Fifteenth Music World Cup
Tournament details
DatesMay 18 - May 20 2023
Teams32
Final positions
Champions  Japan (2nd title)
Runners-up  Canada
Third place  Australia
Fourth place  France
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored964 (15.06 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Japan (57 points)

The main gimmick of this cup is that all countries were represented by only one artist from each, with seven different songs by him showing up.

Participating teams

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Continent Team Classification Date (Order) Participation Best Performance Artist
Current Consec. Last
Africa   Congo DRC May 17 2023 (29) 2 1 #12 Group stage (#12) Jordan Mackampa
  Mali May 16 2023 (18) 10 6 #14 Champion (#11) Songhoy Blues
  Nigeria May 15 2023 (10) 8 4 #14 Fourth place (#12) Sade
  South Africa May 16 2023 (17) 12 2 #14 Quarter-finals (#1) Miriam Makeba
  Zambia May 16 2023 (24) 9 3 #14 Runner-up (#5) Witch
Americas   Argentina May 17 2023 (25) 5 2 #14 Round of 16 (#4) Soda Stereo
  Brazil May 14 2023 (4) 15 15 #14 Champion (#2) Ira!
  Canada May 14 2023 (3) 15 15 #14 Champion (#14) The Tragically Hip
  Haiti May 16 2023 (23) 3 1 #10 Group stage (#3, #10) Kaytranada
  Jamaica May 16 2023 (14) 11 1 #12 Fourth place (#4, #6) Grace Jones
  Trinidad and Tobago May 17 2023 (27) 2 1 #13 Round of 16 (#13) Nicki Minaj
  United States May 14 2023 (1) 15 15 #14 Runner-up (#1) Jay-Z
Asia   India May 16 2023 (19) 3 1 #11 Quarter-finals (#8) White Town
  Japan May 15 2023 (6) 15 15 #14 Champion (#8) Sheena Ringo
  Philippines May 16 2023 (21) 4 1 #13 Round of 16 (#11) Beabadoobee
  South Korea May 17 2023 (30) 14 4 #14 Fourth place (#4) EXO
Europe   Belgium May 15 2023 (11) 10 4 #14 Quarter-finals (#8) Front 242
  Denmark May 17 2023 (31) 8 1 #13 Quarter-finals (#10, #11) Volbeat
  England May 14 2023 (2) 15 15 #14 Champion (#4, #6, #10) Suede
  Finland May 17 2023 (26) 11 1 #12 Round of 16 (#3, #7, #10, #11) Don Huonot
  France May 16 2023 (20) 15 15 #14 Third place (#2) Alcest
  Germany May 16 2023 (15) 15 15 #14 Champion (#1) Atari Teenage Riot
  Greece May 17 2023 (32) 4 1 #11 Third place (#11) Vangelis
  Iceland May 17 2023 (28) 12 8 #14 Fourth place (#13) Emilíana Torrini
  Ireland May 16 2023 (12) 15 15 #14 Champion (#5) Sinéad O'Connor
  Luxembourg May 16 2023 (22) 1 1 Newcomer Rome
  Norway May 15 2023 (8) 14 10 #14 Third place (#6) Ulver
  Scotland May 15 2023 (7) 15 15 #14 Champion (#1) Cocteau Twins
  Sweden May 16 2023 (13) 15 15 #14 Champion (#1) Roxette
  Switzerland May 15 2023 (9) 5 3 #14 Round of 16 (#11, #14) Yello
  Wales May 16 2023 (16) 8 3 #14 Quarter-finals (#7, #14) Hybrid
Oceania   Australia May 14 2023 (5) 15 15 #14 Runner-up (#12) Spiderbait

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
  Brazil   Sweden   England   Canada   Germany   Ireland   Japan   Scotland
  Iceland   Mali   Norway   France   Zambia   South Korea   United States   Australia
  Greece   Jamaica   South Africa   Denmark   Finland   Nigeria   Belgium   Wales
  Philippines   Luxembourg   Haiti   Argentina   Trinidad and Tobago   Switzerland   Congo DRC   India

Group Stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 3 0 0 23 19 4 9
  Philippines 3 2 0 1 21 20 1 6
  Iceland 3 1 0 2 19 21 -2 3
  Greece 3 0 0 3 17 20 -3 0
Round 1
("Núcleo Base")   Brazil 7 – 6   Greece ("Rachel's Song")
("Gollum's Song")   Iceland 6 – 8   Philippines ("Cologne")
Round 2
("Dias de Luta")   Brazil 8 – 7   Iceland ("Dead Things")
("Sunny Day")   Philippines 7 – 6   Greece ("Tears in Rain")
Round 3
("Rubro Zorro")   Brazil 8 – 6   Philippines ("Coffee")
("Love Theme")   Greece 5 – 6   Iceland ("Me and Armini")

