Sixth Euro Musical Cup

Sixth EMC
Tournament details
Dates	January 6 2024
Teams	21
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (1st title)
Runners-up	Norway
Third place	Belgium
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25
Goals scored	373 (14.92 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sweden (34 points)

Participating teams

Team	Participation			Best Performance
Team	Current	Consec.	Last	Best Performance
Austria	6	6	#5	Champion (#3)
Belgium	5	1	#4	Group stage (#2, #3, #4)
Bulgaria	1	1	–	Newcomer
Czech Republic	3	1	#4	Group stage (#2, #4)
England	4	4	#5	Champion (#4)
Estonia	2	1	#4	Winners ranking (#4)
Finland	4	1	#4	Runner-up (#1)
Germany	4	5	#5	Fourth place (#4)
Greece	3	2	#5	Winners ranking (#5)
Iceland	6	6	#5	Fourth place (#1)
Ireland	3	1	#4	Group stage (#3, #4)
Italy	5	5	#5	Champion (#2)
Northern Ireland	3	2	#5	Third place (#2)
Norway	5	4	#5	Runner-up (#4)
Poland	6	6	#5	Group stage (#2, #3, #4, #5)
Romania	2	2	#5	Group stage (#5)
Scotland	4	4	#5	Champion (#5)
Serbia	2	1	#2	Group stage (#2)
Sweden	4	1	#4	Winners ranking (#3)
Turkey	4	1	#4	Group stage (#3, #4)
Wales	3	1	#3	Group stage (#2, #3)

Draw

Seeding and drawing

The pots were filled based on the positions of each country in the Euro Cup ranking at the point, starting from the best placing teams and progressively going down through the pots, and the teams out of the world ranking were sorted based on placings on the World Cup Ranking (After the nineteenth cup), and finally, population.

Pot 1 Top 8 teams		Pot 2 Top 16 teams		Pot 3 Top 24 teams
Team	Pos.	Team	Pos.	Team	Pos.
England	1	Iceland	12	Estonia	25
Italy	2	Northern Ireland	14	Czech Republic	26
Austria	3	Poland	15	Ireland	27
Norway	5	Sweden	20	Wales	29
Scotland	7	Turkey	21	Serbia	33
Finland	9	Belgium	22	Romania	34
Germany	11	Greece	24	Bulgaria	Debut

Results of the draw

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F	Group G
Italy	Scotland	England	Finland	Norway	Germany	Austria
Iceland	Belgium	Poland	Greece	Northern Ireland	Turkey	Sweden
Estonia	Czech Republic	Ireland	Wales	Serbia	Romania	Bulgaria

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iceland	2	1	1	13	12	1	3
Italy	2	1	1	12	11	1	3
Estonia	2	1	1	11	13	-2	3


(Andrea Boccelli - "Con Te Partirò") Italy	5 – 7	Iceland (Skálmöld - "Kvadning")
(Tommy Cash - "X-Ray") Estonia	4 – 7	Italy (Casino Royale - "Anno Zero")
(KUKL - "Let Us Get Rid of the Bomb") Iceland	6 – 7	Estonia (COSMOSKVA - "Spider")

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	2	1	1	0	16	15	1	4
Czech Republic	2	0	2	0	15	15	0	2
Scotland	2	0	1	1	15	16	-1	1


(Glasvegas - "Geraldine") Scotland	7 – 8	Belgium (Ghinzu - "Do You Read Me")
(Karel Kryl - "Andel") Czech Republic	7 – 7	Scotland (The Vaselines - "Son of a Gun")
(Hooverphonic - "The Wrong Place") Belgium	8 – 8	Czech Republic (Monika Načeva - "Udržuj Svou Ledničku Plnou")

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ireland	2	1	1	0	16	15	1	4
England	2	0	2	0	16	16	0	2
Poland	2	0	1	1	15	16	-1	1


(Led Zeppelin - "Tangerine") England	8 – 8	Poland (Weedcraft - "Low Orbit Onion Cannon")
(Thin Lizzy - "Sarah") Ireland	8 – 8	England (Radiohead - "Karma Police")
(Strachy na Lachy - "Dzień Dobry Kocham Cię") Poland	7 – 8	Ireland (Electro Sensitive Behaviour - "Michael Caine")

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Finland	2	1	1	0	16	14	2	4
Wales	2	1	0	1	14	15	-1	3
Greece	2	0	1	1	15	16	-1	1


