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Twenty-Fifth Music World Cup

25th Music World Cup

Tournament details
Dates	December 18 2023
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Germany (2nd title)
Runners-up	Sweden
Third place	Japan
Fourth place	Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	1,005 (15.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Germany (64 points)

This cup was the third to have a qualifying procces that was similar to the one of the actual world cup, with the previous ones being the 12th and 18th. You can check the progress here.

Participating teams

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

Draw

Seeding and drawing

Pot 1 Top 8 teams		Pot 2 Top 16 teams		Pot 3 Top 24 teams		Pot 4 Top 32 teams
Team	Pos.	Team	Pos.	Team	Pos.	Team	Pos.
Canada	1	Scotland	9	South Korea	19	Portugal	37
Sweden	2	Ireland	10	Finland	20	China	39
England	3	France	11	Belgium	21	Argentina	41
Brazil	4	United States	12	Wales	22	Chile	42
Germany	5	Denmark	13	Nigeria	23	Austria	43
Japan	6	Italy	15	South Africa	24	Ghana	53
Australia	7	Jamaica	16	New Zealand	26	Indonesia	73
Norway	8	Mali	17	Switzerland	28	Burkina Faso	Debut

Results of the draw

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
Australia	Brazil	Japan	Norway	Sweden	Canada	England	Germany
Jamaica	France	Mali	Italy	United States	Denmark	Scotland	Ireland
Belgium	South Korea	Wales	New Zealand	Finland	Switzerland	South Africa	Nigeria
Ghana	Austria	Portugal	Chile	China	Burkina Faso	Argentina	Indonesia

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	25	22	3	9
Ghana	3	1	1	1	20	20	0	4
Belgium	3	0	2	1	23	24	-1	2
Jamaica	3	0	1	2	20	22	-2	1

Round 1
(Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - "Cornflake") Australia	8 – 7	Belgium (Telex - "Moskow Discow")
(Equiknoxx - "Jump!") Jamaica	4 – 5	Ghana (Nyando Addo - "Asafoyo")
Round 2
(Sewerslvt - "All the Joy in Life Was Gone Once You Left") Australia	9 – 8	Jamaica (Nazamba & Von D - "She Solid")
(All My Cousins - "Act a Fool") Ghana	8 – 8	Belgium (Shakti - "Forbidden Dreams")
Round 3
(Blackfeather - "Seasons of Change, Pt. 1") Australia	8 – 7	Ghana (Amaarae - "Sad Girls Luv Money")
(Hooverphonic - "Stranger") Belgium	8 – 8	Jamaica (Stephen Marley - "Iron Bars")

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	3	2	0	1	24	23	1	6
Brazil	3	1	1	1	25	24	1	4
Austria	3	1	1	1	24	24	0	4
France	3	1	0	2	23	25	-2	3

Round 1
(Tim Maia - "Azul da Cor do Mar") Brazil	7 – 8	South Korea (Loona - "Heart Attack")
(Slift - "Ummon") France	8 – 7	Austria (EAV - "Ba-Ba Banküberfall")
Round 2
(Milton Nascimento - "Quem Sabe Isso Quer Dizer Amor") Brazil	10 – 8	France (Ours Samplus - "Morning Sunset")
(Takeshi's Cashew - "Akihi") Austria	9 – 8	South Korea (Leenalchi - "Tiger is Coming")
Round 3
(Elza Soares - "O Que Se Cala") Brazil	8 – 8	Austria (Tosca - "Suzuki")
(Sister's Barbershop - "What Is Next Song?") South Korea	8 – 7	France (Silly Boy Blue - "The Fight")

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	2	1	0	25	22	3	7
Mali	3	1	1	1	25	25	0	4
Wales	3	1	0	2	22	24	-2	3
Portugal	3	0	2	1	23	24	-1	2

Round 1
(Mitski - "Washing Machine Heart") Japan	8 – 6	Wales (Mary Hopkin - "Those Were the Days")
(Oxmo Puccino - "J'ai Mal au Mic") Mali	8 – 8	Portugal (Bruno Pernadas - "Theme Vision")
Round 2
(World's End Girlfriend - "Birthday Resistance") Japan	9 – 8	Mali (Fantasydub - "Rêvasser")
(Fausto - "Lembra-Me Um Sonho Lindo") Portugal	7 – 8	Wales (Jack - "Biography of a First Son")
Round 3
(Hiromi - "Another Autumn") Japan	8 – 8	Portugal (Nana Lourdes - "Made Your Mama Cry")
(Love Sculpture - "In the Land of the Few") Wales	8 – 9	Mali (Amadou & Mariam - "Je Pense à Toi")

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Norway	3	1	2	0	24	22	2	5
Chile	3	1	2	0	23	22	1	5
New Zealand	3	1	1	1	24	23	1	4
Italy	3	0	1	2	20	24	-4	1

