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Fourteenth Music World Cup

Fourteenth Music World Cup

Tournament details
Dates	March 9 - May 8 2023
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Canada (1st title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	62
Goals scored	889 (14.34 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sweden (58 points)

Participating teams

Continent	Team	Classification Date (Order)	Participation			Best Performance
			Current	Consec.	Last
Africa	Ghana	March 5th, 2023 (13)	2	1	#6	Group stage (#6)
	Mali	March 5th, 2023 (11)	9	5	#13	Champion (#11)
	Nigeria	March 5th, 2023 (12)	7	3	#13	Fourth place (#12)
	South Africa	March 5th, 2023 (14)	11	1	#12	Quarter-finals (#1)
	Zambia	March 5th, 2023 (15)	8	2	#13	Runner-up (#5)
Americas	Argentina	March 4th, 2023 (6)	4	1	#12	Round of 16 (#4)
	Brazil	March 3rd, 2023 (4)	14	14	#13	Champion (#2)
	Canada	March 3rd, 2023 (3)	14	14	#13	Runner-up (#10)
	Cuba	March 3rd, 2023 (21)	4	3	#13	Round of 16 (#8)
	Mexico	March 3rd, 2023 (22)	3	1	#6	Round of 16 (#6)
	United States	March 3rd, 2023 (1)	14	14	#13	Runner-up (#1)
Asia	Cambodia	March 6th, 2023 (18)	1	1	–	Newcomer
	China	March 6th, 2023 (20)	4	2	#13	Round of 16 (#8)
	Japan	March 6th, 2023 (19)	14	14	#13	Champion (#8)
	South Korea	March 6th, 2023 (17)	13	3	#13	Fourth place (#5)
Europe	Belgium	March 4th, 2023 (32)	9	3	#13	Quarter-finals (#8)
	England	March 3rd, 2023 (2)	14	14	#13	Champion (#4, #6, #10)
	France	March 4th, 2023 (23)	14	14	#13	Third place (#2)
	Germany	March 4th, 2023 (26)	14	14	#13	Champion (#1)
	Iceland	March 4th, 2023 (28)	11	7	#13	Fourth place (#13)
	Ireland	March 4th, 2023 (27)	14	14	#13	Champion (#5)
	Netherlands	March 4th, 2023 (9)	5	1	#12	Round of 16 (#8)
	Norway	March 4th, 2023 (29)	13	9	#13	Third place (#6)
	Poland	March 4th, 2023 (31)	1	1	–	Newcomer
	Scotland	March 4th, 2023 (25)	14	14	#13	Champion (#7, #12)
	Spain	March 4th, 2023 (7)	5	3	#13	Round of 16 (#4, #8)
	Sweden	March 6th, 2023 (24)	14	14	#13	Champion (#3, #9, #13)
	Switzerland	March 6th, 2023 (30)	4	2	#13	Round of 16 (#11)
	Turkey	March 6th, 2023 (16)	1	1	–	Newcomer
	Wales	March 4th, 2023 (8)	7	2	#13	Quarter-finals (#7)
Oceania	Australia	March 3rd, 2023 (5)	14	14	#13	Runner-up (#12)
	New Zealand	March 4th, 2023 (10)	7	1	#12	Round of 16 (#2, #3, #9)

Draw

Seeding and drawing

Pot 1 Top 8 teams	Pot 2 Top 16 teams	Pot 3 Top 24 teams	Pot 4 Top 32 teams
Brazil England France Germany Ireland Japan Scotland Sweden	Australia Canada Iceland Mali Norway South Korea United States Zambia	Argentina Belgium Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Spain South Africa Wales	Cambodia China Cuba Ghana Mexico Poland Switzerland Turkey

Results of the draw

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
England	Japan	Ireland	Sweden	Scotland	Brazil	France	Germany
Norway	Iceland	United States	Canada	Mali	Zambia	South Korea	Australia
Nigeria	Wales	South Africa	Spain	New Zealand	Belgium	Netherlands	Argentina
China	Ghana	Switzerland	Cambodia	Mexico	Turkey	Cuba	Poland

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	3	3	0	0	22	19	3	9
Norway	3	1	1	1	21	19	2	4
England	3	1	1	1	20	20	0	4
Nigeria	2	0	0	2	20	25	-5	0