(Kingston Wall - "I Feel Love") Finland	8 – 8	Greece (Vangelis - "Titles")
(Young Marble Giants - "N.I.T.A.") Wales	6 – 8	Finland (Tenhi - "Pojan Kiiski")
(Pavlos Sidiropoulos - "O Babis o Flou") Greece	7 – 8	Wales (World Party - "Ship of Fools")

Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Norway	2	2	0	17	14	3	6
Serbia	2	1	1	14	15	-1	3
Northern Ireland	2	0	2	15	17	-2	0


(Manes - "Nodamnbrakes") Norway	9 – 8	Northern Ireland (Stiff Little Fingers - "Suspect Device")
(Idoli - "Kenozoik") Serbia	6 – 8	Norway (Ulver - "Dressed in Black")
(Van Morrisson - "Moondance") Northern Ireland	7 – 8	Serbia (Pop Masina - "Na Drumo Za Haos")

Group F

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	2	1	1	16	14	2	3
Romania	2	1	1	15	16	-1	3
Turkey	2	1	1	15	16	-1	3


(Boozoo Bajou - "Night Over Manaus") Germany	7 – 8	Turkey (Tolgahan Çoğulu & Sinan - "Boomerang")
(Ombladon - "Muie Garda") Romania	6 – 9	Germany (Glaring - "Ende")
(She Past Away - "Rituel") Turkey	7 – 9	Romania (Phoenix - "Nunta")

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	2	2	0	0	17	14	3	6
Bulgaria	2	0	1	1	14	15	-1	1
Austria	2	0	1	1	16	18	-2	1


(Waldeck - "Make My Day") Austria	8 – 10	Sweden (Jay-Jay Johanson - "Believe in Us")
(TDK - "Ivane") Bulgaria	8 – 8	Austria (Sofa Surfers - "Broken Together")
(The Tallest Man on Earth - "The Dreamer") Sweden	7 – 6	Bulgaria (Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares - "Kalimankou Denkou")

Winning teams ranking

Group	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
E	Norway	2	2	0	0	17	14	3	6
G	Sweden	2	2	0	0	17	14	3	6
D	Finland	2	1	1	0	16	14	2	4
B	Belgium	2	1	1	0	16	15	1	4
C	Ireland	2	1	1	0	16	15	1	4
F	Germany	2	1	0	1	16	14	2	3
A	Iceland	2	1	0	1	13	12	1	3

Final stage

Knockout stage

Semi-finals		Final



Norway	8+

Finland	8
		Norway	7

		Sweden	9
Sweden	8

Belgium	6
		Third place



		Finland	7

		Belgium	7+

Semifinals

Norway	8+–8	Finland
"Animal Chin" by Jaga Jazzist		"Hyrrä" by Don Huonot

Sweden	8–6	Belgium
"Wail Baby Wail" by Imperial State Electric		"Not Too Late" by Luka

Third place match

Finland	7–7+	Belgium
"Haiti" by Pan Sonic		"Wake Me Up" by Noémie Wolfs

Final

Norway	7–9	Sweden
"Arms Around You" by Helén Eriksen		"Silent Shout" by The Knife

Results

6th Euro Music Cup Champion
Sweden (1st Title)

Pos.	Country	Gr	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Final
1	Sweden	G	4	4	0	0	34	27	7	12
2	Norway	E	4	2	1	1	32	31	1	7
Third-place play-off
3	Belgium	B	4	1	2	1	29	30	-1	5
4	Finland	D	4	1	3	0	31	29	2	6
Winners ranking eliminations
5	Ireland	C	2	1	1	0	16	15	1	4
6	Germany	F	2	1	0	1	16	14	2	3
7	Iceland	A	2	1	0	1	13	12	1	3
Group stage eliminations
8	Romania	F	2	1	0	1	15	16	-1	3
9	Turkey	F	2	1	0	1	15	16	-1	3
10	Serbia	E	2	1	0	1	14	15	-1	3
11	Wales	D	2	1	0	1	14	15	-1	3
12	Italy	A	2	1	0	1	12	11	1	3
13	Estonia	A	2	1	0	1	11	13	-2	3
14	England	C	2	0	2	0	16	16	0	2
15	Czech Republic	B	2	0	2	0	15	15	0	2
16	Greece	D	2	0	1	1	15	16	-1	1
17	Poland	C	2	0	1	1	15	16	-1	1
18	Scotland	B	2	0	1	1	15	16	-1	1
19	Bulgaria	G	2	0	1	1	14	15	-1	1
20	Austria	G	2	0	1	1	16	18	-2	1
21	Northern Ireland	E	2	0	0	2	15	17	-2	0