Nineteenth Music World Cup
Tournament details
DatesJuly 19 – August 10 2023
Teams32
Final positions
Champions  England (4th title)
Runners-up  Japan
Third place  Jamaica
Fourth place  Zambia
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored1,826 (28.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)  England (122 points)

Participating teams

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Continent Team Classification Date (Order) Participation Best Performance
Current Consec. Last
Africa   Algeria July 17 2023 (13) 1 1 Newcomer
  Cape Verde July 19 2023 (28) 2 1 #16 Round of 16 (#16)
  Mali July 17 2023 (14) 13 1 #17 Champion (#11)
  Nigeria July 17 2023 (6) 11 1 #17 Fourth place (#12)
  Zambia July 18 2023 (18) 12 1 #17 Runner up (#5)
Americas   Brazil July 16 2023 (3) 19 19 #18 Champion (#2, #16)
  Canada July 16 2023 (4) 19 19 #18 Champion (#14)
  Chile July 19 2023 (27) 3 1 #12 Round of 16 (#12)
  Jamaica July 18 2023 (22) 15 5 #18 Fourth place (#4, #6)
  Mexico July 19 2023 (29) 4 1 #13 Round of 16 (#6)
  United States July 16 2023 (1) 19 19 #18 Runner-up (#1)
Asia   Indonesia July 17 2023 (8) 2 2 #18 Group stage (#18)
  Japan July 17 2023 (9) 19 19 #18 Champion (#8, #15)
  Malaysia July 17 2023 (11) 1 1 Newcomer
  South Korea July 18 2023 (23) 18 8 #18 Fourth place (#5)
  Taiwan July 19 2023 (31) 1 1 Newcomer
Europe   Austria July 19 2023 (30) 2 1 #16 Group stage (#16)
  Denmark July 19 2023 (25) 12 5 #18 Champion (#17)
  England July 16 2023 (2) 19 19 #18 Champion (#4, #6, #10)
  France July 19 2023 (24) 18 1 #17 Third place (#2, #17)
  Germany July 18 2023 (20) 19 19 #18 Champion (#1)
  Hungary July 18 2023 (21) 3 1 #10 Round of 16 (#9, #10)
  Iceland July 17 2023 (16) 14 1 #16 Fourth place (#13)
  Ireland July 17 2023 (15) 19 19 #18 Champion (#5)
  Netherlands July 18 2023 (19) 6 1 #14 Round of 16 (#8)
  Norway July 19 2023 (26) 17 1 #17 Third place (#6)
  Poland July 19 2023 (32) 5 4 #18 Quarter-finals (#14, #16, #17)
  Scotland July 17 2023 (10) 19 19 #18 Champion (#7, #12)
  Sweden July 18 2023 (17) 19 19 #18 Champion (#3, #9, #13)
  Switzerland July 17 2023 (12) 7 2 #18 Quarter-finals (#15)
  Wales July 17 2023 (7) 9 1 #15 Quarter-finals (#7, #14)
Oceania   Australia July 16 2023 (5) 19 19 #18 Champion (#19)

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   Brazil   Sweden   England   Japan   Germany   Australia   Scotland
  Ireland   Zambia   South Korea   United States   France   Denmark   Mali   Norway
  Wales   Poland   Netherlands   Hungary   Iceland   Jamaica   Switzerland   Nigeria
  Mexico   Malaysia   Algeria   Cape Verde   Chile   Taiwan   Austria   Indonesia

Group Stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Ireland 3 2 0 1 51 52 -1 6
  Mexico 3 1 2 0 60 54 6 5
  Canada 3 1 1 1 55 56 -1 4
  Wales 3 0 1 2 48 52 -4 1
Round 1
(Rush - "Superconductor")   Canada 21 – 18   Wales (Marina - "Happy")
(Kojaque - "Shmelly")   Ireland 18 – 24   Mexico (Natalia Lafourcade - "María la Curandera")
Round 2
(Esthero - "Superheroes")   Canada 13 – 17   Ireland (Rory Gallagher - "Just the Smile")
(Zoé - "Azul")   Mexico 15 – 15   Wales (Feeder - "High")
Round 3
(TWRP - "Starlight Brigade")   Canada 21 – 21   Mexico (Ely Guerra - "Tengo Frio")
(Catfish and the Bottlemen - "Cocoon")   Wales 15 – 16   Ireland (Loudest Whisper - "Lir's Lament")


Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 2 1 0 48 41 7 7
  Zambia 3 2 0 1 45 42 3 6
  Malaysia 3 0 2 1 39 44 -5 2
  Poland 3 0 1 2 35 40 -5 1
Round 1
(Latino - "Festa no Apê")   Brazil 17 – 15   Poland (Apostolis Anthimos - "Bar Wah Wah")
(Teddy Chisi - "Funky Lady")   Zambia 20 – 15   Malaysia (Hujan - "Muda")
Round 2
(Matanza - "Maldito Hippie Sujo")   Brazil 19 – 14   Zambia (The Peace - "Umbwalwa Ne Chamba")
(Viona - "Oasis")   Malaysia 12 – 12   Poland (Kamp! - "Breaking a Ghost's Heart")
Round 3
(Nara Leão - "Este Seu Olhar")   Brazil 12 – 12   Malaysia (Yuna - "Crush")
(Stachursky - "Doskozzza")   Poland 8 – 11   Zambia (Backxwash - "Vibanda")

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Algeria 3 2 0 1 36 35 1 6
  Sweden 3 1 1 1 47 37 10 4
  South Korea 3 1 1 1 46 43 3 4
  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 27 41 -14 3
Round 1
(ABBA - "Slipping Through My Fingers")   Sweden 19 – 8   Netherlands (The Analogues Sideshow - "Magnetic Fields")
(Twice - "Queen of Hearts")   South Korea 15 – 16   Algeria (Matoub Lounès - "Ayen Ayen")
Round 2
(The Cardigans - "Erase / Rewind")   Sweden 19 – 19   South Korea (Parannoul - "Into the Endless Night")
(Cheb Hasni - "Sbaart Ou Tal Adabi")   Algeria 10 – 11   Netherlands (Man Bites Dog - "Strijklicht")
Round 3
(Grande Royale - "Sweet Livin'")   Sweden 9 – 10   Algeria (Hector Zazou - "I Feel Love")
(Tetzepi - "Tetzmex")   Netherlands 8 – 12   South Korea (Se So Neon - "The Wave")

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England 3 3 0 0 46 30 16 9
  Cape Verde 3 1 1 1 46 40 6 4
  United States 3 1 1 1 40 43 -3 4
  Hungary 3 0 0 3 30 49 -19 0
Round 1
(Temples - "Mesmerise")   England 15 – 8   Hungary (Márta Sebestyén - "Love, Love")
(Nas - "EPMD 2")   United States 15 – 15   Cape Verde (Djodje - "Bela")
Round 2
(Nubya Garcia - "The Message Continues")   England 19 – 12   United States (Five Finger Death Punch - "Far From Home")
(Cesária Évora - "Sangue de Beirona")   Cape Verde 21 – 13   Hungary (Black Hill - "The Gathering of Deer")
Round 3
(Adele - "Make You Feel My Love")   England 12 – 10   Cape Verde (Tito Paris - "Dança Ma Mi Criola")
(Gabor Szabo - "Galatea's Guitar")   Hungary 9 – 13   United States (Nirvana - "The Man Who Sold the World")

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 3 2 0 1 38 32 6 6
  France 3 1 1 1 36 35 1 4
  Iceland 3 1 1 1 38 40 -2 4
  Chile 3 1 0 2 36 41 -5 3
Round 1
(Melt-Banana - "Shield for Your Eyes, A Beast in the Well on Your Hand")   Japan 17 – 11   Iceland (Tilbury - "Tenderloin")
(Justice - "Never Be Alone")   France 15 – 13   Chile (La Natu - "Aida")
Round 2
(Rina Sawayama - "Hold the Girl")   Japan 12 – 11   France (Sébastien Tellier - "L'amour et la Violence")
(Lucybell - "Mataz")   Chile 13 – 17   Iceland (Worm Is Green - "Love Will Tear Us Apart")
Round 3
(Jonah Yano - "Always")   Japan 9 – 10   Chile (Playa Gótica - "Fuego")
(GusGus - "Higher")   Iceland 10 – 10   France (Sly Johnson - "Trust Me")

