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Fifteenth Music World Cup

Fifteenth Music World Cup

Tournament details
Dates	May 18 - May 20 2023
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Japan (2nd title)
Runners-up	Canada
Third place	Australia
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	964 (15.06 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Japan (57 points)

The main gimmick of this cup is that all countries were represented by only one artist from each, with seven different songs by him showing up.

Participating teams

Continent	Team	Classification Date (Order)	Participation			Best Performance	Artist
			Current	Consec.	Last
Africa	Congo DRC	May 17 2023 (29)	2	1	#12	Group stage (#12)	Jordan Mackampa
	Mali	May 16 2023 (18)	10	6	#14	Champion (#11)	Songhoy Blues
	Nigeria	May 15 2023 (10)	8	4	#14	Fourth place (#12)	Sade
	South Africa	May 16 2023 (17)	12	2	#14	Quarter-finals (#1)	Miriam Makeba
	Zambia	May 16 2023 (24)	9	3	#14	Runner-up (#5)	Witch
Americas	Argentina	May 17 2023 (25)	5	2	#14	Round of 16 (#4)	Soda Stereo
	Brazil	May 14 2023 (4)	15	15	#14	Champion (#2)	Ira!
	Canada	May 14 2023 (3)	15	15	#14	Champion (#14)	The Tragically Hip
	Haiti	May 16 2023 (23)	3	1	#10	Group stage (#3, #10)	Kaytranada
	Jamaica	May 16 2023 (14)	11	1	#12	Fourth place (#4, #6)	Grace Jones
	Trinidad and Tobago	May 17 2023 (27)	2	1	#13	Round of 16 (#13)	Nicki Minaj
	United States	May 14 2023 (1)	15	15	#14	Runner-up (#1)	Jay-Z
Asia	India	May 16 2023 (19)	3	1	#11	Quarter-finals (#8)	White Town
	Japan	May 15 2023 (6)	15	15	#14	Champion (#8)	Sheena Ringo
	Philippines	May 16 2023 (21)	4	1	#13	Round of 16 (#11)	Beabadoobee
	South Korea	May 17 2023 (30)	14	4	#14	Fourth place (#4)	EXO
Europe	Belgium	May 15 2023 (11)	10	4	#14	Quarter-finals (#8)	Front 242
	Denmark	May 17 2023 (31)	8	1	#13	Quarter-finals (#10, #11)	Volbeat
	England	May 14 2023 (2)	15	15	#14	Champion (#4, #6, #10)	Suede
	Finland	May 17 2023 (26)	11	1	#12	Round of 16 (#3, #7, #10, #11)	Don Huonot
	France	May 16 2023 (20)	15	15	#14	Third place (#2)	Alcest
	Germany	May 16 2023 (15)	15	15	#14	Champion (#1)	Atari Teenage Riot
	Greece	May 17 2023 (32)	4	1	#11	Third place (#11)	Vangelis
	Iceland	May 17 2023 (28)	12	8	#14	Fourth place (#13)	Emilíana Torrini
	Ireland	May 16 2023 (12)	15	15	#14	Champion (#5)	Sinéad O'Connor
	Luxembourg	May 16 2023 (22)	1	1	–	Newcomer	Rome
	Norway	May 15 2023 (8)	14	10	#14	Third place (#6)	Ulver
	Scotland	May 15 2023 (7)	15	15	#14	Champion (#1)	Cocteau Twins
	Sweden	May 16 2023 (13)	15	15	#14	Champion (#1)	Roxette
	Switzerland	May 15 2023 (9)	5	3	#14	Round of 16 (#11, #14)	Yello
	Wales	May 16 2023 (16)	8	3	#14	Quarter-finals (#7, #14)	Hybrid
Oceania	Australia	May 14 2023 (5)	15	15	#14	Runner-up (#12)	Spiderbait

