Twenty-Third Music World Cup

Twenty-third Music World Cup
Tournament details
Dates	September 24 – October 4 2023
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Canada (3rd title)
Runners-up	Norway
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	936 (14.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Canada (54 points)

Participating teams

Continent	Team	Classification Date (Order)	Participation			Best Performance	Artist
Continent	Team	Classification Date (Order)	Current	Consec.	Last	Best Performance	Artist
Africa	Ethiopia	August 22 2023 (6)	2	1	#18	Round of 16 (#18)	Ukandanz
	Mozambique	August 22 2023 (8)	1	1	–	Newcomer	Selma Uamusse
	South Africa	August 24 2023 (18)	15	2	#22	Quarter-finals (#1, #22)	Seether
	Tunisia	August 22 2023 (10)	3	1	#18	Round of 16 (#18)	Jacqueline Taïeb
	Zambia	August 22 2023 (12)	15	1	#21	Runner-up (#5)	Musi-O-Tunya
Americas	Brazil	August 21 2023 (3)	23	23	#22	Champion (#2, #16)	Tim Maia
	Canada	August 21 2023 (4)	23	23	#22	Champion (#14, #21)	Joni Mitchell
	Colombia	August 24 2023 (21)	11	1	#20	Quarter-finals (#4, #20)	Shakira
	Jamaica	August 26 2023 (32)	18	1	#21	Third place (#19)	The Heptones
	Mexico	August 25 2023 (27)	6	2	#22	Quarter-finals (#22)	Santana
	United States	August 21 2023 (1)	23	23	#22	Runner-up (#1)	Dead Meadow
	Uruguay	August 26 2023 (28)	4	1	#13	Round of 16 (#9)	El Cuarteto de Nos
Asia	Japan	August 22 2023 (13)	23	23	#22	Champion (#8, #15)	Mitski
	Lebanon	August 22 2023 (11)	3	1	#16	Quarter-finals (#12)	Soap Kills
	Philippines	August 26 2023 (31)	6	1	#21	Round of 16 (#11, #15, #21)	Up Dharma Down
	South Korea	August 23 2023 (14)	22	11	#22	Fourth place (#5)	Sister's Barbershop
Europe	Austria	August 25 2023 (23)	4	1	#21	Group stage (#16, #19, #21)	Tosca
	Belgium	August 23 2023 (15)	13	1	#21	Quarter-finals (#8, #20)	Hooverphonic
	Denmark	August 24 2023 (20)	16	9	#22	Champion (#17)	Mew
	England	August 21 2023 (2)	23	23	#22	Champion (#4, #6, #10, #19)	Autechre
	Finland	August 25 2023 (25)	16	2	#22	Quarter-finals (#15, #18)	Husky Rescue
	France	August 23 2023 (16)	22	5	#22	Third place (#2, #17)	Justice
	Germany	August 24 2023 (19)	23	23	#22	Champion (#1)	Colour Haze
	Iceland	August 26 2023 (29)	18	5	#22	Champion (#20)	The Vintage Caravan
	Ireland	August 22 2023 (7)	22	2	#22	Champion (#5)	Thin Lizzy
	Italy	August 25 2023 (26)	17	4	#22	Runner-up (#6, #20)	Casino Royale
	Norway	August 23 2023 (17)	21	5	#22	Champion (#22)	Spidergawd
	Scotland	August 22 2023 (9)	23	23	#22	Champion (#7, #12)	Biffy Clyro
	Sweden	August 24 2023 (22)	23	23	#22	Champion (#3, #9, #13)	The Knife
	Wales	August 26 2023 (30)	11	1	#20	Fourth place (#20)	Catatonia
Oceania	Australia	August 21 2023 (5)	23	23	#22	Champion (#18)	The Avalanches
Oceania	New Zealand	August 25 2023 (24)	11	1	#21	Round of 16 (#2, #9, #14, #20)	Strawpeople

