lovin' You" by Kiss
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  Brazil9–10  England
"Só" by Kamau . "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac
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  Canada8–6  Denmark
"Hand in My Pocket" by Alanis Morisette . "Against the Moon" by Iceage
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  Australia7–9  Germany
"Dimension" by Wolfmother . "Open Your Eyes" by Guano Apes
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Semifinals

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  United States7–8  England
"Any Way You Want Me" by Brockhampton . "Sunday Morning" by Hamzaa
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  Canada10–9  Germany
"The Spirit of Radio" by Rush . "Runnin' Wild" by Olivier St. Louis
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Third place match

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  United States8–9  Germany
"Mythsysizer Instinct" by R.A.P. Ferreira . "Doomsday Machine" by Kadavar
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Final

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  England10–8  Canada
"The Raven" by The Alan Parsons Project . "Constance" by Spiritbox
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Results

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10th Music World Cup Champion
 
England
(3rd title)
Pos. Country Gr Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Final
1   England H 7 5 1 1 59 51 8 16
2   Canada A 7 5 0 2 58 53 5 15
Third-place play-off
3   Germany H 7 6 0 1 62 54 8 18
4   United States C 7 3 2 2 60 58 2 11
Quarter-finals eliminations
5   Zambia A 5 3 2 0 41 36 5 11
6   Denmark C 5 3 0 2 41 40 1 9
7   Brazil F 5 2 1 2 41 38 3 7
8   Australia E 5 2 0 3 41 38 3 6
Round of 16 eliminations
9   France D 4 3 0 1 35 33 2 9
10   Scotland E 4 3 0 1 32 31 1 9
11   Sweden B 4 2 1 1 33 29 4 7
12   Finland F 4 2 0 2 30 31 -1 6
13   Hungary D 4 1 2 1 31 31 0 5
14   Japan G 4 1 2 1 30 31 -1 5
15   Mali G 4 1 1 2 31 32 -1 4
16   Italy B 4 1 1 2 29 33 -4 4
Group stage eliminations
17   Philippines F 3 1 1 1 22 21 1 4
18   Haiti H 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
19   Norway G 3 1 1 1 22 22 0 4
20   South Africa C 3 1 0 2 24 25 -1 3
21   Greece G 3 1 0 2 23 25 -2 3
22   Belgium E 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
23   Uganda B 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
24   Switzerland A 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
25   Iceland F 3 1 0 2 19 22 -3 3
26   Portugal E 3 1 0 2 18 23 -5 3
27   Colombia B 3 0 2 1 24 25 -1 2
28   Senegal D 3 0 2 1 24 26 -2 2
29   Ireland D 3 0 1 2 23 25 -2 1
30   South Korea A 3 0 1 2 21 25 -4 1
31   Chile C 3 0 0 3 23 27 -4 0
32   China H 3 0 0 3 20 26 -6 0

Awards

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Categories Team Credit
Best songs 1   Canada "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush
2   Zambia "Bona" by Sampa the Great
3   England "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac
4   Denmark "Mountain Music, Pt. 1" by Culpepper's Orchard
5   Brazil "Senhor do Tempo" by Charlie Brown Jr.
Best newcomer   Philippines Itself
Best match   Canada vs.   Germany "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush vs. "Runnin' Wild" by Olivier St. Louis
Best underdog   Denmark Itself