Draw

Seeding and drawing

Pot 1 Top 8 teams	Pot 2 Top 16 teams	Pot 3 Top 24 teams	Pot 4 Top 32 teams
Sweden (#1) England (#2) Brazil (#3) Canada (#4) Japan (#5) Germany (#6) Scotland (#7) Ireland (#8)	United States (#9) France (#10) Norway (#11) Australia (#12) Mali (#13) Iceland (#14) South Korea (#15) Zambia (#16)	Jamaica (#18) Belgium (#19) Wales (#20) Finland (#21) South Africa (#22) Nigeria (#23) Denmark (#24) Greece (#28)	Switzerland (#31) Argentina (#36) India (#37) Philippines (#42) Haiti (#49) Trinidad and Tobago (#51) Congo DRC (#58) Luxembourg (Debut)

Results of the draw

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
Brazil	Sweden	England	Canada	Germany	Ireland	Japan	Scotland
Iceland	Mali	Norway	France	Zambia	South Korea	United States	Australia
Greece	Jamaica	South Africa	Denmark	Finland	Nigeria	Belgium	Wales
Philippines	Luxembourg	Haiti	Argentina	Trinidad and Tobago	Switzerland	Congo DRC	India

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	23	19	4	9
Philippines	3	2	0	1	21	20	1	6
Iceland	3	1	0	2	19	21	-2	3
Greece	3	0	0	3	17	20	-3	0

Round 1
("Núcleo Base") Brazil	7 – 6	Greece ("Rachel's Song")
("Gollum's Song") Iceland	6 – 8	Philippines ("Cologne")
Round 2
("Dias de Luta") Brazil	8 – 7	Iceland ("Dead Things")
("Sunny Day") Philippines	7 – 6	Greece ("Tears in Rain")
Round 3
("Rubro Zorro") Brazil	8 – 6	Philippines ("Coffee")
("Love Theme") Greece	5 – 6	Iceland ("Me and Armini")

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mali	3	1	2	0	24	22	2	5
Luxembourg	3	1	2	0	24	23	1	5
Sweden	3	0	2	1	22	23	-1	2
Jamaica	3	0	2	1	21	23	-2	2

Round 1
("How Do You Do!") Sweden	7 – 7	Jamaica ("Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician")
("Worry") Mali	8 – 8	Luxembourg ("Cities of Asylum")
Round 2
("Dressed for Success") Sweden	8 – 8	Mali ("Barre")
("One Fire") Luxembourg	8 – 8	Jamaica ("My Jamaican Guy")
Round 3
("Spending My Time") Sweden	7 – 8	Luxembourg ("One Lion's Roar")
("I've Seen That Face Before") Jamaica	6 – 8	Mali ("Sahara")

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	1	2	0	25	22	3	5
Haiti	3	1	1	1	25	25	0	4
Norway	3	1	1	1	24	24	0	4
South Africa	3	1	0	2	22	25	-3	3

Round 1
("Beautiful Ones") England	9 – 6	South Africa ("My Angel")
("Bracelets of Fingers") Norway	9 – 8	Haiti ("You're the One")
Round 2
("She's in Fashion") England	8 – 8	Norway ("February MMX")
("10%") Haiti	9 – 8	South Africa ("For What It's Worth")
Round 3
("Life Is Golden") England	8 – 8	Haiti ("What You Need")
("Pata Pata") South Africa	8 – 7	Norway ("Glamour Box (Ostinati)")

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	2	1	0	25	22	3	7
France	3	1	2	0	23	22	1	5
Argentina	3	1	1	1	22	21	1	4
Denmark	3	0	0	3	20	25	-5	0

Round 1
("Grace, Too") Canada	9 – 7	Denmark ("A Warrior's Call")
("Percées de Lumière") France	7 – 7	Argentina ("Cuando Pase el Tambor")
Round 2
("Wheat Kings") Canada	8 – 8	France ("Protection")
("Profugos") Argentina	8 – 6	Denmark ("Shotgun Blues")
Round 3
("New Orleans Is Sinking") Canada	8 – 7	Argentina ("Nada Personal")
("For Evigt") Denmark	7 – 8	France ("Oiseaux de Proie")