Round 1
(Moron Police - "The Panthom Below") Norway	8 – 8	New Zealand (Aldous Harding - "The Barrel")
(Gala - "Freed From Desire") Italy	7 – 7	Chile (Nicolas Jaar - "Colomb")
Round 2
(HGH - "Excuses") Norway	8 – 6	Italy (The Watch - "Hills")
(Natisú - "La Historia") Chile	8 – 7	New Zealand (Lorde - "Mood Ring")
Round 3
(Ulver - "Solitude") Norway	8 – 8	Chile (La Ley - "El Duelo")
(The Bats - "North by North") New Zealand	9 – 7	Italy (Laura Pausini - "En Cambio No")

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	3	1	2	0	25	23	2	5
Sweden	3	1	1	1	25	24	1	4
Finland	3	1	1	1	25	26	-1	4
United States	3	1	0	2	23	25	-2	3

Round 1
(Graveyard - "Satan's Finest") Sweden	10 – 8	Finland (Ceebrolistics - "Hyviä Juttuja")
(Tinashe - "Talk Nice to Me") United States	7 – 9	China (Akini Jing - "Don't Wanna Be Alone")
Round 2
(ABBA - "Honey Honey") Sweden	7 – 8	United States (A Tribe Called Quest - "Jazz (We've Got)")
(Re-TROS - "Pigs in the River") China	8 – 8	Finland (Beastmilk - "Death Reflects Us")
Round 3
(Koop - "Koop Island Blues") Sweden	8 – 8	China (Cheng Bi - "I Want to Waste Time With You")
(Husky Rescue - "Summertime Cowboy") Finland	9 – 8	United States (Che Noir - "Bless the Food")

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Switzerland	3	2	1	0	23	19	4	7
Canada	3	2	0	1	23	23	0	6
Denmark	3	0	2	1	22	23	-1	2
Burkina Faso	3	0	1	2	20	23	-3	1

Round 1
(Elsiane - "Mend") Canada	7 – 9	Switzerland (Boris Blank - "Electrified")
(Agnes Obel - "September Song") Denmark	8 – 8	Burkina Faso (Burkina Electric - "Sankar Yaare")
Round 2
(Shania Twain - "You're Still the One") Canada	8 – 7	Denmark (Kashmir - "Rocket Brothers")
(Tartit - "Arfous Dafous") Burkina Faso	5 – 7	Switzerland (Yello - "Vicious Games")
Round 3
(Our Lady Peace - "Superman's Dead") Canada	8 – 7	Burkina Faso (Farafina - "Night Moves (Fear)")
(Kiku - "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime") Switzerland	7 – 7	Denmark (Culpeper's Orchard - "Gideon's Trap")

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Africa	3	1	2	0	23	19	4	5
England	3	1	2	0	25	23	2	5
Scotland	3	0	3	0	24	24	0	3
Argentina	3	0	1	2	18	24	-6	1

Round 1
(Estelle - "So Easy") England	8 – 8	South Africa (Giift - "Home Stu Freestyle")
(Life Without Buildings - "The Leanover") Scotland	8 – 8	Argentina (Soda Stereo - "Luna Roja")
Round 2
(Arctic Monkeys - "My Propeller") England	8 – 8	Scotland (Biffy Clyro - "Black Chandelier")
(Diego Torres - "Un Poquito") Argentina	3 – 7	South Africa (Letta Mbulu - "Kilimanjaro Take Us Higher")
Round 3
(The Verve - "Slide Away") England	9 – 7	Argentina (El Zar - "La Declaración")
(Mahlathini - "Stop Crime") South Africa	8 – 8	Scotland (Cocteau Twins - "Cherry-Coloured Funk")

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ireland	3	2	0	1	25	24	1	6
Germany	3	1	1	1	28	27	1	4
Nigeria	3	1	1	1	26	27	-1	4
Indonesia	3	0	2	1	24	25	-1	2

Round 1
(Alphaville - "Big in Japan") Germany	9 – 10	Nigeria (Debby Friday - "What a Man")
(Tír na nÓg - "Daisy Lady") Ireland	8 – 7	Indonesia (Isyana Sarasvati - "Untuk Hati Yang Terluka")
Round 2
(Guano Apes - "Open Your Eyes") Germany	10 – 8	Ireland (Horslips - "Trouble (With a Capital T)")
(Hindia - "Evaluasi") Indonesia	8 – 8	Nigeria (Femi Kuti - "Truth Don Die")
Round 3
(Rammstein - "Keine Lust") Germany	9 – 9	Indonesia (Ippo.tsk - "Oyasumination")
(Rocket Juice & the Moon - "Poison") Nigeria	7 – 9	Ireland (Aphex Twin - "Heliosphan")

Final stage

Knockout stage

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Australia	8
	Brazil	8+
					Brazil	7
					Japan	9
	Japan	9
	Chile	8
									Japan	8
									Germany	9
	China	8 (9)
	Canada	8 (7)
					China	7
					Germany	9
	South Africa	7
	Germany	8
													Germany	10
													Sweden	8
	South Korea	8
	Ghana	8+
					Ghana	7
					Mali	8
	Norway	7
	Mali	8
									Mali	8
									Sweden	8+			Third place
	Switzerland	6
	Sweden	9
					Sweden	9							Japan	8+
					Ireland	8							Mali	8
	Ireland	8
	England	7

