Fourth Music World Cup

Fourth Music World Cup
Tournament details
Dates	January 19 - January 28, 2023
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	England (1st title)
Runners-up	Republic of Ireland
Third place	Scotland
Fourth place	Jamaica
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	354 (6.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)	England (63 points)

Participating teams

Team	Participation			Best Performance
Team	Current	Consec.	Last	Best Performance
Argentina	1	1	–	Newcomer
Australia	4	4	#3	Fourth place (#2)
Brazil	4	4	#3	Champion (#2)
Canada	4	4	#3	Quarter-finals (#2, #3)
Colombia	3	3	#3	Group stage (#2, #3)
England	4	4	#3	Runner up (#3)
Finland	4	4	#3	Round of 16 (#3)
France	4	4	#3	Third place (#3)
Germany	4	4	#3	Champion (#1)
Ireland	4	4	#3	Quarter-finals (#1)
Jamaica	3	3	#3	Quarter-finals (#2)
Japan	4	4	#3	Runner up (#2)
Mali	1	1	–	Newcomer
Mexico	1	1	–	Newcomer
Netherlands	2	1	#2	Group stage (#2)
Norway	3	3	#3	Quarter-finals (#1, #2, #3)
Portugal	1	1	–	Newcomer
Puerto Rico	2	2	#3	Round of 16 (#3)
Scotland	4	4	#3	Quarter-finals (#2)
South Africa	4	4	#3	Quarter-finals (#1)
South Korea	4	4	#3	Round of 16 (#2, #3)
Spain	1	1	–	Newcomer
Sweden	4	4	#3	Champion (#3)
United States	4	4	#3	Runner up (#1)

Draw

Seeding and drawing

Pot 1 Top 6 teams	Pot 2 Top 12 teams	Pot 3 Top 16 teams	Pot 4 Top 24 teams
Australia Canada England Japan Sweden United States	Brazil France Germany Ireland South Korea Scotland	Colombia Finland Jamaica Netherlands Norway South Africa	Argentina Puerto Rico Mali Mexico Portugal Spain

Results of the draw

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F
Sweden	England	Japan	Australia	Canada	United States
Scotland	Germany	France	Brazil	Ireland	South Korea
Colombia	South Africa	Jamaica	Netherlands	Finland	Norway
Puerto Rico	Mexico	Spain	Mali	Argentina	Portugal

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland	3	3	0	21	3	18	9
Colombia	3	1	2	13	14	-1	3
Puerto Rico	3	1	2	6	12	-6	3
Sweden	3	1	2	7	18	-11	3


Round 1
(Viagra Boys - "Ain't No Thief") Sweden	2 - 5	Scotland (The Jesus and Mary Chain - "Just Like Honey")
(Filmmaker - "The Love Market") Colombia	1 - 4	Puerto Rico (Ricky Martin - "Maria")
Round 2
(Neneh Cherry - "Buffalo Stance") Sweden	2 - 12	Colombia (Shakira - "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)")
(Daddy Yankee - "Gasolina") Puerto Rico	1 - 8	Scotland (Mogwai - "Take Me Somewhere Nice")
Round 3
(Eagle-Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight") Sweden	3 - 1	Puerto Rico (Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - "Lights")
(Cocteau Twins - "Cherry-Coloured Funk") Scotland	8 - 0	Colombia (Ela Minus - "Megapunk")

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	3	0	31	3	28	9
Germany	3	2	1	13	3	10	6
South Africa	3	1	2	3	24	-21	3
Mexico	3	0	3	4	21	-17	0


Round 1
(Temples - "Context") England	2 - 0	Germany (Skee Mask - "Routine")
(Troye Sivan - "Angel Baby") South Africa	2 - 1	Mexico (Neon Indian - "Deadbeat Summer")
Round 2
(David Bowie - "Heroes") England	18 - 1	South Africa (Die Antwoord - "Fatty Boom Boom")
(Selena - "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom") Mexico	1 - 8	Germany (Lou Bega - "Mambo No. 5")
Round 3
(King Crimson - "Epitaph") England	11 - 2	Mexico (Natalia Lafourcade - "Hasta la Raiz")
(Alphaville - "Big in Japan") Germany	5 - 0	South Africa (Dave Matthews - "Oh")

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Jamaica	3	3	0	12	5	7	9
Spain	3	2	1	14	7	7	6
Japan	3	1	2	9	18	-9	3
France	3	0	3	4	9	-5	0


