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Thirteenth Music World Cup

Thirteenth Music World Cup

Tournament details
Dates	April 12 – April 13 2023
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (3rd title)
Runners-up	Germany
Third place	England
Fourth place	Iceland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	62
Goals scored	967 (15.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	England (61 points)

Participating teams

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

Draw

Seeding and drawing

Pot 1 Top 6/8 teams	Pot 2 Top 12/16 teams	Pot 3 Top 18/24 teams	Pot 4 Top 24/32 teams
England (#1) Sweden (#2) Japan (#3) Scotland (#4) Brazil (#5) Ireland (#6) Germany (#7) Canada (#8)	United States (#9) Australia (#10) France (#11) Norway (#12) Mali (#13) South Korea (#16) Iceland (#17) Zambia (#18)	Belgium (#21) Nigeria (#22) Denmark (#23) Colombia (#24) Wales (#26) Spain (#31) Cuba (#38) Uruguay (#39)	Switzerland (#40) Portugal (#41) Philippines (#45) China (#46) Uganda (#54) Egypt (Debut) Pakistan (Debut) Trinidad and Tobago (Debut)

Results of the draw

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
Germany	Ireland	Sweden	Brazil	England	Scotland	Japan	Canada
United States	Australia	Zambia	Mali	Iceland	South Korea	Norway	France
Uruguay	Colombia	Denmark	Wales	Nigeria	Belgium	Spain	Cuba
Egypt	Portugal	China	Pakistan	Philippines	Uganda	Trinidad and Tobago	Switzerland

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	25	22	3	7
Germany	3	1	2	0	22	21	1	5
Egypt	3	1	1	1	22	23	-1	4
Uruguay	3	0	0	3	20	23	-3	0

Round 1
(Tokio Hotel - "Monsoon") Germany	7 – 6	Uruguay (Opus Alfa - "Blues de Mi Ciudad")
(Rob Zombie - "Demon Speeding") United States	9 – 7	Egypt (The Dwarfs of East Agouza - "Clean Shahin")
Round 2
(Kraftwerk - "Trans-Europe Express") Germany	8 – 8	United States (Moby - "Porcelain")
(Salah Ragab - "Egypt Strut") Egypt	8 – 7	Uruguay (Días de Blues - "Vuela")
Round 3
(OG Keemo - "Civic") Germany	7 – 7	Egypt (Onsy - "K202")
(Buenos Muchachos - "Antenas Rubias") Uruguay	7 – 8	United States (Taylor Swift - "Lavender Haze")

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ireland	3	2	0	1	22	22	0	6
Australia	3	1	1	1	22	21	1	4
Portugal	3	1	1	1	22	22	0	4
Colombia	2	0	2	1	23	24	-1	2

Round 1
(Lankum - "Newcastle") Ireland	8 – 7	Colombia (Lido Pimienta - "Te Queria")
(The Teskey Brothers - "Pain and Misery") Australia	6 – 7	Portugal (They Must Be Crazy - "Cura di Jambu")
Round 2
(The Prayer Boat - "Polichinelle") Ireland	6 – 8	Australia (INXS - "What You Need")
(José Cid - "Mellotron, O Planeta Fantástico") Portugal	8 – 8	Colombia (Meteor - "White Crows")
Round 3
(Gavin Friday - "Angel") Ireland	8 – 7	Portugal (António Variações - "Estou Além")
(Filmmaker - "Lust Riders") Colombia	8 – 8	Australia (Courtney Barnett - "Pedestrian at Best")

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	2	1	0	23	21	2	7
Zambia	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
China	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
Denmark	3	0	1	2	23	25	-2	1

Round 1
(The Knife - "Silent Shout") Sweden	8 – 7	Denmark (Mew - "156")
(Sampa the Great - "Never Forget") Zambia	8 – 7	China (Faye Wong - "紅豆")
Round 2
(Blind Dog - "There Must Be Better Ways of Loosing Your Mind") Sweden	8 – 7	Zambia (James Sakala - "Tura Mtoro")
(Gong Gong Gong - "Ride Your Horse") China	9 – 8	Denmark (Agnes Obel - "Riverside")
Round 3
(Jay-Jay Johansson - "Heard Somebody Whistle") Sweden	7 – 7	China (Re-TROS - "Sounds for Celebration")
(Royal Hunt - "Message to God") Denmark	8 – 8	Zambia (Backxwash - "Spells")

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	28	23	5	9
Wales	3	1	1	1	23	24	-1	4
Pakistan	3	1	0	2	23	24	-1	3
Mali	3	0	1	2	23	26	-3	1

