Twenty-Fourth Music World Cup

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Twenty-Fourth Music World Cup
Tournament details
DatesOctober 18 – November 7 2023
Teams32
Final positions
Champions  Republic of Ireland (2nd title)
Runners-up  Germany
Third place  England
Fourth place  Jamaica
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored1,289 (20.14 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Germany (84 points)

Participating teams

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Continent Team Classification Date (Order) Participation Best Performance
Current Consec. Last
Africa   Algeria October 8 2023 (17) 2 1 #19 Round of 16 (#19)
  Benin October 10 2023 (32) 1 1 Newcomer
  Mali October 9 2023 (26) 17 1 #22 Champion (#11)
  South Africa October 8 2023 (19) 16 3 #23 Quarter-finals (#1, #21)
  Zambia October 10 2023 (30) 16 2 #23 Runner-up (#5)
Americas   Brazil October 7 2023 (3) 24 24 #23 Champion (#2, #16)
  Canada October 7 2023 (4) 24 24 #23 Champion (#14, #21, #23)
  Chile October 8 2023 (16) 6 1 #22 Round of 16 (#12)
  Haiti October 8 2023 (15) 4 1 #15 Round of 16 (#15)
  Jamaica October 9 2023 (27) 19 2 #23 Third place (#19)
  Mexico October 8 2023 (14) 7 3 #23 Quarter-finals (#22)
  United States October 7 2023 (1) 24 24 #23 Runner-up (#2)
Asia   Japan October 8 2023 (13) 24 24 #23 Champion (#8, #15)
  Pakistan October 10 2023 (31) 3 1 #17 Group stage (#13, #17)
  South Korea October 8 2023 (18) 23 13 #23 Fourth place (#5)
  Thailand October 9 2023 (29) 3 1 #18 Group stage (#16, #18)
Europe   Belgium October 9 2023 (25) 14 2 #23 Quarter-finals (#8, #20)
  England October 7 2023 (2) 24 24 #23 Champion (#4, #6, #10, #19)
  France October 8 2023 (8) 23 6 #23 Third place (#2, #17)
  Germany October 8 2023 (7) 24 24 #23 Champion (#1)
  Hungary October 8 2023 (20) 4 1 #19 Round of 16 (#9, #10)
  Iceland October 9 2023 (28) 19 6 #23 Champion (#20)
  Ireland October 8 2023 (9) 23 3 #23 Champion (#5)
  Netherlands October 8 2023 (10) 10 1 #22 Round of 16 (#8, #21)
  Norway October 8 2023 (21) 22 6 #23 Champion (#22)
  Portugal October 8 2023 (11) 6 1 #22 Quarter-finals (#16)
  Scotland October 8 2023 (6) 24 24 #23 Champion (#7, #12)
  Slovenia October 9 2023 (24) 1 1 Newcomer
  Spain October 8 2023 (12) 8 1 #18 Round of 16 (#4, #8)
  Sweden October 8 2023 (22) 24 24 #23 Champion (#3, #9, #13)
Oceania   Australia October 7 2023 (5) 24 24 #23 Champion (#18)
  New Zealand October 8 2023 (23) 12 2 #23 Round of 16 (#2, #9, #14, #20)

Draw

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Seeding and drawing

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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   France 9   South Korea 19   Chile 44
  Sweden 2   Scotland 10   Belgium 22   Hungary 49
  England 3   Ireland 11   South Africa 24   Haiti 56
  Brazil 4   United States 12   New Zealand 26   Algeria 63
  Japan 5   Iceland 15   Netherlands 31   Thailand 68
  Germany 6   Zambia 16   Mexico 33   Pakistan 70
  Australia 7   Jamaica 17   Spain 36   Benin Debut
  Norway 8   Mali 18   Portugal 37   Slovenia Debut

Results of the draw

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Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H
  Japan   Germany   Australia   Brazil   Norway   England   Sweden   Canada
  Zambia   Ireland   United States   Scotland   Mali   Jamaica   Iceland   France
  Netherlands   New Zealand   Spain   Mexico   South Korea   Portugal   South Africa   Belgium
  Hungary   Thailand   Benin   Haiti   Slovenia   Algeria   Chile   Pakistan

Group Stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Zambia 3 3 0 0 38 26 12 9
  Japan 3 1 0 2 35 37 -2 3
  Hungary 3 1 0 2 29 32 -3 3
  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 28 35 -7 3
Round 1
(Anri - "Shyness Boy")   Japan 18 – 14   Netherlands (Solex - "One Louder Solex")
(Ricky Banda - "Who's That Guy?")   Zambia 16 – 11   Hungary (Levente Fegyverneky - "Swan")
Round 2
(Mass of the Fermenting Dregs - "Dramatic")   Japan 10 – 11   Zambia (Amayenge - "Chibuyubuyu")
(Isten Hata Mögött - "Jósolni bélből")   Hungary 6 – 9   Netherlands (Within Temptation - "Faster")
Round 3
(Yoko Ono - "Midsummer New York")   Japan 7 – 12   Hungary (DJ Bootsie - "Horseriders Towards the Abyss")
(Armin van Buuren - "This Is What It Feels")   Netherlands 5 – 11   Zambia (Musi-O-Tunya - "When I'm Gone")


Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Germany 3 3 0 0 38 28 10 9
  Ireland 3 2 0 1 36 28 8 6
  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 27 34 -7 3
  Thailand 3 0 0 3 26 37 -11 0
Round 1
(Schoolboy Q - "Man of the Year")   Germany 15 – 10   New Zealand (Sea Mouse - "Rutherfords")
(Fontaines D.C. - "Jackie Down the Line")   Ireland 16 – 9   Thailand (Inspirative - "The Island Funeral")
Round 2
(Nina Hagen - "TV-Glotzer (White Punks on Dope)")   Germany 12 – 9   Ireland (U2 - "Pride (In the Name of Love)")
(Death of Heather - "I Can Tell")   Thailand 8 – 10   New Zealand (Headless Chickens - "Cruise Control")
Round 3
(Alphaville - "Sounds Like a Melody")   Germany 11 – 9   Thailand (DJ Billybool - "Som Jag")
(Sola Rosa - "Del Ray")   New Zealand 7 – 11   Ireland (The Cranberries - "Ode to My Family")

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Australia 3 2 1 0 24 18 6 7
  United States 3 2 0 1 24 24 0 6
  Benin 3 1 1 1 24 21 3 4
  Spain 3 0 0 3 26 37 -11 0
Round 1
(INXS - "Need You Tonight")   Australia 12 – 9   Spain (Gata Cattana - "Desértico")
(The Notorious B.I.G. - "Juicy")   United States 15 – 12   Benin (Angélique Kidjo - "Ces Petits Riens")
Round 2
(The Avalanches - "The Divine Chord")   Australia 12 – 9   United States (The Sword - "The Wild Sky")
(Gnonnas Pedro - "How Much Love Naturally Cost")   Benin 12 – 6   Spain (Quevedo - "Punto G")
Round 3
(Nick Cave - "White Elephant")   Australia 10 – 10   Benin (Ferry Djimmy - "Oluwa Lohanmi Nichai")
(Rosalía - "Saoko")   Spain 11 – 13   United States (Gil-Scott Heron - "Home Is Where the Hatred Is")

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Scotland 3 1 2 0 34 31 3 5
  Brazil 3 1 1 1 33 32 1 4
  Mexico 3 1 1 1 31 35 -4 4
  Haiti 3 0 2 1 34 35 -1 2
Round 1
(Charlie Brown Jr. - "Senhor do Tempo")   Brazil 13 – 9   Mexico (Santana - "Maria Maria")
(John Martyn - "Over the Hill")   Scotland 12 – 12   Haiti (Mach Hommy - "No Blood No Sweat")
Round 2
(Ocean Key - "Don't Cry Me a River")   Brazil 9 – 12   Scotland (Franz Ferdinand - "The Dark of the Matinée")
(Nwando Ebizie - "I Seduce")   Haiti 11 – 12   Mexico (Olallie - "White Violin")
Round 3
(Xênia França - "Preta Yaya")   Brazil 11 – 11   Haiti (Madsol-Desar - "The Library")
(Avith Ortega - "Shy Voice")   Mexico 10 – 10   Scotland (KT Tunstall - "Strange Sight")

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mali 3 2 0 1 30 29 1 6
  Slovenia 3 2 0 1 27 27 0 6
  South Korea 3 1 0 2 31 30 1 3
  Norway 3 1 0 2 27 29 -2 3
Round 1
(Röyksopp - "Eple")   Norway 12 – 9   South Korea (Blackpink - "As If It's Your Last")
(Oumou Sangaré - "Mogoya")   Mali 7 – 12   Slovenia (Big Foot Mama - "Led s Severa")
Round 2
(Girl in Red - "Midnight Love")   Norway 7 – 11   Mali (Inna Modja - "Tombouctou")
(FLO - "Singularity")   Slovenia 6 – 12   South Korea (Asian Glow - "The Flag Is Raised")
Round 3
(Pom Poko - "Danger Baby")   Norway 8 – 9   Slovenia (Joker Out - "Carpe Diem")
(Keith Ape - "It G Ma")   South Korea 10 – 12   Mali (Tinariwen - "Sastanaqqam")

