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Twelfth Music World Cup

Twelfth Music World Cup

Tournament details
Dates	March 28 - March 29 2023
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Scotland (2nd title)
Runners-up	Australia
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Nigeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	62
Goals scored	983 (15.85 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Scotland (58 points)

This cup, unlike all others, had a qualifying procces that was similar to the one of the actual world cup. You can check the progress here.

Participating teams

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

Draw

Seeding and drawing

Pot 1 Top 8 teams	Pot 2 Top 16 teams	Pot 3 Top 24 teams	Pot 4 Top 32 teams
Brazil Canada England Germany Ireland Japan Scotland Sweden	Australia France Italy Jamaica Mali Norway South Korea United States	Belgium Denmark Finland Iceland Nigeria New Zealand Senegal South Africa	Argentina Chile Congo DRC Cuba Lebanon Netherlands Romania Spain

Results of the draw

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
Brazil	Scotland	Canada	England	Japan	Sweden	Ireland	Germany
Mali	United States	Jamaica	France	Italy	Australia	South Korea	Norway
Denmark	South Africa	Senegal	Nigeria	Belgium	Iceland	Finland	New Zealand
Netherlands	Romania	Spain	Argentina	Cuba	Congo DRC	Chile	Lebanon

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	2	1	0	27	23	4	7
Mali	3	1	2	0	25	24	1	5
Denmark	3	1	1	1	24	25	-1	4
Netherlands	3	0	0	3	22	26	-4	0

Round 1
(Charlie Brown Jr. - "O Coro Vai Comê") Brazil	10 – 8	Denmark (Mercyful Fate - "Evil")
(Les Amazones d'Afrique - "Love") Mali	9 – 8	Netherlands (Feng Suave - "Sink Into the Floor")
Round 2
(Quarteto Jobim Morelenbaum - "Água de Beber") Brazil	8 – 8	Mali (Inna Modja - "Water")
(The Nits - "In the Dutch Mountains") Netherlands	7 – 8	Denmark (Kwamie Liv - "New Boo")
Round 3
(Nomade Orquestra - "Bedum") Brazil	9 – 7	Netherlands (Elijah Waters - "Lose Control")
(Mew - "Am I Wry? No") Denmark	8 – 8	Mali (Tamikrest - "Toumast Anlet")

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland	3	2	1	0	25	23	2	7
Romania	3	1	2	0	24	23	1	5
South Africa	3	0	2	1	22	23	-1	2
United States	3	0	1	2	24	26	-2	1

Round 1
(Young Fathers - "In My View") Scotland	8 – 7	South Africa (Skinny Pelembe - "I'll Be on Your Mind")
(Kiss - "Rise to It") United States	8 – 9	Romania (Akcent - "Kylie")
Round 2
(Howie B. - "Who's Got the Bacon?") Scotland	9 – 8	United States (Incubus - "New Skin")
(Taraf de Haïdouks - "Dumbala Dumba") Romania	7 – 7	South Africa (Sjava - "Isoka")
Round 3
(John Martyn - "May You Never") Scotland	8 – 8	Romania (Electric Brother - "Tristete")
(John Wizards - "Iyongwe") South Africa	8 – 8	United States (Rise Against - "Injection")

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Jamaica	3	3	0	0	24	19	5	9
Canada	3	2	0	1	23	21	2	6
Senegal	3	1	0	2	22	22	0	3
Spain	3	0	0	3	18	25	-7	0

Round 1
(Carly Rae Jepsen - "Emotion") Canada	8 – 7	Senegal (Tété - "Eleanor Rigby")
(Scientist - "Dangerous Match 1") Jamaica	8 – 6	Spain (Sen Senra - "Ya No Te Hago Falta")
Round 2
(Nickelback - "After the Rain") Canada	7 – 8	Jamaica (Black Uhuru - "Sponji Reggae")
(Delorean - "Stay Close") Spain	6 – 9	Senegal (Karim Ouellet - "L'Amour")
Round 3
(Esthero - "Superheroes") Canada	8 – 6	Spain (El Guincho - "Palmitos Park")
(Wau Wau Collectif - "Mohamadou Lo and His Children") Senegal	6 – 8	Jamaica (The Congos - "La La Bam Bam")

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	2	1	0	22	20	2	7
Nigeria	3	2	0	1	23	22	1	6
England	3	1	0	2	22	23	-1	3
Argentina	3	0	1	2	22	24	-2	1

Round 1
(The Smile - "Free in the Knowledge") England	7 – 8	Nigeria (Keziah Jones - "Rhythm Is Love")
(Papooz - "Ann Wants to Dance") France	7 – 7	Argentina (Los Natas - "Brisa del Desierto")
Round 2
(Portishead - "The Rip") England	6 – 7	France (Daft Punk - "Instant Crush")
(Sumo - "No Tan Distintos") Argentina	7 – 8	Nigeria (Tony Allen - "Cosmosis")
Round 3
(Judas Priest - "Heading Out to the Highway") England	9 – 8	Argentina (Charly Garcia - "Nos Siguen Pegando Abajo")
(TOBi - "Flowers") Nigeria	7 – 8	France (Christine and the Queens - "Je Te Vois Enfin")