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mali 3 1 2 0 24 22 2 5
  Luxembourg 3 1 2 0 24 23 1 5
  Sweden 3 0 2 1 22 23 -1 2
  Jamaica 3 0 2 1 21 23 -2 2
Round 1
("How Do You Do!")   Sweden 7 – 7   Jamaica ("Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician")
("Worry")   Mali 8 – 8   Luxembourg ("Cities of Asylum")
Round 2
("Dressed for Success")   Sweden 8 – 8   Mali ("Barre")
("One Fire")   Luxembourg 8 – 8   Jamaica ("My Jamaican Guy")
Round 3
("Spending My Time")   Sweden 7 – 8   Luxembourg ("One Lion's Roar")
("I've Seen That Face Before")   Jamaica 6 – 8   Mali ("Sahara")

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England 3 1 2 0 25 22 3 5
  Haiti 3 1 1 1 25 25 0 4
  Norway 3 1 1 1 24 24 0 4
  South Africa 3 1 0 2 22 25 -3 3
Round 1
("Beautiful Ones")   England 9 – 6   South Africa ("My Angel")
("Bracelets of Fingers")   Norway 9 – 8   Haiti ("You're the One")
Round 2
("She's in Fashion")   England 8 – 8   Norway ("February MMX")
("10%")   Haiti 9 – 8   South Africa ("For What It's Worth")
Round 3
("Life Is Golden")   England 8 – 8   Haiti ("What You Need")
("Pata Pata")   South Africa 8 – 7   Norway ("Glamour Box (Ostinati)")

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Canada 3 2 1 0 25 22 3 7
  France 3 1 2 0 23 22 1 5
  Argentina 3 1 1 1 22 21 1 4
  Denmark 3 0 0 3 20 25 -5 0
Round 1
("Grace, Too")   Canada 9 – 7   Denmark ("A Warrior's Call")
("Percées de Lumière")   France 7 – 7   Argentina ("Cuando Pase el Tambor")
Round 2
("Wheat Kings")   Canada 8 – 8   France ("Protection")
("Profugos")   Argentina 8 – 6   Denmark ("Shotgun Blues")
Round 3
("New Orleans Is Sinking")   Canada 8 – 7   Argentina ("Nada Personal")
("For Evigt")   Denmark 7 – 8   France ("Oiseaux de Proie")

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Finland 3 3 0 0 24 20 4 9
  Zambia 3 2 0 1 24 22 2 6
  Trinidad & Tobago 3 0 1 2 24 26 -2 1
  Germany 3 0 1 2 19 23 -4 1
Round 1
("No Remorse (I Wanna Die)")   Germany 5 – 7   Finland ("Tuulee")
("Strange Dream")   Zambia 9 – 8   Trinidad & Tobago ("Moment 4 Life")
Round 2
("Blood in My Eyes")   Germany 6 – 8   Zambia ("Waile")
("Red Ruby da Sleaze")   Trinidad & Tobago 8 – 9   Finland ("Kissaihmiset")
Round 3
("Start the Riot")   Germany 8 – 8   Trinidad & Tobago ("Super Bass")
("Hyrrä")   Finland 8 – 7   Zambia ("Mashed Potatoe")

Group F

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 3 1 2 0 24 22 2 5
  Nigeria 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
  Ireland 3 1 1 1 22 22 0 4
  South Korea 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
Round 1
("All Apologies")   Ireland 7 – 8   Nigeria ("Like a Tattoo")
("Love Shot")   South Korea 7 – 9   Switzerland ("Bostich")
Round 2
("Why Don't You Do Right")   Ireland 8 – 7   South Korea ("Growl")
("Till Tomorrow")   Switzerland 8 – 8   Nigeria ("The Sweetest Taboo")
Round 3
("Troy")   Ireland 7 – 7   Switzerland ("The Rhythm Divine")
("Kiss of Life")   Nigeria 7 – 8   South Korea ("Call Me Baby")

Group G

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 3 2 1 0 25 22 3 7
  Congo DRC 3 2 0 1 23 22 1 6
  United States 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
  Belgium 3 0 0 3 21 17 -3 0
Round 1
("Work")   Japan 9 – 7   Belgium ("Don't Crash")
("03' Bonnie & Clyde")   United States 7 – 8   Congo DRC ("Care for Your Mother")
Round 2
("Sakuran")   Japan 8 – 8   United States ("Always Be My Sunshine")
("Alibi")   Congo DRC 8 – 7   Belgium ("Geography II")
Round 3
("Kōfukuron")  Japan 8 – 7   Congo DRC ("Walk on the Wild Side")
("No Shuffle")   Belgium 7 – 8   United States ("4:44")

Group H

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Australia 3 2 0 1 21 21 0 6
  India 3 1 2 0 23 21 2 5
  Scotland 3 1 1 1 21 21 0 4
  Wales 3 0 1 2 20 22 -2 1
Round 1
("Sea, Swallow Me")   Scotland 7 – 6   Wales ("Marrakech")
("Shazam!")   Australia 6 – 8   India ("Duplicate")
Round 2
("Cherry-Coloured Funk")   Scotland 7 – 8   Australia ("Four on the Floor")
("Turn Away")   India 8 – 8   Wales ("If I Survive")
Round 3
("Lorelei")   Scotland 7 – 7   India ("She's a Lot Like You")
("We Are Fearless")   Wales 6 – 7   Australia ("Old Man Sam")