Group F

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Jamaica 3 3 0 0 30 24 6 9
  Denmark 3 1 1 1 32 29 3 4
  Germany 3 1 0 2 34 39 -5 3
  Taiwan 3 0 1 2 42 46 -4 1
Round 1
(Spiral Drive - "Space Train")   Germany 11 – 14   Jamaica (Junior Delahaye - "Love")
(Mew - "Why Are You Looking Grave?")   Denmark 18 – 18   Taiwan (Scintii - "Times New Roman")
Round 2
(Mark Morrison - "Return of the Mack")   Germany 11 – 14   Denmark (The Raveonettes - "Love in a Trashcan")
(Joanna Wang - "Wild World")   Taiwan 13 – 16   Jamaica (Desmond Dekker & The Aces - "Israelites")
Round 3
(Crazy Legs - "Green Men From Mars")   Germany 12 – 11   Taiwan (Elephant Gym - "Witches")
(Augustus Pablo - "King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown")   Jamaica 13 – 12   Denmark (Agnes Obel - "Riverside")

Group G

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 3 2 0 1 42 38 4 6
  Mali 3 2 0 1 47 47 0 6
  Austria 3 1 0 2 43 42 1 3
  Australia 3 1 0 2 44 49 -5 3
Round 1
(Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - "Loverman")   Australia 16 – 18   Switzerland (Brainticket - "Black Sand")
(Ballaké Sissoko & Ludovico Einaudi - "Mali Sajio")   Mali 16 – 21   Austria (Falco - "Der Kommissar")
Round 2
(Midnight Oil - "Tarkine")   Australia 16 – 20   Mali (Toumani Diabaté, Sidiki Diabaté & M - "Solidarité")
(5K HD - "Anthem")   Austria 11 – 14   Switzerland (Robert Miles - "Children")
Round 3
(The Veronicas - "Untouched")   Australia 12 – 11   Austria (Peace Orchestra - "Double Drums")
(Yello - "Drive / Driven")   Switzerland 10 – 11   Mali (Fatoumata Diawara - "Nsera")

Group H

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Scotland 3 2 0 1 43 34 9 6
  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 35 30 5 6
  Norway 3 1 0 2 37 39 -2 3
  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 29 41 -12 3
Round 1
(KT Tunstall - "Other Side of the World")   Scotland 19 – 10   Nigeria (Flohio - "Cuddy Buddy")
(Dødheimsgard - "Requiem Aeternum")   Norway 17 – 14   Indonesia (Yanti Bersaudara - "Lembur Kuring")
Round 2
(Sheena Easton - "Morning Train (Nine to Five)")   Scotland 13 – 12   Norway (Suzanne Sundfør - "Accelerate")
(Zen Aji - "I'm in Love With You")   Indonesia 3 – 13   Nigeria (Obongjayar - "Frens")
Round 3
(Hidden Orchestra - "Spoken")   Scotland 11 – 12   Indonesia (Pamungkas - "To the Bone")
(Camilla George - "The People Could Fly")   Nigeria 12 – 8   Norway (Mette Henriette - ".oOo.")

Final stage

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Knockout stage

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Ireland13
 
 
 
  Zambia14
 
  Zambia15 (3)
 
 
 
  Cape Verde15 (2)
 
  Algeria11
 
 
 
  Cape Verde18
 
  Zambia14
 
 
 
  Japan19
 
  Japan17
 
 
 
  Denmark8
 
  Japan19
 
 
 
  Switzerland13
 
  Switzerland19
 
 
 
  Nigeria11
 
  Japan25 (2)
 
 
 
  England25 (3)
 
  Brazil17
 
 
 
  Mexico14
 
  Brazil18
 
 
 
  England19
 
  England18
 
 
 
  Sweden17
 
  England14
 
 
 
  Jamaica10Third place
 
  Jamaica23
 
  
 
  France17
 
  Jamaica20  Zambia14
 
 
 
  Mali16  Jamaica20
 
  Scotland13
 
 
  Mali15
 

Round of 16

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  Ireland13–14  Zambia
"Meet You at the Moon" by Imelda May "Avalanche of Love" by Witch

  Algeria11–18  Cape Verde
"Angles" by Miraa May "Zita" by Simentera

  Japan17–8  Denmark
"One Room Disco" by Perfume "The Wilderness of Pain" by Malrun

