Twenty-Ninth Music World Cup

Twenty-Ninth Music World Cup
Tournament details
Dates	July 14 – 16 2024
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Canada (4th title)
Runners-up	Australia
Third place	Estonia
Fourth place	Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	948 (14.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Australia (57 points)

This was the first cup after the implementation of the rule that values more scored points than the points balance. This was also the first cup where all the semifinalists from the previous edition got eliminated in the group stage.

Participating teams

Continent	Team	Classification Date (Order)	Participation			Best Performance
Continent	Team	Classification Date (Order)	Current	Consec.	Last	Best Performance
Africa	Congo DRC	July 11 2024 (31)	5	1	#21	Round of 16 (#15)
	Kenya	July 8 2024 (10)	3	1	#22	Group stage (#16, #22)
	Nigeria	July 10 2024 (24)	16	2	#28	Third place (#28)
	Tunisia	July 9 2024 (20)	5	2	#28	Round of 16 (#18)
Americas	Brazil	July 7 2024 (3)	29	29	#28	Champion (#2, #16)
	Canada	July 7 2024 (4)	29	29	#28	Champion (#14, #21, #23)
	Chile	July 9 2024 (18)	8	1	#25	Round of 16 (#12, #25)
	Cuba	July 11 2024 (27)	9	2	#28	Quarter-finals (#28)
	Puerto Rico	July 9 2024 (6)	7	1	#26	Round of 16 (#3, #4)
	United States	July 7 2024 (1)	29	29	#28	Runner-up (#1)
Asia	Iran	July 9 2024 (15)	3	1	#26	Group stage (#26)
	Japan	July 10 2024 (25)	29	29	#28	Champion (#8, #15, #26)
	South Korea	July 10 2024 (26)	28	17	#28	Runner-up (#28)
	Taiwan	July 9 2024 (13)	4	2	#28	Round of 16 (#22)
	Thailand	July 9 2024 (22)	4	1	#24	Group stage (#16, #18, #24)
Europe	Bulgaria	July 9 2024 (19)	1	1	–	Newcomer
	Belgium	July 8 2024 (7)	17	2	#28	Quarter-finals (#8, #20)
	Croatia	July 8 2024 (8)	3	1	#26	Group stage (#17, #26)
	England	July 7 2024 (2)	29	29	#28	Champion (#4, #6, #10, #19)
	Estonia	July 9 2024 (16)	2	2	#28	Group stage (#28)
	Finland	July 8 2024 (9)	18	1	#25	Quarter-finals (#15, #18)
	Germany	July 10 2024 (23)	29	29	#28	Champion (#1, #25)
	Ireland	July 12 2024 (32)	27	1	#27	Champion (#5, #24)
	Italy	July 9 2024 (21)	20	1	#26	Runner-up (#6, #20)
	Norway	July 11 2024 (29)	27	11	#28	Champion (#22)
	Poland	July 8 2024 (11)	10	4	#28	Runner-up (#27)
	Portugal	July 9 2024 (14)	8	1	#25	Quarter-finals (#16)
	Scotland	July 11 2024 (30)	29	29	#28	Champion (#7, #12)
	Sweden	July 11 2024 (28)	29	29	#28	Champion (#3, #9, #13, #28)
	Wales	July 8 2024 (12)	13	1	#25	Fourth place (#20)
Oceania	Australia	July 7 2024 (5)	29	29	#28	Champion (#18, #27)
Oceania	New Zealand	July 9 2024 (17)	14	1	#25	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	Ireland	9	Belgium	23	Tunisia	56
Sweden	2	Norway	10	Wales	25	Taiwan	59
England	3	United States	11	New Zealand	28	Thailand	66
Japan	4	South Korea	13	Cuba	36	Croatia	76
Germany	5	Italy	17	Portugal	39	Kenya	77
Brazil	6	Nigeria	20	Chile	42	Iran	89
Australia	7	Finland	21	Puerto Rico	44	Estonia	92
Scotland	8	Poland	22	Congo DRC	55	Bulgaria	Debut

Results of the draw

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
Scotland	Brazil	Germany	Japan	Sweden	Australia	Canada	England
United States	Norway	Poland	Italy	South Korea	Finland	Ireland	Nigeria
Congo DRC	New Zealand	Chile	Puerto Rico	Cuba	Portugal	Belgium	Wales
Croatia	Estonia	Tunisia	Kenya	Bulgaria	Iran	Thailand	Taiwan