Final stage

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Knockout stage

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Brazil7+
 
 
 
  Luxembourg7
 
  Brazil8
 
 
 
  France9
 
  England7
 
 
 
  France7+
 
  France8
 
 
 
  Japan8+
 
  Finland8+
 
 
 
  Nigeria8
 
  Finland8
 
 
 
  Japan9
 
  Japan8+
 
 
 
  India8
 
  Japan7 (9)
 
 
 
  Canada7 (8)
 
  Mali8
 
 
 
  Philippines7
 
  Mali7
 
 
 
  Canada7+
 
  Canada8
 
 
 
  Haiti7
 
  Canada9
 
 
 
  Australia7Third place
 
  Switzerland9
 
  
 
  Zambia7
 
  Switzerland8  France7
 
 
 
  Australia8+  Australia8
 
  Australia9
 
 
  Congo DRC8
 

Round of 16

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  Brazil7+–7  Luxembourg
"Bebendo Vinho" . "Who Only Europe Know"
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  England7–7+  France
"The Wild Ones" . "Circe Poisoning the Sea"
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  Finland8+–8  Nigeria
"Olemme Kuin Veljet" . "Hang on to Your Love"
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  Japan8+–8  India
"Kiss Me" . "Your Woman 1917"
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  Mali8–7  Philippines
"Mali Nord" . "Tired"
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  Canada8–7  Haiti
"In a World Possessed By the Human Mind" . "Twin Flame"
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  Switzerland9–7  Zambia
"Fat Cry" . "Introduction"
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  Australia9–8  Congo DRC
"Fucken Awesome" . "Over & Out"
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Quarter-finals

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  Brazil8–9  France
"Envelheço na Cidade" . "Autre Temps"
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  Finland8–9  Japan
"Hyvää Yötä ja Huomenta" . "Meisai"
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  Mali7–7+  Canada
"Jolie" . "Ahead By a Century"
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  Switzerland8–8+  Australia
"Starlight Scene" . "Reach for the Sky"
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Semifinals

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  France8–8+  Japan
"Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde" . "Jinsei Wa Yume Darake"
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  Canada9–7  Australia
"Little Bones" . "Buy Me a Pony"
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Third place match

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  France7–8  Australia
"La Nuit Marche Avec Moi" . "Monty"
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Final

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  Japan(9) 7–7 (8)  Canada
"Ryuukou"
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Results

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15th Music World Cup Champion
 
Japan
(2nd title)
Pos. Country Gr Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Final
1   Japan G 7 3 4 0 57 53 4 13
2   Canada D 7 4 3 0 56 50 6 15
Third-place play-off
3   Australia H 7 4 1 2 53 53 0 13
4   France D 7 2 4 1 54 53 1 10
Quarter-finals eliminations
5   Finland E 5 3 1 1 40 37 3 10
6   Brazil A 5 3 1 1 38 35 3 10
7   Switzerland F 5 2 3 0 41 37 4 5
8   Mali B 5 2 3 0 39 36 3 9
Round of 16 eliminations
9   India H 4 1 3 0 31 29 2 6
10   Luxembourg B 4 1 3 0 31 30 1 6
11   England C 4 1 3 0 32 29 3 6
12   Congo DRC G 4 2 0 2 31 31 0 6
13   Zambia E 4 2 0 2 31 31 0 6
14   Philippines A 4 2 0 2 28 28 0 6
15   Nigeria F 4 1 2 1 31 31 0 5
16   Haiti C 4 1 1 2 32 33 -1 4
Group stage eliminations
17   Argentina D 3 1 1 1 22 21 1 4
18   Norway C 3 1 1 1 24 24 0 4
19   United States G 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
20   Ireland F 3 1 1 1 22 22 0 4
21   Scotland H 3 1 1 1 21 21 0 4
22   South Korea F 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
23   Iceland A 3 1 0 2 19 21 -2 3
24   South Africa C 3 1 0 2 22 25 -3 3
25   Sweden B 3 0 2 1 22 23 -1 2
26   Jamaica B 3 0 2 1 21 23 -2 2
27   Trinidad & Tobago E 3 0 1 2 24 26 -2 1
28   Wales H 3 0 1 2 20 22 -2 1
29   Germany E 3 0 1 2 19 23 -4 1
30   Belgium G 3 0 0 3 21 17 -3 0
31   Greece A 3 0 0 3 17 20 -3 0
32   Denmark D 3 0 0 3 20 25 -5 0

Awards

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Categories Team Credit
Best songs 1 TBA TBA
2 TBA TBA
3 TBA TBA
4 TBA TBA
5 TBA TBA
Best newcomer TBA TBA
Best match TBA TBA
Best underdog TBA TBA