  Switzerland19–11  Nigeria
"Let the Dream Come True" by DJ BoBo "Bop Daddy" by Falz

  Brazil17–14  Mexico
"Raciocínio Quebrado" by Parteum "Salvame" by RBD

  England18–17  Sweden
"Three Girl Rumba" by Wire "Woman" by Neneh Cherry

  Jamaica23–17  France
"Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley "Pursuit" by Gesaffelstein

  Scotland13–15  Mali
"Bye Bye Baby" by Bay City Rollers "Tombouctou" by Inna Modja

Quarter-finals

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  Zambia(3) 15–15 (2)  Cape Verde
"Request to God" by Oscilations "Cor di Rosa" by Mendes Brothers

  Japan19–13  Switzerland
"Pon Pon Pon" by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu "Stalactite" by Les Aiglons

  Brazil18–19  England
"Me Liga" by Paralamas do Sucesso "Suffer Well" by Depeche Mode

  Jamaica20–16  Mali
"Book of Rules" by The Heptones "Iswegh Attay" by Tinariwen

Semifinals

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  Zambia14–19  Japan
"Bvulani" by Theresa Ng'ambi "Love Trip" by Takako Mamiya

  England14–10  Jamaica
"My Universe" by Coldplay "Temperature" by Sean Paul

Third place match

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  Zambia14–20  Jamaica
"Musamuseka" by Musi-O-Tunya "Pressure Drop" by Toots and the Maytals

Final

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  Japan(2) 25–25 (3)  England
"Honnō" by Sheena Ringo "The Man Who Sold the World" by David Bowie

Results

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19th Music World Cup Champion
 
England
(4th title)
Pos. Country Gr Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Final
1   England D 7 6 1 0 122 100 22 19
2   Japan E 7 5 1 1 118 92 26 16
Third-place play-off
3   Jamaica F 7 6 0 1 103 85 18 18
4   Zambia B 7 3 1 3 102 109 -7 10
Quarter-finals eliminations
5   Brazil B 5 3 1 1 83 74 9 10
6   Switzerland G 5 3 0 2 74 68 6 9
7   Mali G 5 3 0 2 78 80 -2 9
8   Cape Verde D 5 2 2 1 79 66 13 8
Round of 16 eliminations
9   Scotland H 4 2 0 2 56 49 7 6
10   Ireland A 4 2 0 2 64 66 -2 6
11   Nigeria H 4 2 0 2 46 49 -3 6
12   Algeria C 4 2 0 2 47 53 -6 6
13   Mexico A 4 1 2 1 74 71 3 5
14   Sweden C 4 1 1 2 64 55 9 4
15   France E 4 1 1 2 53 58 -5 4
16   Denmark F 4 1 1 2 40 46 -6 4
Group stage eliminations
17   South Korea C 3 1 1 1 46 43 3 4
18   Canada A 3 1 1 1 55 56 -1 4
19   Iceland E 3 1 1 1 38 40 -2 4
20   United States D 3 1 1 1 40 43 -3 4
21   Austria G 3 1 0 2 43 42 1 3
22   Norway H 3 1 0 2 37 39 -2 3
23   Australia G 3 1 0 2 44 49 -5 3
24   Chile E 3 1 0 2 36 41 -5 3
25   Germany F 3 1 0 2 34 39 -5 3
26   Indonesia H 3 1 0 2 29 41 -12 3
27   Netherlands C 3 1 0 2 27 41 -14 3
28   Malaysia B 3 0 2 1 39 44 -5 2
29   Wales A 3 0 1 2 48 52 -4 1
30   Taiwan F 3 0 1 2 42 46 -4 1
31   Poland B 3 0 1 2 35 40 -5 1
32   Hungary D 3 0 0 3 30 49 -19 0

Awards

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Categories Team Credit
Best songs 1   Mali "Solidarité" by Toumani Diabaté, Sidiki Diabaté & M
2   England "The Man Who Sold the World" by David Bowie
3   Japan "Honnō" by Sheena Ringo
4   Jamaica "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley & the Wailers
5   United States "The Man Who Sold the World" by Nirvana
Best newcomer   Algeria Itself
Best match   Japan vs.   England "Honnō" by Sheena Ringo vs. "The Man Who Sold the World" by David Bowie
Best underdog   Cape Verde Itself