Round 1
(Matanza - "Tempo Ruim") Brazil	9 – 7	Wales (Hybrid - "Nails")
(Ali Farka Touré - "Monsieur le Maire de Niafunké") Mali	7 – 8	Pakistan (Shamoon Ismail - "Jutt Blues")
Round 2
(Juçara Marçal - "Sem Cais") Brazil	10 – 8	Mali (Tinariwen - "Tiwàyyen")
(Jaubi - "Seek Refuge") Pakistan	7 – 8	Wales (Budgie - "Crash Course in Brain Surgery")
Round 3
(Titãs - "Polícia") Brazil	9 – 8	Pakistan (UNHXLY - "Oberon")
(Datblygu - "Y Teimlad") Wales	8 – 8	Mali (Aya Nakamura - "Djadja")

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	2	1	0	28	21	7	7
Iceland	3	1	1	1	24	22	2	4
Nigeria	3	1	0	2	21	25	-4	3
Philippines	3	1	0	2	20	25	-5	3

Round 1
(Judas Priest - "Diamonds and Rust") England	10 – 7	Nigeria (Cruel Santino - "Rapid Fire")
(The Vintage Caravan - "Babylon") Iceland	9 – 6	Philippines (Spazzkid - "Getting to Know You")
Round 2
(Charli XCX - "Enemy") England	8 – 8	Iceland (Laufey - "Falling Behind")
(SOS - "Magic") Philippines	8 – 6	Nigeria (Nneka - "Africans")
Round 3
(Kaiser Chiefs - "I Predict a Riot") England	10 – 6	Philippines (Radioactive Sago - "Wasak Na Wasak")
(Keziah Jones - "Sinnerman") Nigeria	8 – 7	Iceland (Emiliana Torrini - "Hold Heart")

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Uganda	3	1	2	0	22	20	2	5
Belgium	3	1	2	0	23	22	1	5
South Korea	3	1	1	1	24	24	0	4
Scotland	3	0	1	2	19	22	-3	1

Round 1
(Joesef - "It's Been a Little Heavy Lately") Scotland	7 – 7	Belgium (Krisy - "Bounce")
(Kirara - "Worries") South Korea	8 – 8	Uganda (Navio - "U Gon Kill Me")
Round 2
(The Wake - "Pale Spectre") Scotland	7 – 8	South Korea (Taeyeon - "Spark")
(Geoffrey Oryema - "The River") Uganda	7 – 7	Belgium (Stromae - "Formidable")
Round 3
(Strawberry Switchblade - "Since Yesterday") Scotland	5 – 7	Uganda (HHY & The Kampala Unit - "Lithium Blast")
(Hooverphonic - "Eden") Belgium	9 – 8	South Korea (Leebada - "Runnin' Back")

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Norway	3	2	1	0	23	16	7	7
Trinidad & Tobago	3	2	1	0	24	19	5	7
Japan	3	1	0	2	19	22	-3	3
Spain	3	0	0	3	16	25	-9	0

Round 1
(Advantage Lucy - "Goodbye") Japan	9 – 7	Spain (La Mode - "El Eterno Feminino")
(Annie - "Heartbeat") Norway	8 – 8	Trinidad and Tobago (Billy Ocean - "Love Really Hurts Without You")
Round 2
(Ging Nang Boyz - "Baby Baby") Japan	6 – 8	Norway (Bel Canto - "Unicorn")
(Nicki Minaj - "Starships") Trinidad and Tobago	9 – 7	Spain (Sangre de Muerdago - "Medianoite")
Round 3
(Kikuo - "My Time") Japan	4 – 7	Trinidad and Tobago (Superblue - "Flag Party")
(Uma - "Nebula") Spain	2 – 7	Norway (Midnight Choir - "October 8")

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	2	1	0	23	21	2	7
France	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
Cuba	3	1	1	1	22	22	0	4
Switzerland	3	0	1	2	22	24	-2	1

Round 1
(Harmonium - "Prologue") Canada	7 – 7	Cuba (Afro-Cuban All Stars - "Havana del Este")
(Paradis - "Toi et Moi") France	8 – 8	Switzerland (Waldskin - "The Shore")
Round 2
(Nickelback - "Flat on the Floor") Canada	8 – 7	France (M83 - "Run Into Flowers")
(Liliput - "Die Matrosen") Switzerland	7 – 8	Cuba (Gloria Estefan - "Hoy")
Round 3
(Neil Young - "After the Gold Rush") Canada	8 – 7	Switzerland (Monkey3 - "Axis")
(Jon Secada - "Just Another Day") Cuba	7 – 8	France (Orange Blossom - "Souffrance")

Final stage

Knockout stage

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	United States	10
	Australia	7
					United States	8
					Sweden	9
	Sweden	8
	Wales	6
									Sweden	8
									England	7
	England	8 (10)
	Belgium	8 (7)
					England	9
					Norway	8
	Norway	8
	France	7
													Sweden	8 (8)
													Germany	8 (7)
	Ireland	4
	Germany	8
					Germany	8+
					Zambia	8
	Brazil	7
	Zambia	8
									Germany	9
									Iceland	8			Third place
	Uganda	6
	Iceland	7
					Iceland	8							England	9
					Canada	6							Iceland	8
	Canada	8+
	Trinidad and Tobago	8

