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Sixth Music World Cup

The sixth cup is notable for being the first time a team wins the tournament twice, with England becoming the first bi-champion team in the history of the cup.

Sixth Music World Cup

Tournament details
Dates	February 2nd - February 4th, 2023
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	England (2nd title)
Runners-up	Italy
Third place	Norway
Fourth place	Jamaica
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	761 (14.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)	England (59 points)

Participating teams

Continent	Team	Classification Date	Participation			Best Performance
			Current	Consec.	Last
Africa	Ghana	February 1st, 2023	1	1	–	Newcomer
	South Africa	February 2nd, 2023	5	1	#4	Quarter-finals (#1)
	Zambia	February 1st, 2023	2	2	#5	Runner up (#5)
Asia	Japan	February 2nd, 2023	6	6	#5	Runner up (#2)
	South Korea	February 2nd, 2023	6	6	#5	Fourth place (#5)
Europe	Denmark	February 2nd, 2023	3	2	#5	Round of 16 (#2)
	England	January 31st, 2023	6	6	#5	Champion (#4)
	France	February 1st, 2023	6	6	#5	Third place (#2)
	Germany	February 1st, 2023	6	6	#5	Champion (#1)
	Iceland	February 2nd, 2023	4	2	#5	Quarter-finals (#3)
	Ireland	February 1st, 2023	6	6	#5	Champion (#5)
	Italy	February 1st, 2023	5	2	#5	Quarter-finals (#3)
	Norway	February 1st, 2023	5	1	#4	Quarter-finals (#1, #2, #3)
	Scotland	January 31st, 2023	6	6	#5	Third place (#4)
	Sweden	January 31st, 2023	6	6	#5	Champion (#3)
	Wales	February 2nd, 2023	3	2	#5	Round of 16 (#5)
North America	Canada	January 31st, 2023	6	6	#5	Quarter-finals (#2, #3, #4)
	Jamaica	February 2nd, 2023	5	5	#5	Fourth place (#4)
	Mexico	February 2nd, 2023	2	1	#4	Group stage (#4)
	United States	January 31st, 2023	6	6	#5	Runner up (#1)
Oceania	Australia	January 31st, 2023	6	6	#5	Fourth place (#2)
	New Zealand	February 2nd, 2023	3	1	#3	Round of 16 (#2)
South America	Brazil	January 31st, 2023	6	6	#5	Champion (#2)
	Peru	February 2nd, 2023	2	2	#5	Quarter-finals (#5)

Draw

Seeding and drawing

Pot 1 Top 6 teams	Pot 2 Top 12 teams	Pot 3 Top 16 teams	Pot 4 Top 24 teams
Australia Canada England Brazil Ireland United States	France Germany Japan Scotland South Korea Sweden	Iceland Jamaica New Zealand Norway South Africa Wales	Denmark Ghana Italy Mexico Peru Zambia

Results of the draw

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F
United States	Brazil	England	Australia	Canada	Ireland
South Korea	France	Sweden	Germany	Japan	Scotland
Norway	Jamaica	South Africa	Iceland	Wales	New Zealand
Italy	Zambia	Peru	Ghana	Denmark	Mexico

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	27	24	3	7
Norway	3	1	2	0	24	20	4	5
Italy	3	1	0	2	9	13	-4	3
South Korea	3	0	1	2	19	22	-3	1

Round 1
(MF DOOM - "Hoe Cakes") United States	9 – 7	South Korea (Parannoul - "Insomnia")
(The Devil and the Almighty - "Tired Old Dog") Norway	8 – 4	Italy (Gigi D'Agostino - "Bla Bla Bla")
Round 2
(Grand Funk Railroad - "Walk Like a Man") United States	8 – 8	Norway (Turbonegro - "All My Friends are Dead")
(Almamegretta - "Nun Te Scurdà") Italy	5 – 4	South Korea (Della Zyr - "Constellation's Song")
Round 3
(Johnny Cash - "Hurt") United States	10 – 9	Italy (Premiata Forneria Marconi - "È Festa")
(Yaya Kim - "Tonight is Mine") South Korea	8 – 8	Norway (Manes - "Deeprooted")

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	25	21	4	9
Jamaica	3	1	1	1	21	21	0	4
Zambia	3	0	2	1	20	21	-1	2
France	3	0	1	2	19	22	-3	1

Round 1
(Leila Maria - "Seca") Brazil	8 – 6	France (Perturbator - "Death of the Soul")
(Anthony Red Rose - "Tempo") Jamaica	6 – 6	Zambia (Rozalla - "Everybody's Free")
Round 2
(Tchakabum - "Explosão") Brazil	9 – 8	Jamaica (Grace Jones - "Williams Blood")
(Peace - "I Have Got No Money") Zambia	7 – 7	France (Daft Punk - "Doin' It Right")
Round 3
(Angra - "Ego Painted Grey") Brazil	8 – 7	Zambia (Almanaz - "Sunday Morning")
(College - "A Real Hero") France	6 – 7	Jamaica (Sean Paul - "She Doesn't Mind")