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	Norway	9	South Korea	18	Mexico	33
Sweden	2	France	10	Zambia	19	Philippines	39
England	3	United States	11	Finland	20	Lebanon	49
Brazil	4	Ireland	12	Wales	22	Uruguay	51
Japan	5	Denmark	13	Belgium	23	Tunisia	57
Germany	6	Italy	14	South Africa	24	Austria	58
Australia	7	Iceland	15	Colombia	25	Ethiopia	63
Scotland	8	Jamaica	17	New Zealand	28	Mozambique	Debut

Results of the draw

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
Sweden	Scotland	Germany	Brazil	Canada	Japan	England	Australia
Italy	Norway	Denmark	Ireland	France	Iceland	United States	Jamaica
South Korea	New Zealand	South Africa	Belgium	Finland	Wales	Colombia	Zambia
Mozambique	Ethiopia	Philippines	Mexico	Tunisia	Uruguay	Austria	Lebanon

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	2	1	23	21	2	6
Mozambique	3	2	1	23	22	1	6
South Korea	2	1	2	22	23	-1	3
Italy	2	1	2	22	24	-2	3


Round 1
("Pass This On") Sweden	7 – 8	South Korea ("Beautiful Thing")
("Prova") Italy	7 – 9	Mozambique ("Ngono Utane Vuna Kudima")
Round 2
("Silent Shout") Sweden	8 – 7	Italy ("In Picchiata")
("Maputo") Mozambique	8 – 7	South Korea ("Most Ordinary Existance")
Round 3
("Heartbeats") Sweden	8 – 6	Mozambique ("Ngona Nwama")
("People Who Stay Alone") South Korea	7 – 8	Italy ("Easy Tranquillo")

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Norway	3	2	1	0	23	21	2	7
Ethiopia	3	1	1	1	23	21	2	4
Scotland	3	1	0	2	21	22	-1	3
New Zealand	3	1	0	2	20	23	-3	3


Round 1
("Re-Arrange") Scotland	7 – 8	New Zealand ("Sweet Disorder")
("All and Everything") Norway	8 – 8	Ethiopia ("Ajebeshe Lideresh New")
Round 2
("A Hunger in Your Haunt") Scotland	8 – 7	Ethiopia ("Alègntayé")
("Is This Love") Norway	8 – 7	New Zealand ("No One Like You")
Round 3
("God & Satan") Scotland	6 – 7	Norway ("Ritual Supernatural")
("Second Heart") New Zealand	5 – 8	Ethiopia ("Gesse")

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	25	22	2	7
Philippines	3	1	1	1	22	23	-1	4
South Africa	3	0	2	1	22	23	-1	2
Denmark	3	0	2	1	21	22	-1	2


Round 1
("Leuchtturm") Germany	8 – 8	South Africa ("Fine Again")
("Satellites") Denmark	7 – 7	Philippines ("Tadhana")
Round 2
("? (Fragezeichen)") Germany	8 – 7	Denmark ("156")
("Taya") Philippines	8 – 7	South Africa ("Country Song")
Round 3
("Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann") Germany	9 – 7	Philippines ("Sana")
("Let You Down") South Africa	7 – 7	Denmark ("Wheels Over Me")

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ireland	3	1	2	0	24	23	1	5
Belgium	3	1	2	0	23	22	1	5
Brazil	3	1	0	2	21	21	0	3
Mexico	3	0	2	1	20	22	-2	2


Round 1
("Réu Confesso") Brazil	7 – 8	Belgium ("Angel Never Dies")
("Cold Sweat") Ireland	8 – 8	Mexico ("Love, Devotion & Surrender")
Round 2
("Acenda o Farol") Brazil	7 – 8	Ireland ("Cowboy Song")
("No One to Depend On") Mexico	7 – 7	Belgium ("No More Sweet Music")
Round 3
("Deixar as Coisas Tristes Pra Depois") Brazil	7 – 5	Mexico ("Song of the Wind")
("Thinking About You") Belgium	8 – 8	Ireland ("Chinatown")

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	2	1	0	25	22	3	7
France	3	1	1	1	22	22	0	4
Tunisia	3	0	3	0	23	23	0	3
Finland	3	0	1	2	20	23	-3	1