Round 1
(Corinne Bailey Rae - "Trouble Sleeping") England	7 – 6	Nigeria (King Sunny Ade - "Merciful God")
(Caligonaut - "Magnified as Giants") Norway	5 – 6	China (Cui Jian - "花房姑娘")
Round 2
(Talk Talk - "Eden") England	7 – 7	Norway (Motorpsycho - "Feel")
(Omnipotent Youth Society - "Songbird") China	9 – 8	Nigeria (William Onyeabor - "Fantastic Man")
Round 3
(PVA - "Hero Man") England	6 – 7	China (Yu Su - "Xiu")
(Celestine Ukwu - "Elege") Nigeria	6 – 9	Norway (Turbonegro - "Prince of the Rodeo")

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iceland	3	3	0	0	25	20	5	9
Wales	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
Japan	3	1	0	2	22	22	0	3
Ghana	3	0	1	2	20	25	-5	1

Round 1
(Mass of the Fermenting Dregs - "Aoi, Koi, Daidaiiro No Hi") Japan	6 – 7	Wales (Bonnie Tyler - "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
(GusGus - "Polyesterday") Iceland	7 – 6	Ghana (Reggie Rockstone - "Plan Ben?")
Round 2
(Buck-Tick - "Dress") Japan	7 – 10	Iceland (Björk - "All Is Full of Love")
(Genesis Owusu - "The Other Black Dog") Ghana	9 – 9	Wales (Super Furry Animals - "Juxtaposed With U")
Round 3
(Cornelius - "Mic Check") Japan	9 – 5	Ghana (Sarkodie - "Non Living Thing")
(Cate Le Bon - "Moderation") Wales	7 – 8	Iceland (The Sugarcubes - "Hit")

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Switzerland	3	3	0	0	24	15	9	9
United States	3	2	0	1	20	20	0	6
Ireland	3	0	1	2	21	23	-2	1
South Africa	3	0	1	2	16	23	-7	1

Round 1
(Aphex Twin - "Heliosphan") Ireland	8 – 8	South Africa (Seether - "Nobody Praying for Me")
(Lizzo - "Stayin' Alive") United States	5 – 9	Switzerland (Yello - "The Race")
Round 2
(Taste - "Blister on the Moon") Ireland	7 – 8	United States (Ben Folds - "Annie Waits")
(Toad - "A Life That Ain't Worth Living") Switzerland	8 – 4	South Africa (Troye Sivan - "Dance to This")
Round 3
(Mellow Candle - "Silver Song") Ireland	6 – 7	Switzerland (Waldskin - "Umbra")
(Aleah - "My Will") South Africa	4 – 7	United States (The Offspring - "She's Got Issues")

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	3	0	0	23	18	5	9
Sweden	3	2	0	1	25	22	3	6
Cambodia	3	1	0	2	19	18	1	3
Spain	3	0	0	3	13	22	-9	0

Round 1
(Heavy Feather - "Love Will Come Easy") Sweden	9 – 7	Spain (Héroes del Silencio - "Maldito Duende")
(bbno$ - "Edamame") Canada	8 – 6	Cambodia (Conrad Keely - "Warm Insurrection")
Round 2
(Blues Pills - "Lady in Gold") Sweden	8 – 9	Canada (Rush - "Finding My Way")
(Banteay Ampil - "My Last Words") Cambodia	7 – 2	Spain (Enrique Iglesias - "Hero")
Round 3
(Viagra Boys - "Girls & Boys") Sweden	8 – 6	Cambodia (Kong Nay - "Bom Pet")
(Rosalia - "La Fama") Spain	4 – 6	Canada (Esthero - "That Girl")

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland	3	1	2	0	20	18	2	5
New Zealand	3	1	1	1	21	20	1	4
Mali	3	1	1	1	21	21	0	4
Mexico	3	1	0	2	18	21	-3	3

Round 1
(Hidden Orchestra - "Footsteps") Scotland	7 – 7	New Zealand (The Chills - "Part Past Part Fiction")
(Vieux Farka Touré - "Lobbo") Mali	7 – 8	Mexico (Natalia Lafourcade - "El Lugar Correcto")
Round 2
(Texas - "I Don't Want a Lover") Scotland	6 – 6	Mali (Toumani Diabate - "Bi Lambam")
(Fobia - "Vivo") Mexico	5 – 7	New Zealand (Strawpeople - "Trick With a Knife")
Round 3
(Franz Ferdinand - "Can't Stop Feeling") Scotland	7 – 5	Mexico (Caifanes - "Afuera")
(The Beths - "Little Death") New Zealand	7 – 8	Mali (Fatoumata Diawara - "Sonkolon")