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	3	2	1	0	24	22	2	7
Japan	3	2	1	0	24	22	2	7
Cuba	3	0	1	2	23	25	-2	1
Italy	3	0	1	2	21	23	-2	1

Round 1
(Hiromi Iwasaki - "Street Dancer") Japan	8 – 8	Belgium (Gotye - "Learnalilgivinanlovin")
(Franco Battiato - "Centro di Gravità Permanente") Italy	8 – 8	Cuba (Gloria Estefan - "Mi Tierra")
Round 2
(Haru Nemuri - "Ikiru") Japan	8 – 7	Italy (Piero Ciampi - "L'amore È Tutto Qui")
(Anima Mundi - "Her Song") Cuba	8 – 9	Belgium (Soulwax - "Krack")
Round 3
(Akiko Yano - "Gohan Ga Dekitayo") Japan	8 – 7	Cuba (Angel Rada - "Basheeba")
(Kate Ryan - "Désenchantée") Belgium	7 – 6	Italy (Premiata Forneria Marconi- "Appena un Po'")

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	2	0	1	24	23	1	6
Australia	3	1	1	1	24	23	1	4
Iceland	3	1	1	1	22	22	0	4
Congo DRC	3	1	0	2	21	23	-2	3

Round 1
(Refused - "The Deadly Rhythm") Sweden	8 – 7	Iceland (Seabear - "I Sing I Swim")
(King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - "Work This Time") Australia	7 – 8	Congo DRC (Lous and the Yakuza - "Dilemme")
Round 2
(Lowrider - "Caravan") Sweden	8 – 10	Australia (Midnight Oil - "Truganini")
(Konono Nº1 - "Paradiso") Congo DRC	7 – 8	Iceland (Agent Fresco - "Dark Water")
Round 3
(Little Dragon - "Ritual Union") Sweden	8 – 6	Congo DRC (Rey Sapienz - "Eza Makambo")
(Emiliana Torrini - "Sunny Road") Iceland	7 – 7	Australia (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - "Breathless")

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	3	2	0	1	24	20	4	6
Chile	3	1	2	0	23	22	1	5
Finland	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
Ireland	3	0	1	2	19	24	-5	1

Round 1
(Primordial - "Gallows Hymn") Ireland	7 – 8	Finland (Stratovarius - "Black Diamond")
(NewJeans - "Cookie") South Korea	7 – 8	Chile (Saiko - "Happy Hour")
Round 2
(The Gloaming - "The Sailor's Bonnet") Ireland	5 – 9	South Korea (F(x) - "Papi")
(Columpios al Suelo - "Fin de Primavera") Chile	8 – 8	Finland (Reverend Bizarre - "Cromwell")
Round 3
(Hare Squead - "Herside Story") Ireland	7 – 7	Chile (La Ley - "Mentira")
(Husky Rescue - "Sound of Love") Finland	7 – 8	South Korea (Jang Pill Soon - "Helicopter")

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	24	22	2	7
Lebanon	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
Norway	3	1	1	1	22	22	0	4
New Zealand	3	0	1	2	21	23	-2	1

Round 1
(Max Herre - "Wolke 7") Germany	8 – 7	New Zealand (Flight of the Conchords - "Business Time")
(Lil Halima - "Booty") Norway	7 – 8	Lebanon (Soap Kills - "Herzan")
Round 2
(Propaganda - "Duel") Germany	8 – 8	Norway (The Devil and the Almighty Blues - "When the Light Dies")
(Serj Tankian - "Electricity") Lebanon	8 – 8	New Zealand (The Chills - "Part Past Part Fiction")
Round 3
(Joy Denalane - "Let Go") Germany	8 – 7	Lebanon (Ferkat Al Ard - "Matar Al Sabah")
(Jakob - "Safety in Numbers") New Zealand	6 – 7	Norway (Röyksopp - "Here She Comes Again")

Final stage

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Brazil

8

Romania

6

Brazil

8

Nigeria

10

Jamaica

7

Nigeria

8

Nigeria

7

Australia

9

Belgium

6

Australia

10

Australia

8+

Lebanon

8

South Korea

7

Lebanon

8

Australia

6

Scotland

8

Scotland

9

Mali

7

Scotland

8+

France

8

France

7+

Canada

7

Scotland

8+

Sweden

8

Third place

Sweden

9

Japan

7

Sweden

9+

Nigeria

8

Germany

9

Sweden

8+

Germany

9

Chile

8

Round of 16

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Brazil	8–6	Romania
"Roda" by Elis Regina	.	"Daca Vrei" by Celelalte Cuvinte