Round 1
("Help Me") Canada	9 – 7	Finland ("Lähtisitkö")
("On'n'On") France	8 – 8	Tunisia ("La Fac de Lettres")
Round 2
("Chelsea Morning") Canada	8 – 7	France ("We Are Your Friends")
("Ce Soir Je M'en Vais") Tunisia	7 – 7	Finland ("New Light of Tomorrow")
Round 3
("Big Yellow Taxi") Canada	8 – 8	Tunisia ("7 AM")
("Blueberry Tree Part 1") Finland	6 – 7	France ("Safe and Sound")

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iceland	3	2	1	0	24	21	3	7
Wales	3	2	0	1	21	21	0	6
Uruguay	3	1	1	1	21	21	0	4
Japan	3	0	0	3	20	23	-3	0


Round 1
("First Love / Late Spring") Japan	7 – 8	Wales ("International Velvet")
("Midnight Meditation") Iceland	8 – 8	Uruguay ("Lo Malo de Ser Bueno")
Round 2
("Nobody") Japan	7 – 8	Iceland ("Craving")
("Necesito una Mujer") Uruguay	6 – 7	Wales ("Road Rage")
Round 3
("My Love Mine All Mine") Japan	6 – 7	Uruguay ("No Llora")
("Dream On") Wales	6 – 8	Iceland ("M.A.R.S.W.A.T.T.")

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Austria	3	2	1	0	23	21	2	7
England	3	1	2	0	22	21	1	5
Colombia	3	1	1	1	21	20	1	4
United States	3	0	0	3	19	23	-4	0


Round 1
("Altibzz") England	7 – 7	Colombia ("Underneath Your Clothes")
("At Her Open Door") United States	7 – 8	Austria ("Gute Laune")
Round 2
("Foil") England	8 – 7	United States ("Greensky Greenlake")
("Superrob") Austria	8 – 7	Colombia ("Acróstico")
Round 3
("Fleure") England	7 – 7	Austria ("Swimswimswim")
("Dia de Enero") Colombia	7 – 5	United States ("Me and the Devil Blues")

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zambia	3	1	2	0	23	22	1	5
Australia	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
Lebanon	3	1	1	1	22	22	0	4
Jamaica	3	0	2	1	21	22	-1	2


Round 1
("Since I Left You") Australia	8 – 8	Zambia ("Angel Black")
("Diana") Jamaica	7 – 7	Lebanon ("Cheftak")
Round 2
("Oh The Sunn!") Australia	8 – 7	Jamaica ("Crystal Blue Persuasion")
("Galbi") Lebanon	7 – 8	Zambia ("Sunshine Love")
Round 3
("Because I'm Me") Australia	7 – 8	Lebanon ("Coit Me")
("Tsegulani") Zambia	7 – 7	Jamaica ("Mama Say")

Final stage

Knockout stage

Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Sweden	6

Ethiopia	8
		Ethiopia	6

		Germany	7
Germany	7+

Belgium	7
				Germany	7 (8)

				Canada	7 (9)
Canada	7+

Wales	7
		Canada	8

		Austria	7
Austria	7

Australia	6
						Canada	7 (9)

						Norway	7 (7)
Norway	8+

Mozambique	8
		Norway	8

		Ireland	7
Ireland	8

Philippines	7
				Norway	8 (8)

				France	8 (7)	Third place
Iceland	7

France	8
		France	8 (8)			Germany	8

		Zambia	8 (7)			France	7
Zambia	7

England	5

Round of 16

Sweden	6–8	Ethiopia
"Wrap Your Arms Around Me"		"Sèwotch Men Yelalu"

Germany	7+–7	Belgium
"Rette Mich"		"Badaboum"

Canada	7+–7	Wales
"In France They Kiss on Main Street"		"You've Got a Lot to Answer For"

Austria	7–6	Australia
"John Lee Huber"		"If I Was a Folkstar"

Norway	8+–8	Mozambique
"Into Tomorrow"		"No Guns"