Round of 16

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United States	10–7	Australia
"What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes	.	"Never Be Like You" by Flume

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Sweden	8–6	Wales
"Stranger" by Anna Von Hausswolff	.	"3 O'Clock Blues" by Love Sculpture

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England	(10) 8–8 (7)	Belgium
"Boy Racers" by Squid TB: "I Predict a Riot" by Kaiser Chiefs	.	"Off Shore" by Geike TB: "Formidable" by Stromae

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Norway	8–7	France
"Lovesick" by Lindstrøm	.	"Ma Benz" by Suprême NTM

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Ireland	4–8	Germany
"Glass Interruption" by Wife	.	"Speed" by Atari Teenage Riot

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Brazil	7–8	Zambia
"Intimacy of Your Soul" by Republica	.	"Love and Freedom" by Keith Mlevhu

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Uganda	6–7	Iceland
"Nilo Chug" by Nihiloxica	.	"In Flight" by Lucy in Blue

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Canada	8+–8	Trinidad and Tobago
"Constant Craving" by K. D. Lang	.	"Let's Make It Up" by Shadow

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Quarter-finals

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United States	8–9	Sweden
"Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen	.	"Dom Andra" by Kent

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England	9–8	Norway
"Under the Gun" by Supreme Beings of Leisure	.	"Kvervandi" by Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik

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Germany	8+–8	Zambia
"Monday Paracetamol" by Ulrich Schnauss	.	"Going Under" by The Oscilations

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Iceland	8–6	Canada
"Isobel" by Björk	.	"Show Me How" by Men I Trust

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Semifinals

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Sweden	8–7	England
"Bad News" by Horisont	.	"Return" by Joel Culpepper

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Germany	9–8	Iceland
"Goodbye" by Apparat	.	"Way Down We Go" by Kaleo

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Third place match

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England	9–8	Iceland
"There, There" by Radiohead	.	"Deus" by The Sugarcubes

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Final

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Sweden	8–8	Germany
"Witchers Creed" by Witchers Creed TB: "Bad News" by Horisont	.	"Total Eclipse" by Klaus Nomi TB: "Monsoon" by Tokio Hotel

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Results

13th Music World Cup Champion
Sweden (3rd title)

Pos.	Country	Gr	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Final
1	Sweden	C	7	5	2	0	56	50	6	17
2	Germany	A	7	3	4	0	55	49	6	13
Third-place play-off
3	England	E	7	5	1	1	61	53	8	16
4	Iceland	E	7	3	1	3	55	52	3	10
Quarter-finals eliminations
5	Norway	G	5	3	1	1	39	32	7	10
6	United States	A	5	3	1	1	43	38	5	10
7	Zambia	C	5	2	2	1	39	38	1	8
8	Canada	H	5	2	2	1	37	37	0	8
Round of 16 eliminations
9	Brazil	F	4	3	0	1	35	31	4	9
10	Trinidad and Tobago	G	4	2	2	0	32	27	5	8
11	Belgium	F	4	1	3	0	31	30	1	6
12	Ireland	B	4	2	0	2	26	30	-4	6
13	Uganda	F	4	1	2	1	28	27	1	5
14	France	H	4	1	1	2	30	31	-1	4
15	Australia	B	4	1	1	2	29	31	-2	4
16	Wales	D	4	1	1	2	29	32	-3	4
Group stage eliminations
17	South Korea	F	3	1	1	1	24	24	0	4
18	China	C	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
19	Cuba	H	3	1	1	1	22	22	0	4
20	Portugal	B	3	1	1	1	22	22	0	4
21	Egypt	A	3	1	1	1	22	23	-1	4
22	Pakistan	D	3	1	0	2	23	24	-1	3
23	Japan	G	3	1	0	2	19	22	-3	3
24	Nigeria	E	3	1	0	2	21	25	-4	3
25	Philippines	E	3	1	0	2	20	25	-5	3
26	Colombia	B	2	0	2	1	23	24	-1	2
27	Denmark	C	3	0	1	2	23	25	-2	1
28	Switzerland	H	3	0	1	2	22	24	-2	1
29	Mali	D	3	0	1	2	23	26	-3	1
30	Scotland	F	3	0	1	2	19	22	-3	1
31	Uruguay	A	3	0	0	3	20	23	-3	0
32	Spain	G	3	0	0	3	16	25	-9	0

Awards

Categories		Team	Credit
Best songs	1	England	"Diamonds and Rust" by Judas Priest
	2	United States	"What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes
	3	Brazil	"Sem Cais" by Juçara Marçal
	4	England	"I Predict a Riot" by Kaiser Chiefs
	5	Belgium	"Eden" by Hooverphonic
Best newcomer		Trinidad and Tobago	Itself
Best match		China vs. Denmark	"Ride Your Horse" by Gong Gong Gong vs. "Riverside" by Agnes Obel
Best underdog		Trinidad and Tobago	Itself