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	2	1	0	27	19	8	7
Sweden	3	2	0	1	24	23	1	6
Peru	3	1	0	2	17	22	-5	3
South Africa	3	0	1	1	19	23	-4	1

Round 1
(Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the Silence") England	10 – 8	Sweden (Imperial State Electric - "Anywhere Loud")
(Cassper Nyovest - "Move for Me") South Africa	5 – 7	Peru (Traffic Sound - "Yellow Sea Days")
Round 2
(Gorillaz - "The Pink Phantom") England	7 – 7	South Africa (Nasty C - "Jack")
(El Polen - "Mi Cueva") Peru	6 – 7	Sweden (ABBA - "Angeleyes")
Round 3
(Rag'n'Bone Man - "Human") England	10 – 4	Peru (Los Shapis - "El Aguajal")
(Graveyard - "The Apple and the Tree") Sweden	9 – 7	South Africa (Seether - "Save Today")

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	27	23	4	9
Iceland	3	2	0	1	24	23	1	6
Germany	3	0	1	2	22	24	-2	1
Ghana	3	0	1	2	21	24	-3	1

Round 1
(INXS - "Need You Tonight") Australia	9 – 8	Germany (Boney M. - "Rasputin")
(Björk - "Earth Intruders") Iceland	8 – 7	Ghana (Moses Sumney - "Me in 20 Years")
Round 2
(Bee Gees - "Stayin' Alive") Australia	10 – 9	Iceland (The Vintage Caravan - "Crazy Horses")
(Osibisa - "Sunshine Day") Ghana	8 – 8	Germany (Kadavar - "I Fly Among the Stars")
Round 3
(Midnight Oil - "Short Memory") Australia	8 – 6	Ghana (M.anifest - "Tomorrow")
(Schoolboy Q - "Dope Dealer") Germany	6 – 7	Iceland (Sigur Rós - "Glósóli")

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	2	1	0	27	25	2	7
Wales	3	1	1	1	25	22	3	4
Japan	3	1	1	1	24	23	1	4
Denmark	3	0	1	2	20	26	-6	1

Round 1
(Rush - "Dreamline") Canada	10 – 9	Japan (Shiro Sagisu - "A Cruel Angel's Thesis")
(Hybrid - "No One Knows") Wales	10 – 6	Denmark (Lukas Graham - "7 Years")
Round 2
(Three Days Grace - "Home") Canada	9 – 8	Wales (Marina - "Are You Satisfied?")
(Mercyful Fate - "A Dangerous Meeting") Denmark	6 – 8	Japan (Nujabes - "Counting Stars")
Round 3
(The Weeknd - "House of Balloons") Canada	8 – 8	Denmark (Aqua - "Cartoon Heroes")
(Church of Misery - "Megalomania") Japan	7 – 7	Wales (Stella Donnelly - "Old Man")

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland	3	3	0	0	25	19	6	9
Ireland	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
Mexico	3	1	0	2	22	24	-2	3
New Zealand	3	0	1	2	20	24	-4	1

Round 1
(Black - "Wonderful Life") Ireland	7 – 8	Scotland (Boards of Canada - "Olson")
(Fazerdaze - "Lucky Girl") New Zealand	7 – 8	Mexico (Rodrigo y Gabriela - "Diablo Rojo")
Round 2
(Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Alone Again") Ireland	8 – 8	New Zealand (The Naked and Famous - "Young Blood")
(Santana - "Black Magic Woman") Mexico	7 – 9	Scotland (Cocteau Twins - "Heaven or Las Vegas")
Round 3
(Sinéad O'Connor - "Mandinka") Ireland	8 – 7	Mexico (Silvana Estrada - "Tristeza")
(KT Tunstall - "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree") Scotland	8 – 5	New Zealand (Salvia Palth - "I Was All Over Her")

Third placing teams ranking

Group	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
E	Japan	3	1	1	1	24	23	1	4
F	Mexico	3	1	0	2	22	24	-2	3
A	Italy	3	1	0	2	9	13	-4	3
C	Peru	3	1	0	2	17	22	-5	3
B	Zambia	3	0	2	1	20	21	-1	2
D	Germany	3	0	1	2	22	24	-2	1

Third-placed teams qualify from groups							1A vs	1B vs	1C vs	1D vs
A	B	C	D				3C	3D	3A	3B
A	B	C		E			3C	3A	3B	3E
A	B	C			F		3C	3A	3B	3F
A	B		D	E			3D	3A	3B	3E
A	B		D		F		3D	3A	3B	3F
A	B			E	F		3E	3A	3B	3F
A		C	D	E			3C	3D	3A	3E
A		C	D		F		3C	3D	3A	3F
A		C		E	F		3C	3A	3F	3E
A			D	E	F		3D	3A	3F	3E
	B	C	D	E			3C	3D	3B	3E
	B	C	D		F		3C	3D	3B	3F
	B	C		E	F		3E	3C	3B	3F
	B		D	E	F		3E	3D	3B	3F
		C	D	E	F		3C	3D	3F	3E