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zambia	3	2	1	0	25	20	5	7
Brazil	2	2	0	1	25	21	4	6
Belgium	3	1	1	1	17	21	-4	4
Turkey	2	0	0	3	15	20	-5	0

Round 1
(Patife Band - "Tô Tenso") Brazil	10 – 5	Belgium (Stars of the Lid - "A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaning (less) Process")
(Songhoy Blues - "Worry") Zambia	8 – 5	Turkey (Sagopa Kajmer - "24")
Round 2
(Milton Nascimento - "Cais") Brazil	8 – 10	Zambia (Musi-O-Tunya - "Dark Sunrise")
(Dimitri From Paris - "Sacré Français") Turkey	4 – 5	Belgium (Univers Zero - "L'étrange Mixture du Docteur Schwartz")
Round 3
(Angra - "Heroes of Sand") Brazil	7 – 6	Turkey (90 BPM - "Elimde Yalanlarla")
(Charlotte Adigéry - "Blenda") Belgium	7 – 7	Zambia (Ngozi Family - "Hold On")

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cuba	3	2	0	1	24	17	7	6
France	3	2	0	1	23	20	3	6
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	17	21	-4	4
South Korea	3	0	1	2	18	24	-6	1

Round 1
(Kavinsky - "Roadgame") France	7 – 8	Netherlands (Alice Deejay - "Better Off Alone")
(f(x) - "4 Walls") South Korea	6 – 10	Cuba (Buena Vista Social Club - "Chan Chan")
Round 2
(Daft Punk - "Da Funk") France	8 – 6	South Korea (BTS - "Butter")
(Voltaire - "When You're Evil") Cuba	8 – 3	Netherlands (Heidevolk - "A Wolf in My Heart")
Round 3
(Lizzy Mercier Descloux - "Room Mate") France	8 – 6	Cuba (Ibrahim Ferrer - "Bruca Maniguá")
(Focus - "Sylvia") Netherlands	6 – 6	South Korea (Shinee - "Superstar")

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	22	18	4	7
Poland	3	2	0	1	20	19	1	6
Australia	3	1	1	1	25	21	4	4
Argentina	3	0	0	3	14	23	-9	0

Round 1
(Kadavar - "Last Living Dinosaur") Germany	7 – 4	Argentina (Fito Páez - "El Amor Después del Amor")
(Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - "The Way It Shatters") Australia	7 – 8	Poland (Skalpel - "Sculpture")
Round 2
(Faust - "The Sad Skinhead") Germany	8 – 8	Australia (Midnight Oil - "Truganini")
(Breakout - "Kiedy Byłem Małym Chłopcem") Poland	6 – 5	Argentina (Invisible - "Durazno Sangrando")
Round 3
(Cascada - "Everytime We Touch") Germany	7 – 6	Poland (Grammatik - "Friko")
(Soda Stereo - "Persiana Americana") Argentina	5 – 10	Australia (Wolfmother - "Joker and the Thief")

Final stage

Knockout stage

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	China	6
	Wales	9
					Wales	7 (3)
					Sweden	7 (5)
	Switzerland	9 (0)
	Sweden	9 (2)
									Sweden	8 (3)
									Brazil	8 (4)
	Scotland	5
	Brazil	7
					Brazil	7
					Poland	6
	Cuba	6
	Poland	7
													Brazil	8
													Canada	9
	Iceland	6 (4)
	Norway	6 (3)
					Iceland	5
					Canada	7
	Canada	9
	United States	7
									Canada	8
									France	5			Third place
	Zambia	10
	New Zealand	6
					Zambia	5							Sweden	9
					France	9							France	6
	Germany	7
	France	8

Round of 16

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China	6–9	Wales
"Strawberries" by Hiperson	.	"Australia" by Manic Street Preachers

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Switzerland	(0) 9–9 (2)	Sweden
"Ship on Fire" by Zeal and Ardor	.	"Gold Mind" by MaidaVale

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Scotland	5–7	Brazil
"Heart and Soul" by Twin Atlantic	.	"Hereditário" by Titãs

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Cuba	6–7	Poland
"Amor Verdadero" by Afro-Cuban All Stars	.	"Iskrzy, Iskrzy!" by Husky

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Iceland	(4) 6–6 (3)	Norway
"Glow" by Retro Stefson TB: "Polyesterday" by GusGus	.	"Unicorn" by Bel Canto TB: "Feel" by Motorpsycho