Round 1
(Rina Sawayama - "Bad Friend") Japan	2 - 1	France (Gesaffelstein - "Opr")
(Ini Kamoze - "Wings With Me") Jamaica	2 - 0	Spain (C. Tananga - "Ingobernable")
Round 2
(Mass of the Fermenting Dregs - "Dramatic") Japan	3 - 7	Jamaica (Peter Tosh - "Legalize It")
(Triana - "Abre la Puerta") Spain	4 - 1	France (Perturbator - "Future Club")
Round 3
(Nujabes - "Reflection Eternal") Japan	4 - 10	Spain (Rosalía - "Saoko")
(M83 - "Outro") France	2 - 3	Jamaica (The Upsetters - "Chase the Devil")

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	36	4	32	9
Australia	3	2	1	19	11	8	6
Mali	3	1	2	6	34	-28	3
Netherlands	3	0	3	3	15	-12	0


Round 1
(Hatchie - "This Enchanted") Australia	2 - 6	Brazil (CSS - "Alala")
(Epica -"Storm the Sorrow") Netherlands	0 - 2	Mali (Tinariwen - "Sastanàqqàm")
Round 2
(Nick Cave - "White Elephant") Australia	9 - 2	Netherlands (The Gathering - "Strange Machines")
(Songhoy Blues - "Soubor") Mali	1 - 26	Brazil (Chico Buarque - "Construção")
Round 3
(Men at Work - "Who Can It Be Now?") Australia	8 - 3	Mali (Ali Farka Touré - "Ai Du")
(Angra - "Lisbon") Brazil	4 - 1	Netherlands (Within Temptation - "Faster")

Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	2	1	8	5	3	6
Argentina	3	2	1	8	10	-2	6
Ireland	3	1	2	7	4	3	3
Finland	3	1	2	3	7	-4	3


Round 1
(Three Days Grace - "The Good Life") Canada	3 - 0	Ireland (Róisín Murphy - "Overpowered")
(Him - "Killing Loneliness") Finland	1 - 4	Argentina (Charly García - "No Me Dejan Salir")
Round 2
(Justin Bieber - "As Long As You Love Me") Canada	3 - 1	Finland (Beastmilk - "Death Reflects Us")
(Seru Giran - "Seminare") Argentina	0 - 7	Ireland (The Cranberries - "Ode to My Family")
Round 3
(Blood Ceremony - "Goodbye Gemini") Canada	2 - 4	Argentina (Almendra - "Muchacha (Ojos de Papel)")
(John Martyn - "Over the Hill") Ireland	0 - 1	Finland (Nightwish - "Élan")

Group F

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	12	0	12	9
South Korea	3	1	2	5	7	-2	3
Portugal	3	1	2	4	6	-2	3
Norway	3	1	2	3	11	-8	3


Round 1
(The Offspring - "The Meaning of Life") United States	3 - 0	South Korea (Blackpink - "As If It's Your Last")
(Girl in Red - "Midnight Love") Norway	1 - 2	Portugal (Ornatos Violeta - "Ouvi Dizer")
Round 2
(Pixies - "Hey") United States	8 - 0	Norway (Pom Poko - "Danger Baby")
(Fausto - "Lembra-Me Um Sonho Lindo") Portugal	2 - 4	South Korea (Japanese Breakfast - "Posing in Bondage")
Round 3
(Chris Cornell - "Can't Change Me") United States	1 - 0	Portugal (Amália Rodrigues - "Fado Português")
(Karen O - "The Moon Song") South Korea	1 - 2	Norway (Röyksopp - "Eple")

Third placing teams ranking

Group	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
E	Ireland	3	1	2	7	4	3	3
F	Portugal	3	1	2	4	6	-2	3
A	Puerto Rico	3	1	2	6	12	-6	3
C	Japan	3	1	2	9	18	-9	3
B	South Africa	3	1	2	3	24	-21	3
D	Mali	3	1	2	6	34	-28	3

Third-placed teams qualify from groups						1A vs	1B vs	1C vs	1D vs
A	B	C	D			3C	3D	3A	3B
A	B	C		E		3C	3A	3B	3E
A	B	C			F	3C	3A	3B	3F
A	B		D	E		3D	3A	3B	3E
A	B		D		F	3D	3A	3B	3F
A	B			E	F	3E	3A	3B	3F
A		C	D	E		3C	3D	3A	3E
A		C	D		F	3C	3D	3A	3F
A		C		E	F	3C	3A	3F	3E
A			D	E	F	3D	3A	3F	3E
	B	C	D	E		3C	3D	3B	3E
	B	C	D		F	3C	3D	3B	3F
	B	C		E	F	3E	3C	3B	3F
	B		D	E	F	3E	3D	3B	3F
		C	D	E	F	3C	3D	3F	3E