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	0	1	24	22	2	6
Congo DRC	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
Croatia	3	1	1	1	22	22	0	4
Scotland	3	1	0	2	23	25	-2	3


Round 1
(The Beta Band - "Human Being") Scotland	7 – 8	Congo DRC (Kokoko - "Malembe")
(Built to Spill - "Gonna Lose") United States	6 – 7	Croatia (Višnja Korbar - "Parkovi")
Round 2
(Belle & Sebastian - "Get Me Away from Here, I'm Dying") Scotland	7 – 9	United States (Weezer - "Say It Ain't So")
(Emilija Kokić - "Anđeo") Croatia	7 – 7	Congo DRC (Despo Rutti - "Redemption")
Round 3
(Aztec Camera - "Oblivious") Scotland	9 – 8	Croatia (Rokambol - "Tamara")
(Jordan Mackampa - "Teardrops in a Hurricane") Congo DRC	8 – 9	United States (Rise Against - "Satellite")

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Estonia	3	1	2	0	22	21	1	5
Brazil	3	1	1	1	24	23	1	4
New Zealand	3	1	1	1	22	23	-1	4
Norway	3	0	2	1	22	23	-1	2


Round 1
(Titãs - "O Pulso") Brazil	9 – 7	New Zealand (Daniel Bedingfield - "Gotta Get Thru This")
(Aurora - "Your Blood") Norway	7 – 7	Estonia (Misha Panfilov Sound Combo - "Together")
Round 2
(Rogério Skylab - "Meu Pau Fica Duro") Brazil	8 – 8	Norway (Moron Police - "Captain Awkward")
(Tanel Padar - "Everybody") Estonia	7 – 7	New Zealand (Gloria Laing - "Why Can't I Have You")
Round 3
(Afrocidade - "Baby Te Liguei") Brazil	7 – 8	Estonia (Nublu - "Universum")
(Pitch Black - "Freefall") New Zealand	8 – 7	Norway (Fanny - "The Days")

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	0	1	24	22	2	6
Tunisia	3	1	1	1	24	23	1	4
Poland	3	1	1	1	21	22	-1	4
Chile	3	0	2	1	21	23	-2	2


Round 1
(KMFDM - "Megalomaniac") Germany	9 – 7	Chile (Inti Illimani - "Alturas")
(Coals - "Nowy Świat") Poland	7 – 9	Tunisia (Ifriqiyya Electrique - "Mashee Kooka")
Round 2
(Snap! - "The Power") Germany	6 – 7	Poland (Kasia Kowalska - "A To Co Mam")
(Jacqueline Taieb - "7 Heures du Matin") Tunisia	7 – 7	Chile (Congreso - "Hijo del Sol Luminoso")
Round 3
(Timo Maas - "To Get Down") Germany	9 – 8	Tunisia (Amina - "Le Dernier Qui a Parlé")
(Victor Jara - "El Derecho de Vivir en Paz") Chile	7 – 7	Poland (Weird Tales - "Undertaker")

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	2	1	0	23	20	3	7
Japan	3	1	2	0	22	21	1	5
Kenya	3	1	0	2	19	18	1	3
Puerto Rico	3	0	1	2	17	22	-5	1


Round 1
(Buck-Tick - "Kiss Me Good-Bye") Japan	7 – 7	Puerto Rico (Cabra - "Toco Madera")
(Marco Castello - "Dracme") Italy	7 – 6	Kenya (Ondara - "Lebanon")
Round 2
(Dreams Come True - "Kiss") Japan	8 – 8	Italy (Casino Royale - "Anno Zero")
(Stella Mwangi - "Haba Haba") Kenya	7 – 4	Puerto Rico (Tainy - "Lo Siento BB")
Round 3
(Sora - "Revans") Japan	7 – 6	Kenya (Nameless - "Deadly")
(Ricky Martin - "Vente Pa' Ca") Puerto Rico	6 – 8	Italy (Daniele Luppi - "Black")

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cuba	3	2	1	0	23	20	3	7
Bulgaria	3	1	1	1	20	20	0	4
South Korea	3	1	0	2	20	22	-2	3
Sweden	3	0	2	1	21	22	-1	2