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Finland	3	3	0	0	24	20	4	9
Zambia	3	2	0	1	24	22	2	6
Trinidad & Tobago	3	0	1	2	24	26	-2	1
Germany	3	0	1	2	19	23	-4	1

Round 1
("No Remorse (I Wanna Die)") Germany	5 – 7	Finland ("Tuulee")
("Strange Dream") Zambia	9 – 8	Trinidad & Tobago ("Moment 4 Life")
Round 2
("Blood in My Eyes") Germany	6 – 8	Zambia ("Waile")
("Red Ruby da Sleaze") Trinidad & Tobago	8 – 9	Finland ("Kissaihmiset")
Round 3
("Start the Riot") Germany	8 – 8	Trinidad & Tobago ("Super Bass")
("Hyrrä") Finland	8 – 7	Zambia ("Mashed Potatoe")

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Switzerland	3	1	2	0	24	22	2	5
Nigeria	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
Ireland	3	1	1	1	22	22	0	4
South Korea	3	1	0	2	22	24	-2	3

Round 1
("All Apologies") Ireland	7 – 8	Nigeria ("Like a Tattoo")
("Love Shot") South Korea	7 – 9	Switzerland ("Bostich")
Round 2
("Why Don't You Do Right") Ireland	8 – 7	South Korea ("Growl")
("Till Tomorrow") Switzerland	8 – 8	Nigeria ("The Sweetest Taboo")
Round 3
("Troy") Ireland	7 – 7	Switzerland ("The Rhythm Divine")
("Kiss of Life") Nigeria	7 – 8	South Korea ("Call Me Baby")

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	2	1	0	25	22	3	7
Congo DRC	3	2	0	1	23	22	1	6
United States	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
Belgium	3	0	0	3	21	17	-3	0

Round 1
("Work") Japan	9 – 7	Belgium ("Don't Crash")
("03' Bonnie & Clyde") United States	7 – 8	Congo DRC ("Care for Your Mother")
Round 2
("Sakuran") Japan	8 – 8	United States ("Always Be My Sunshine")
("Alibi") Congo DRC	8 – 7	Belgium ("Geography II")
Round 3
("Kōfukuron")Japan	8 – 7	Congo DRC ("Walk on the Wild Side")
("No Shuffle") Belgium	7 – 8	United States ("4:44")

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	3	2	0	1	21	21	0	6
India	3	1	2	0	23	21	2	5
Scotland	3	1	1	1	21	21	0	4
Wales	3	0	1	2	20	22	-2	1

Round 1
("Sea, Swallow Me") Scotland	7 – 6	Wales ("Marrakech")
("Shazam!") Australia	6 – 8	India ("Duplicate")
Round 2
("Cherry-Coloured Funk") Scotland	7 – 8	Australia ("Four on the Floor")
("Turn Away") India	8 – 8	Wales ("If I Survive")
Round 3
("Lorelei") Scotland	7 – 7	India ("She's a Lot Like You")
("We Are Fearless") Wales	6 – 7	Australia ("Old Man Sam")

Final stage

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Brazil

7+

Luxembourg

7

Brazil

8

France

9

England

7

France

7+

France

8

Japan

8+

Finland

8+

Nigeria

8

Finland

8

Japan

9

Japan

8+

India

8

Japan

7 (9)

Canada

7 (8)

Mali

8

Philippines

7

Mali

7

Canada

7+

Canada

8

Haiti

7

Canada

9

Australia

7

Third place

Switzerland

9

Zambia

7

Switzerland

8

France

7

Australia

8+

Australia

8

Australia

9

Congo DRC

8

Round of 16

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Brazil	7+–7	Luxembourg
"Bebendo Vinho"	.	"Who Only Europe Know"

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England	7–7+	France
"The Wild Ones"	.	"Circe Poisoning the Sea"