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Canada	9–7	United States
"Psychedelic Pill" by Neil Young	.	"I Don't Wanna Be Famous" by Nnamdi

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Zambia	10–6	New Zealand
"Black Magic" by Backxwash	.	"Years Gone By" by Avantdale Bowling Club

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Germany	7–8	France
"Send Me an Angel" by Scorpions	.	"I Follow You" by Melody's Echo Chamber

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Quarter-finals

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Wales	(3) 7–7 (5)	Sweden
"Primadonna" by Marina TB: "Moderation by Cate Le Bon	.	"Grasping Time" by Vokonis TB: "Gold Mind" by MaidaVale

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Brazil	7–6	Poland
"Dias de Luta, Dias de Glória" by Charlie Brown Jr.	.	"Jeśli Wiesz Co Chcę Powiedzieć" by Nosowska

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Iceland	5–7	Canada
"Going Home" by Ásgeir	.	"Tell Me It's Over" by Avril Lavigne

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Zambia	5–9	France
"Home Town" by Witch	.	"Let's Go" by Stuck in the Sound

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Semifinals

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Sweden	(3) 8–8 (4)	Brazil
"Another Man's Name" by Troubled Horse TB: "Grasping Time" by Vokonis	.	"Tempo Ruim" by Matanza TB: "Cais" by Milton Nascimento

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Canada	8–5	France
"Oblivion" by Grimes	.	"The Child" by Alex Gopher

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Third place match

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Sweden	9–6	France
"Road to Cairo" by Horisont	.	"Still the Same" by Komodor

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Final

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Brazil	8–9	Canada
"Palpite" by Vanessa Rangel	.	"Coyote" by Joni Mitchell

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Results

Fourteenth Music World Cup Champion
Canada (1st title)

Pos.	Country	Gr	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Final
1	Canada	D	7	7	0	0	56	43	13	21
2	Brazil	F	7	4	1	2	55	49	6	13
Third-place play-off
3	Sweden	D	7	3	3	1	58	52	6	12
4	France	G	7	4	0	3	51	49	2	12
Quarter-finals eliminations
5	Zambia	F	5	3	1	1	40	35	5	10
6	Iceland	B	5	3	1	1	36	33	3	10
7	Poland	H	5	3	0	2	33	32	1	9
8	Wales	B	5	2	2	1	39	36	3	8
Round of 16 eliminations
9	Switzerland	C	4	3	1	0	33	24	9	10
10	China	A	4	3	0	1	28	28	0	9
11	Germany	H	4	2	1	1	29	26	3	7
12	Cuba	G	4	2	0	2	30	24	6	6
13	United States	C	4	2	0	2	27	29	-2	6
14	Norway	A	4	1	2	1	27	25	2	5
15	Scotland	E	4	1	2	1	25	25	0	5
16	New Zealand	E	4	1	1	2	27	30	-3	4
Group stage eliminations
17	Australia	H	3	1	1	1	25	21	4	4
18	Mali	E	3	1	1	1	21	21	0	4
19	England	A	3	1	1	1	20	20	0	4
20	Belgium	F	3	1	1	1	17	21	-4	4
21	Netherlands	G	3	1	1	1	17	21	-4	4
22	Cambodia	D	3	1	0	2	19	18	1	3
23	Japan	B	3	1	0	2	22	22	0	3
24	Mexico	E	3	1	0	2	18	21	-3	3
25	Ireland	C	3	0	1	2	21	23	-2	1
26	Ghana	B	3	0	1	2	20	25	-5	1
27	South Korea	G	3	0	1	2	18	24	-6	1
28	South Africa	C	3	0	1	2	16	23	-7	1
29	Nigeria	A	2	0	0	2	20	25	-5	0
30	Turkey	F	2	0	0	3	15	20	-5	0
31	Argentina	H	3	0	0	3	14	23	-9	0
32	Spain	D	3	0	0	3	13	22	-9	0

Awards

Categories		Team	Credit
Best songs	1	Iceland	Björk's "All Is Full of Love"
	2	Brazil	Patife Band's "To Tenso"
	3	Cuba	Buena Vista Social Club's "Chan Chan"
	4	Zambia	Backxwash's "Black Magic"
	5	Zambia	Musi-O-Tunya's "Dark Sunrise"
Best newcomer		Poland	Itself
Best match		Brazil vs. Zambia	Milton Nascimento's "Cais" vs. Musi-O-Tunya's "Dark Sunrise"
Best underdog		Poland	Itself