Round 1
(Wolfpack - "Walls of Death") Sweden	7 – 7	Cuba (Celia Cruz - "Sandungueate")
(Rei Ami - "Snowcone") South Korea	5 – 7	Bulgaria (Phuture Shock - "Slow Down")
Round 2
(The Tallest Man on Earth - "Kids on the Run") Sweden	6 – 7	South Korea (Peggy Gou - "It Goes Like (Nanana)")
(Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares - "Kalimankou Denkou") Bulgaria	5 – 7	Cuba (Perez Prado - "Cherry Pink and Apple")
Round 3
(Alcazar - "Crying at the Discoteque") Sweden	8 – 8	Bulgaria (Fiolka - "Głośny śmiech")
(Chanel - "SloMo") Cuba	9 – 8	South Korea (Sumin & Slom - "The Gonlan Song")

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	24	19	5	9
Finland	3	1	1	1	22	22	0	4
Iran	3	1	0	2	20	22	-2	3
Portugal	3	0	1	2	19	22	-3	1


Round 1
(Dannii Minogue - "I Begin to Wonder") Australia	8 – 6	Portugal (Yasmine - "Esquece o Mundo")
(Him - "Killing Loneliness") Finland	8 – 7	Iran (Sevdaliza - "Oh My God")
Round 2
(Scientists - "Swampland") Australia	8 – 7	Finland (Nightwish - "Élan")
(Leila - "Feeling") Iran	7 – 6	Portugal (Amália Rodrigues - "Fado Português")
Round 3
(Liars - "Big Appetite") Australia	8 – 6	Iran (Nima Khak - "All Ways")
(Luísa Sobral - "Só Um Beijo") Portugal	7 – 7	Finland (Kingston Wall - "I Feel Love")

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	2	1	0	23	21	2	7
Belgium	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
Thailand	3	1	0	2	22	23	-1	3
Ireland	3	1	0	2	21	22	-1	3


Round 1
(Tate McRae - "Greedy") Canada	8 – 8	Belgium (Officium - "Oiseaux Parleurs")
(Taste - "What's Going On") Ireland	8 – 7	Thailand (Ink Waruntorn - "Erase")
Round 2
(Marianas Trench - "Good to You") Canada	7 – 6	Ireland (For Those I Love - "I Have a Love")
(MindaRyn - "Like Flames") Thailand	8 – 7	Belgium (Grand Picture Palace - "Maryward")
Round 3
(Maneige - "La fin de l'histoire") Canada	8 – 7	Thailand (H 3 F - "You")
(Gala Dragot - "T'inquiète") Belgium	8 – 7	Ireland (Imelda May - "Johnny Got a Boom Boom")

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	2	1	0	23	21	2	7
Wales	3	1	1	1	22	23	-1	4
Taiwan	3	1	0	2	21	21	0	3
Nigeria	3	1	0	2	22	23	-1	3


Round 1
(The Jam - "Man in the Corner Shop") England	8 – 8	Wales (Duffy - "Mercy")
(Keziah Jones - "Beautiful Emilie") Nigeria	8 – 7	Taiwan (Dirty Beaches - "True Blue")
Round 2
(Queen - "Keep Yourself Alive") England	8 – 7	Nigeria (Rocket Juice & The Moon - "Poison")
(Cicada - "Birds and Moist Pine Needles") Taiwan	8 – 6	Wales (Young Marble Giants - "N.I.T.A.")
Round 3
(Recoil - "Missing Piece") England	7 – 6	Taiwan (Lo Ta-Yu - "童年")
(Bonnie Tyler - "Believe in Me") Wales	8 – 7	Nigeria (TOBi - "Flowers")

Final stage

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

United States

7

Brazil

7+

Brazil

9

Japan

8

Germany

8

Japan

8+

Brazil

8

Canada

8+

Cuba

7

Finland

8

Finland

7

Canada

7+

Canada

8

Wales

7

Canada

9

Australia

8

Estonia

10

Congo DRC

7

Estonia

8

Tunisia

7

Italy

7

Tunisia

8

Estonia

8

Australia

9

Third place

Australia

8

Bulgaria

7

Australia

8+

Brazil

8

England

8

Estonia

8+

England

8

Belgium

6

Round of 16

United States	7–7+	Brazil
"In Blur" by Deafheaven		"All You Need Is Love" by Jup do Bairro, Rico Dalasam & Linn da Quebrada

Germany	8–8+	Japan
"Nesaja" by Scooter		"Planet Foxy" by Boat

Cuba	7–8	Finland
"Journey of the Host" by Dave Lombardo		"Sinä Lähdit Pois" by Ultra Bra

Canada	8–7	Wales
"Stitches" by Nervepitch		"Dead from the Waist Down" by Catatonia