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Finland	8+–8	Nigeria
"Olemme Kuin Veljet"	.	"Hang on to Your Love"

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Japan	8+–8	India
"Kiss Me"	.	"Your Woman 1917"

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Mali	8–7	Philippines
"Mali Nord"	.	"Tired"

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Canada	8–7	Haiti
"In a World Possessed By the Human Mind"	.	"Twin Flame"

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Switzerland	9–7	Zambia
"Fat Cry"	.	"Introduction"

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Australia	9–8	Congo DRC
"Fucken Awesome"	.	"Over & Out"

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Quarter-finals

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Brazil	8–9	France
"Envelheço na Cidade"	.	"Autre Temps"

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Finland	8–9	Japan
"Hyvää Yötä ja Huomenta"	.	"Meisai"

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Mali	7–7+	Canada
"Jolie"	.	"Ahead By a Century"

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Switzerland	8–8+	Australia
"Starlight Scene"	.	"Reach for the Sky"

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Semifinals

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France	8–8+	Japan
"Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde"	.	"Jinsei Wa Yume Darake"

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Canada	9–7	Australia
"Little Bones"	.	"Buy Me a Pony"

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Third place match

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France	7–8	Australia
"La Nuit Marche Avec Moi"	.	"Monty"

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Final

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Japan	(9) 7–7 (8)	Canada
"Ryuukou" TB: "Meisai"	.	"Bobcaygeon" TB: "Grace, Too"

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Results

15th Music World Cup Champion
Japan (2nd title)

Pos.	Country	Gr	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Final
1	Japan	G	7	3	4	0	57	53	4	13
2	Canada	D	7	4	3	0	56	50	6	15
Third-place play-off
3	Australia	H	7	4	1	2	53	53	0	13
4	France	D	7	2	4	1	54	53	1	10
Quarter-finals eliminations
5	Finland	E	5	3	1	1	40	37	3	10
6	Brazil	A	5	3	1	1	38	35	3	10
7	Switzerland	F	5	2	3	0	41	37	4	5
8	Mali	B	5	2	3	0	39	36	3	9
Round of 16 eliminations
9	India	H	4	1	3	0	31	29	2	6
10	Luxembourg	B	4	1	3	0	31	30	1	6
11	England	C	4	1	3	0	32	29	3	6
12	Congo DRC	G	4	2	0	2	31	31	0	6
13	Zambia	E	4	2	0	2	31	31	0	6
14	Philippines	A	4	2	0	2	28	28	0	6
15	Nigeria	F	4	1	2	1	31	31	0	5
16	Haiti	C	4	1	1	2	32	33	-1	4
Group stage eliminations
17	Argentina	D	3	1	1	1	22	21	1	4
18	Norway	C	3	1	1	1	24	24	0	4
19	United States	G	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
20	Ireland	F	3	1	1	1	22	22	0	4
21	Scotland	H	3	1	1	1	21	21	0	4
22	South Korea	F	3	1	0	2	22	24	-2	3
23	Iceland	A	3	1	0	2	19	21	-2	3
24	South Africa	C	3	1	0	2	22	25	-3	3
25	Sweden	B	3	0	2	1	22	23	-1	2
26	Jamaica	B	3	0	2	1	21	23	-2	2
27	Trinidad & Tobago	E	3	0	1	2	24	26	-2	1
28	Wales	H	3	0	1	2	20	22	-2	1
29	Germany	E	3	0	1	2	19	23	-4	1
30	Belgium	G	3	0	0	3	21	17	-3	0
31	Greece	A	3	0	0	3	17	20	-3	0
32	Denmark	D	3	0	0	3	20	25	-5	0

Awards

Categories		Team	Credit
Best songs	1	TBA	TBA
	2	TBA	TBA
	3	TBA	TBA
	4	TBA	TBA
	5	TBA	TBA
Best newcomer		TBA	TBA
Best match		TBA	TBA
Best underdog		TBA	TBA