Ireland	8–7	Philippines
"Rosalie"		"Crying Season"

Iceland	7–8	France
"Innerverse"		"Audio Video Disco"

Zambia	7–5	England
"Musi-O-Tunya"		"Mirrage"

Quarter-finals

Ethiopia	6–7	Germany
"Senef"		"Nur Geträumt"

Canada	8–7	Austria
"You Turn Me On I'm a Radio"		"Dr. Dings"

Norway	8–7	Ireland
"Best Kept Secrets"		"Whiskey in the Jar"

France	(8) 8–8 (7)	Zambia
"Planisphere, Pt. I" TB: "Audio Video Disco"		"Bashi Mwana" TB: "Musi-O-Tunya"

Semifinals

Germany	(8) 7–7 (9)	Canada
"Wunder Gescheh'n" TB: "? (Fragezeichen)"		"The Circle Game" TB: "Help Me"

Norway	(8) 8–8 (7)	France
"What You Have Become" TB: "Best Kept Secret"		"Phantom, Pt. II" TB: "Safe and Sound"

Third place match

Germany	8–7	France
"Liebe Ist"		"Fire"

Final

Canada	(9) 7–7 (7)	Norway
"Both Sides Now" TB: "Help Me"		"Tourniquet" TB: "Ritual Supernatural"

Results

23rd Music World Cup Champion
Canada (3rd title)

Pos.	Country	Gr	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Final
1	Canada	E	7	3	4	0	54	50	4	12
2	Norway	B	7	3	4	0	54	51	3	12
Third-place play-off
3	Germany	C	7	4	3	0	54	50	4	15
4	France	E	7	2	3	2	53	53	0	9
Quarter-finals eliminations
5	Austria	G	5	3	1	1	37	35	2	10
6	Zambia	H	5	2	3	0	38	35	3	9
7	Ireland	D	5	2	2	1	39	38	1	8
8	Ethiopia	B	5	2	1	2	37	34	3	7
Round of 16 eliminations
9	Iceland	F	4	2	1	1	31	29	2	7
10	Mozambique	A	4	2	1	1	31	30	1	7
11	Wales	F	4	2	1	1	28	28	0	7
12	Sweden	A	4	2	0	2	29	29	0	6
13	Belgium	D	4	1	3	0	30	29	1	6
14	England	G	4	1	2	1	27	28	-1	5
15	Australia	H	4	1	1	2	29	30	-1	4
16	Philippines	C	4	1	1	2	29	31	-2	4
Group stage eliminations
17	Colombia	G	3	1	1	1	21	20	1	4
18	Lebanon	H	3	1	1	1	22	22	0	4
19	Uruguay	F	3	1	1	1	21	21	0	4
20	Tunisia	E	3	0	3	0	23	23	0	3
21	Brazil	D	3	1	0	2	21	21	0	3
22	South Korea	A	2	1	0	2	22	23	-1	3
23	Scotland	B	3	1	0	2	21	22	-1	3
24	Italy	A	2	1	0	2	22	24	-2	3
25	New Zealand	B	3	1	0	2	20	23	-3	3
26	South Africa	C	3	0	2	1	22	23	-1	2
27	Jamaica	H	3	0	2	1	21	22	-1	2
28	Denmark	C	3	0	2	1	21	22	-1	2
29	Mexico	D	3	0	2	1	20	22	-2	2
30	Finland	E	3	0	1	2	20	23	-3	1
31	Japan	F	3	0	0	3	20	23	-3	0
32	United States	G	3	0	0	3	19	23	-4	0

Awards

Categories		Team	Credit
Best songs	1	Mozambique	"Ngono Utane Vuna Kudima"
	2	Canada	"Help Me"
	3	Belgium	"Angel Never Dies"
	4	Iceland	"M.A.R.S.W.A.T.T."
	5	Scotland	"A Hunger in Your Haunt"
Best newcomer		Mozambique	Itself
Best match		Iceland vs. Uruguay	"Midnight Meditation" vs. "Lo Malo de Ser Bueno"
Best underdog		Austria	Itself