Final stage

Knockout stage

Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Scotland	7

Japan	0
		Scotland	6

		Germany	1
South Korea	1

Germany	6
				Scotland	1

				England	16
United States	3

Argentina	0
		United States	1

		England	2
England	6

Puerto Rico	0
						England	8

						Ireland	4
Canada	1 (4)

Australia	1 (3)
		Canada	2

		Jamaica	4
Jamaica	4

Portugal	0
				Jamaica	1

				Ireland	3	Third place
Brazil	7 (2)

Ireland	7 (3)
		Ireland	3			Scotland	4

		Colombia	1			Jamaica	1
Spain	1 (2)

Colombia	1 (4)

Round of 16

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Scotland	7–0	Japan
"Ponyboy" by Sophie	.	"Midsummer New York" by Yoko Ono

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South Korea	1–6	Germany
"The Flag is Raised" by Asian Glow	.	"Nummern" by Kraftwerk

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United States	3–0	Argentina
"E-Pro" by Beck	.	"Pronta Entrega" by Virus

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England	6–0	Puerto Rico
"505" by Arctic Monkeys	.	"Titi Me Pregunto" by Bad Bunny

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Canada	(4) 1–1 (3)	Australia
"Kaputt" by Destroyer TB: "The Good Life" by Three Days Grace	.	"Saved My Life" by Sia TB: "White Elephant" by Nick Cave

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Jamaica	4–0	Portugal
"No Lie" by Sean Paul	.	"Sou Como Um Rio" by Delfins

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Brazil	(2) 7–7 (3)	Ireland
"São Jorge" by Metá Metá TB: "Alala" by CSS	.	"When You Sleep" by My Bloody Valentine TB: "Ode to My Family" by The Cranberries

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Spain	(2) 1–1 (4)	Colombia
"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" by Baccara TB: "Saoko" by Rosalia	.	"Te Queria" by Lido Pimienta TB: "The Love Market" by Filmmaker

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Quarter-finals

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Scotland	6–1	Germany
"The Dark of the Matinée" by Franz Ferdinand	.	"Man of the Year" by Schoolboy Q

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United States	1–2	England
"Around the World" by Red Hot Chili Peppers	.	"Little Shocks" by Kaiser Chiefs

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Canada	2–4	Jamaica
"Run Away With Me" by Carly Rae Jepsen	.	"Stir It Up" by Bob Marley & the Wailers

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Ireland	3–1	Colombia
"Pride (In the Name of Love)" by U2	.	"Atemporal" by Lucrecia Dalt

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Semifinals

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Scotland	1–16	England
"How Not to Drown" by Chvrches	.	"When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin

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Jamaica	1–3	Ireland
"Second Round K.O." by Canibus	.	"Jackie Down the Line" by Fontaines D.C

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Third place match

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Scotland	4–1	Jamaica
"Roygbiv" by Boards of Canada	.	"Slave to the Rhythm" by Grace Jones

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Final

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England	8–4	Ireland
"1999" by Charli XCX	.	"Nina Cried Power" by Hozier

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Results

4th Music World Cup Champion
England (1st title)

Pos.	Country	Gr	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Final
1	England	B	7	7	0	0	63	9	54	21
2	Ireland	E	7	3	1	3	24	21	3	10
Third-place play-off
3	Scotland	A	7	6	0	1	39	21	18	18
4	Jamaica	C	7	5	0	2	22	14	8	15
Quarter-finals eliminations
5	United States	F	5	4	0	1	16	2	14	12
6	Germany	B	5	3	0	2	20	10	10	9
7	Canada	E	5	2	1	2	11	10	1	7
8	Colombia	A	5	1	1	3	15	18	-3	4
Round of 16 eliminations
9	Brazil	D	4	3	1	0	43	11	32	10
10	Australia	C	4	2	1	1	20	12	8	7
11	Spain	C	4	2	1	1	15	6	7	7
12	Argentina	E	4	2	0	2	8	13	-5	6
13	Portugal	F	4	1	0	3	4	10	-6	3
14	South Korea	F	4	1	0	3	6	13	-7	3
15	Puerto Rico	A	4	1	0	3	6	18	-12	3
16	Japan	C	4	1	0	3	9	25	-16	3
Group stage eliminations
17	Finland	E	3	1	0	2	3	7	-4	3
18	Norway	F	3	1	0	2	3	11	-8	3
19	Sweden	A	3	1	0	2	7	18	-11	3
20	South Africa	B	3	1	0	2	3	24	-21	3
21	Mali	D	3	1	0	2	6	34	-28	3
22	France	C	3	0	0	3	4	9	-5	0
23	Netherlands	D	3	0	0	3	3	15	-12	0
24	Mexico	B	3	0	0	3	4	21	-17	0