Estonia	10–7	Congo DRC
"(Nendest) Narkootikumidest Ei Tea Me (Küll) Midagi" by 5MIINUST & Puuluup		"Amour et Souvenir" by Diblo

Italy	7–8	Tunisia
"Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" by Spiller		"Words" by F.R. David

Australia	8–7	Bulgaria
"Fall Underneath" by Snakadaktal		"Ivane" by TDK

England	8–6	Belgium
"Heat Dies Down" by Kaiser Chiefs		"Tsunami (Inside My Soul)" by Sven van Hees

Quarter-finals

Brazil	9–8	Japan
"Vira-Vira" by Mamonas Assassinas		"Syonen Syojo" by Jagatara

Finland	7–7+	Canada
"Thundercurls" by Grande Mahogany		"Not in Love" by Crystal Castles

Estonia	8–7	Tunisia
"Spider" by COSMOSKVA		"Youuuuu" by Khadija Al Hanafi

Australia	8+–8	England
"Zwango Zop" by Mildlife		"Parklife" by Blur

Semifinals

Brazil	8–8+	Canada
"Pra Que Me Chamas?" by Xênia França		"The Walking (And Constantly)" by Jane Sibbery

Estonia	8–9	Australia
"Ohei" by Kirot		"Words for Snow" by Clann Zú

Third place match

Brazil	8–8+	Estonia
"Baby 95" by Liniker		"Pille Riin" by Vennaskond

Final

Canada	9–8	Australia
"The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats		"Teardrop" by Telenova

Results

29th Music World Cup Champion
Canada (4th title)

Pos.	Country	Gr	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Final
1	Canada	G	7	4	3	0	55	51	4	15
2	Australia	F	7	5	1	1	57	51	6	16
Third-place play-off
3	Estonia	B	7	3	3	1	56	52	4	12
4	Brazil	B	7	3	3	1	56	54	2	12
Quarter-finals eliminations
5	England	H	5	3	2	0	39	35	4	11
6	Finland	F	5	2	2	1	37	36	1	8
7	Tunisia	C	5	2	1	2	39	38	1	7
8	Japan	D	5	1	3	1	38	38	0	6
Round of 16 eliminations
9	Germany	C	4	2	0	1	32	30	2	7
10	United States	A	3	2	0	1	31	29	2	7
11	Italy	D	4	2	1	1	30	28	2	7
12	Cuba	E	4	2	1	1	30	28	2	7
13	Congo DRC	A	4	1	1	2	30	33	-3	4
14	Belgium	G	4	1	1	2	29	31	-2	4
15	Wales	H	4	1	1	2	29	31	-2	4
16	Bulgaria	E	4	1	1	2	27	28	-1	4
Group stage eliminations
17	Croatia	A	3	1	1	1	22	22	0	4
18	New Zealand	B	3	1	1	1	22	23	-1	4
19	Poland	C	3	1	1	1	21	22	-1	4
20	Scotland	A	3	1	0	2	23	25	-2	3
21	Thailand	G	3	1	0	2	22	23	-1	3
22	Nigeria	H	3	1	0	2	22	23	-1	3
23	Taiwan	H	3	1	0	2	21	21	0	3
24	Ireland	G	3	1	0	2	21	22	-1	3
25	South Korea	E	3	1	0	2	20	22	-2	3
26	Iran	F	3	1	0	2	20	22	-2	3
27	Kenya	D	3	1	0	2	19	18	1	3
28	Norway	B	3	0	2	1	22	23	-1	2
29	Sweden	E	3	0	2	1	21	22	-1	2
30	Chile	C	3	0	2	1	21	23	-2	2
31	Portugal	F	3	0	1	2	19	22	-3	1
32	Puerto Rico	D	3	0	1	2	17	22	-5	1

Awards

Categories		Team	Credit
Best songs	1	Estonia	"(Nendest) Narkootikumidest Ei Tea Me (Küll) Midagi" by 5MIINUST & Puuluup
	2	Tunisia	"Mashee Kooka" by Ifriqiyya Electrique
	3	Germany	"Megalomaniac" by KMFDM
	4	Brazil	"O Pulso" by Titãs
	5	Australia	"Words for Snow" by Clann Zú
Best newcomer		Bulgaria	Itself
Best match		Estonia vs. Australia	"Ohei" by Kirot vs. "Words for Snow" by Clann Zú
Best underdog		Estonia	Itself