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Jamaica	7–8	Nigeria
"Natural Mystic" by Bob Marley & the Wailers	.	"My Woman, My Everything" by Patoranking

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Belgium	6–10	Australia
"Space 1" by Nala Sinephro	.	"It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock N' Roll)" by AC/DC

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South Korea	7–8	Lebanon
"Boyish" by Japanese Breakfast	.	"Khobs" by Issam Hajai

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Scotland	9–7	Mali
"Fresh Strawberries" by Franz Ferdinand	.	"Blonda Yirini" by Nahawa Doumbia

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France	7+–7	Canada
"Funny Doll" by Moving Gelatine Plates	.	"Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl" by Broken Social Scene

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Sweden	9–7	Japan
"Lay All Your Love on Me" by ABBA	.	"魂の叫び" by Soul Scream

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Germany	9–8	Chile
"White Jar" by Paralyzed	.	"Merced" by Bronko Yotte

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Quarter-finals

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Brazil	8–10	Nigeria
"Mistério do Planeta" by Novos Baianos	.	"Parade" by Jacob Banks

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Australia	8+–8	Lebanon
"Lights & Music" by Cut Copy	.	"Walls" by Postcards

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Scotland	8+–8	France
"White Love" by One Dove	.	"Lasso" by Phoenix

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Sweden	9+–9	Germany
"Uncomfortably Numb" by Graveyard	.	"Dreamer" by Lucifer

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Semifinals

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Nigeria	7–9	Australia
"Calm Down" by Rema	.	"Cheap Thrills" by Sia

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Scotland	8+–8	Sweden
"Fisherman's Blues" by The Waterboys	.	"Can It Wait" by The Hellacopters

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Third place match

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Nigeria	8–8+	Sweden
"Press" by Wurld	.	"Love Undone" by Greenleaf

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Final

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Australia	6–8	Scotland
"Freedom Is Mine" by Wolfmother	.	"Dry the Rain" by The Beta Band

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Results

12th Music World Cup Champion
Scotland (2nd title)

Pos.	Country	Gr	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Final
1	Scotland	B	7	4	3	0	58	52	6	15
2	Australia	F	7	3	2	2	57	52	5	11
Third-place play-off
3	Sweden	F	7	3	3	1	58	55	3	12
4	Nigeria	D	7	4	1	2	56	52	4	13
Quarter-finals eliminations
5	Germany	H	5	3	2	0	42	39	3	11
6	Brazil	A	5	3	1	1	43	39	4	10
7	France	D	5	2	3	0	37	35	2	9
8	Lebanon	H	5	2	2	1	38	39	-1	8
Round of 16 eliminations
9	Jamaica	C	4	3	0	1	31	27	4	9
10	Canada	C	4	2	1	1	30	28	2	7
11	Japan	E	4	2	1	1	31	31	0	7
12	Belgium	E	4	2	1	1	30	32	-2	7
13	South Korea	G	4	2	0	2	31	28	3	6
14	Chile	G	4	1	2	1	31	31	0	5
15	Mali	A	4	1	2	1	32	33	-1	5
16	Romania	B	4	1	2	1	30	31	-1	5
Group stage eliminations
17	Finland	G	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
18	Iceland	F	3	1	1	1	22	22	0	4
19	Norway	H	3	1	1	1	22	22	0	4
20	Denmark	A	3	1	1	1	24	25	-1	4
21	Senegal	C	3	1	0	2	22	22	0	3
22	England	D	3	1	0	2	22	23	-1	3
23	Congo DRC	F	3	1	0	2	21	23	-2	3
24	South Africa	B	3	0	2	1	22	23	-1	2
25	United States	B	3	0	1	2	24	26	-2	1
26	Cuba	E	3	0	1	2	23	25	-2	1
27	Argentina	D	3	0	1	2	22	24	-2	1
28	Italy	E	3	0	1	2	21	23	-2	1
29	New Zealand	H	3	0	1	2	21	23	-2	1
30	Ireland	G	3	0	1	2	19	24	-5	1
31	Netherlands	A	3	0	0	3	22	26	-4	0
32	Spain	C	3	0	0	3	18	25	-7	0

Awards

Categories		Team	Credit
Best songs	1	Australia	"Truganini" by Midnight Oil
	2	Brazil	"O Coro Vai Comê" by Charlie Brown Jr.
	3	Nigeria	"Parade" by Jacob Banks
	4	Scotland	"Who's Got the Bacon?" by Howie B.
	5	Belgium	"Krack" by Soulwax
Best newcomer		Lebanon	Itself
Best match		Sweden vs. Germany	"Uncomfortably Numb" by Graveyard vs. "Dreamer" by Lucifer
Best underdog		Nigeria	Itself