Final stage

Knockout stage

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	United States	7
	Peru	6
					United States	8
					Jamaica	9
	Ireland	5
	Jamaica	6
									Jamaica	6
									Italy	8
	Scotland	8
	Wales	7
					Scotland	7
					Italy	8
	Brazil	7 (8)
	Italy	7 (9)
													Italy	8 (5)
													England	8 (10)
	Canada	7 (8)
	Iceland	7 (9)
					Iceland	7
					England	8
	England	8
	Mexico	7
									England	8
									Norway	7			Third place
	Australia	9
	Japan	7
					Australia	5							Jamaica	5
					Norway	8							Norway	7
	Sweden	7
	Norway	8

Round of 16

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United States	7–6	Peru
"Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem	.	"Point of No Return" by Immortal Technique

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Ireland	5–6	Jamaica
"Soon" by My Bloody Valentine	.	"Angel" by Shaggy

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Scotland	8–7	Wales
"Mountains" by Biffy Clyro	.	"Dakota" by Stereophonics

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Brazil	(8) 7–7 (9)	Italy
"Pela Luz dos Olhos Teus" by Antonio Carlos Jobim TB: "Ego Painted Grey" by Angra	.	"Pure & Easy" by The Dining Rooms TB: "È Festa" by Premiata Forneria Marconi

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Canada	(8) 7–7 (9)	Iceland
"Beside You" by Marianas Trench TB: "House of Balloons" by The Weeknd	.	"Klámstrákur" by Hatari TB: "Crazy Horses" by The Vintage Caravan

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England	8–7	Mexico
"Walk of Life" by Dire Straits	.	"Veracruz" by Natalia Lafourcade

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Australia	9–7	Japan
"Joker and the Thief" by Wolfmother	.	"Die for You" by Joji

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Sweden	7–8	Norway
"And Then You Kissed Me" by The Cardigans	.	"Machine Guns and Peacock Feathers" by Ulver

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Quarter-finals

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United States	8–9	Jamaica
"How Much a Dollar Cost" by Kendrick Lamar	.	"Is This Love" by Bob Marley & the Wailers

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Scotland	7–8	Italy
"Kill All Hippies" by Primal Scream	.	"Supermodel" by Måneskin

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Iceland	7–8	England
"The Spire" by K.U.K.L.	.	"Vital Transformation" by The Mahavishnu Orchestra

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Australia	5–8	Norway
"Yulunga (Spirit Dance)" by Dead Can Dance	.	"Blue Monday" by Flunk

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Semifinals

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Jamaica	6–8	Italy
"007 (Shanty Town)" by Desmond Dekker	.	"Rubedo" by Messa

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England	8–7	Norway
"Hurt Me" by Cryalot	.	"Kvitravn" by Wardruna

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Third place match

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Jamaica	5–7	Norway
"Tadow" by Masego	.	"Hunting High and Low" by A-ha

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Final

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Italy	(5) 8–8 (10)	England
"Non Ho Che Te" by Ligabue TB: "Non Te Scurdà" by Almamegretta	.	"Love, Hope and Misery" by Jake Bugg TB: "Human" by Rag'n'Bone Man

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Results

6th Music World Cup Champion
England (2nd title)

Pos.	Country	Gr	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Final
1	England	C	7	5	2	0	59	48	11	17
2	Italy	A	7	3	2	2	40	41	-1	11
Third-place play-off
3	Norway	A	7	4	2	1	54	45	9	13
4	Jamaica	B	7	3	1	3	47	49	-2	10
Quarter-finals eliminations
5	Scotland	F	5	4	0	1	40	34	6	12
6	Australia	D	5	4	0	1	41	38	3	12
7	United States	A	5	3	1	1	42	39	3	10
8	Iceland	D	5	2	1	2	38	38	0	7
Round of 16 eliminations
9	Brazil	B	4	3	1	0	32	28	4	10
10	Canada	E	4	2	2	0	34	32	2	8
11	Sweden	C	4	2	0	2	31	31	0	6
12	Wales	E	4	1	1	2	32	30	2	4
13	Japan	E	4	1	1	2	31	32	-1	4
14	Ireland	F	4	1	1	2	28	29	-1	4
15	Mexico	F	4	1	0	3	29	32	-3	3
16	Peru	C	4	1	0	3	23	29	-6	3
Group stage eliminations
17	Zambia	B	3	0	2	1	20	21	-1	2
18	Germany	D	3	0	1	2	22	24	-2	1
19	Ghana	D	3	0	1	2	21	24	-3	1
20	France	B	3	0	1	2	19	22	-3	1
21	South Korea	A	3	0	1	2	19	22	-3	1
22	New Zealand	F	3	0	1	2	20	24	-4	1
23	South Africa	C	3	0	1	1	19	23	-4	1
24	Denmark	E	3	0	1	2	20	26	-6	1

Awards

Categories		Team	Credit
Best songs	1	England	"Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode
	2	Australia	"Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees
	3	Canada	"Dreamline" by Rush
	4	United States	"Hurt" by Johnny Cash
	5	Wales	"No One Knows" by Hybrid
Best newcomer		Ghana	Itself
Best match		Australia & Iceland	"Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees vs. "Crazy Horses" by The Vintage Caravan
Best underdog		Italy	Itself