Round of 16

Australia	8–8+	Brazil
"The Divine Chord" by The Avalanches		"Dance, Dance, Dance" by Mano Brown

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Japan	9–8	Chile
"Phantom" by Rina Sawayama		"Alquilé" by Kinetica

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China	(9) 8–8 (7)	Canada
"Sunset Glow" by Raflum TB: "Don't Wanna Be Alone" by Akini Jing		"Red Flag" by Billy Talent TB: "Mend" by Elsiane

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South Africa	7–8	Germany
"Broken" by Seether		"Eternal Light (We Will Be Ok)" by Kadavar

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South Korea	8–8+	Ghana
"Spreak Silk on My Heart" by Sanullim		"Alewa" by Santrofi

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Norway	7–8	Mali
"Grá" by Wardruna		"Kanou" by Fatoumata Diawara

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Switzerland	6–9	Sweden
"Walzer für Niemand" by Sophie Hunger		"Little Sun" by Blues Pills

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Ireland	8–7	England
"Ordinary Day" by Perry Blake		"We Float" by PJ Harvey

Quarter-finals

Brazil	7–9	Japan
"Simples Assim" by Lenine		"Fight on the Corner" by Shibusashirazu

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China	7–9	Germany
"Rotten Flowers" by Yikii		"No Roots" by Alice Merton

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Ghana	7–8	Mali
"Iyabo" by GuiltyBeatz		"Kamelemba" by Oumou Sangaré

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Sweden	9–8	Ireland
"Marble House" by The Knife		"We Don't Need Nobody" by Whipping Boy

Semifinals

Japan	8–9	Germany
"Rocket Coaster" by Plus-Tech Squeeze Box		"Queen of Spades" by Monika Roscher Bigband

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Mali	8–8+	Sweden
"Cantelowes" by Toumani Diabaté		"Awakening" by Spiral Skies

Third place match

Japan	8+–8	Mali
"Lemonade" by Zombie-Chang		"Tenere Den" by Tinariwen

Final

Germany	10–8	Sweden
"Night to Fall" by Wucan		"She Doesn't Live Here Anymore" by Jay-Jay Johansson

Results

25th Music World Cup Champion
Germany (2nd title)

Pos.	Country	Gr	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Final
1	Germany	H	7	5	1	1	64	57	7	16
2	Sweden	E	7	3	2	2	59	56	3	11
Third-place play-off
3	Japan	C	7	4	2	1	59	54	5	14
4	Mali	C	7	3	3	1	57	55	2	12
Quarter-finals eliminations
5	Ireland	H	5	3	0	2	41	40	1	9
6	China	E	5	1	3	1	40	40	0	6
7	Brazil	B	5	1	2	2	40	41	-1	5
8	Ghana	A	5	1	2	2	35	36	-1	5
Round of 16 eliminations
9	Australia	A	4	3	1	0	33	30	3	10
10	South Korea	B	4	2	1	1	32	31	1	7
11	Switzerland	F	4	2	1	1	29	28	1	7
12	Canada	F	4	2	1	1	31	31	0	7
13	South Africa	G	4	1	2	1	30	27	3	5
14	England	G	4	1	2	1	32	31	1	5
15	Norway	D	4	1	2	1	31	30	1	5
16	Chile	D	4	1	2	1	31	31	0	5
Group stage eliminations
17	New Zealand	D	3	1	1	1	24	23	1	4
18	Austria	B	3	1	1	1	24	24	0	4
19	Nigeria	H	3	1	1	1	26	27	-1	4
20	Finland	E	3	1	1	1	25	26	-1	4
21	United States	E	3	1	0	2	23	25	-2	3
22	France	B	3	1	0	2	23	25	-2	3
23	Wales	C	3	1	0	2	22	24	-2	3
24	Scotland	G	3	0	3	0	24	24	0	3
25	Indonesia	H	3	0	2	1	24	25	-1	2
26	Belgium	A	3	0	2	1	23	24	-1	2
27	Portugal	C	3	0	2	1	23	24	-1	2
28	Denmark	F	3	0	2	1	22	23	-1	2
29	Jamaica	A	3	0	1	2	20	22	-2	1
30	Burkina Faso	F	3	0	1	2	20	23	-3	1
31	Italy	D	3	0	1	2	20	24	-4	1
32	Argentina	G	3	0	1	2	18	24	-6	1

Awards

Categories		Team	Credit
Best songs	1	Brazil	"Quem Sabe Isso Quer Dizer Amor" by Milton Nascimento
	2	Germany	"Open Your Eyes" by Guano Apes
	3	Nigeria	"What a Man" by Debby Friday
	4	Sweden	"Satan's Finest" by Graveyard
	5	Germany	"Night to Fall" by Wucan
Best newcomer		Burkina Faso	Itself
Best match		Germany vs. Nigeria	"Big in Japan" by Alphaville vs. "What a Man" by Debby Friday
Best underdog		China	Itself