Group F

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Jamaica 3 3 0 0 36 28 8 9
  England 3 1 1 1 38 37 1 4
  Portugal 3 1 1 1 30 29 1 4
  Algeria 3 0 0 3 27 36 -9 0
Round 1
(Queen - "Another One Bites the Dust")   England 12 – 12   Portugal (Ornatos Violeta - "Ouvi Dizer")
(The Upsetters - "Chase the Devil")   Jamaica 12 – 9   Algeria (Khaled - "Didi")
Round 2
(Jamiroquai - "Cosmic Girl")   England 12 – 13   Jamaica (Bob Marley & the Wailers - "Stir It Up")
(Miraa May - "Make Room")   Algeria 6 – 10   Portugal (Delfins - "Sou Como Um Rio")
Round 3
(The Kinks - "This Time Tomorrow")   England 14 – 12   Algeria (Imarhan - "Tahabort")
(Dino D'Santiago - "Kriolu")   Portugal 8 – 11   Jamaica (Grace Jones - "Slave to the Rhythm")

Group G

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iceland 3 2 1 0 33 30 3 7
  Sweden 3 1 2 0 30 26 4 5
  South Africa 2 1 0 1 23 27 -4 3
  Chile 2 0 1 2 31 34 -3 1
Round 1
(Dictator Ship - "Savage")   Sweden 8 – 4   South Africa (Dave Matthews - "Oh")
(Sykur - "Svefneyjar")   Iceland 12 – 11   Chile (Niños del Cerro - "Esta Enorme Distancia")
Round 2
(The Drippers - "Gimme the Shakes")   Sweden 11 – 11   Iceland (Emiliana Torrini - "Unemployed in Summertime")
(Chicarica - "Ay Tentación")   Chile 9 – 11   South Africa (Watkin Tudor Jones - "The Organ Grinder")
Round 3
(MaidaVale - "Colourblind")   Sweden 11 – 11   Chile (Demoniac - "Equilibrio Fatal")
(Nadia Nakai - "Back In")   South Africa 8 – 10   Iceland (Vök - "Before")

Group H

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Canada 3 3 0 0 34 27 7 9
  Belgium 3 1 1 1 32 33 -1 4
  France 3 0 2 1 27 28 -1 2
  Pakistan 3 0 1 2 29 34 -5 1
Round 1
(Carly Rae Jepsen - "Run Away With Me")   Canada 13 – 11   Belgium (K's Choice - "Not an Addict")
(FKJ - "Vibin' Out")   France 10 – 10   Pakistan (Bayaan - "Nahin Milta")
Round 2
(Buffy Sainte-Marie - "Universal Soldier")   Canada 9 – 8   France (Perturbator - "Future Club")
(The Ananda Shankar Experience - "Pluck")  Pakistan 11 – 12   Belgium (Black Mirrors - "Funky Queen")
Round 3
(Blood Ceremony - "Goodbye Gemini")   Canada 12 – 8   Pakistan (Zoha Zuberi - "Judaa")
(Mélanie de Biasio - "Afro Blue")   Belgium 9 – 9   France (M83 - "Outro")

Final stage

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Knockout stage

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Zambia9
 
 
 
  Ireland10
 
  Ireland9 (2)
 
 
 
  Brazil9 (1)
 
  Australia6
 
 
 
  Brazil8
 
  Ireland10
 
 
 
  England9
 
  Mali11
 
 
 
  England12
 
  England11
 
 
 
  Iceland10
 
  Iceland13
 
 
 
  Belgium9
 
  Ireland13
 
 
 
  Germany11
 
  Germany10
 
 
 
  Japan9
 
  Germany13
 
 
 
  Scotland7
 
  Scotland10
 
 
 
  United States8
 
  Germany12
 
 
 
  Jamaica10Third place
 
  Jamaica11
 
  
 
  Slovenia7
 
  Jamaica13  England10
 
 
 
  Sweden10  Jamaica7
 
  Canada9
 
 
  Sweden11
 

Round of 16

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  Zambia9–10  Ireland
"Mad Man" by Born Free "Overpowered" by Róisín Murphy

  Australia6–8  Brazil
"Saved My Life" by Sia "Eu Sei" by Legião Urbana

  Mali11–12  England
"Soubor" by Songhoy Blues "Love Is Back" by Celeste

  Iceland13–9  Belgium
"Untitled #3" by Sigur Rós "Bailando" by Paradisio

  Germany10–9  Japan
"Routine" by Skee Mask "Baby Blue" by Fishmans

  Scotland10–8  United States
"How Not to Drown" by Chvrches "Can't Get Out of This Mood" by Samara Joy

  Jamaica11–7  Slovenia
"Second Round K.O." by Canibus "The Whistleblowers" by Laibach

  Canada9–11  Sweden
"Virgin" by Perfume Tree "Save Tonight" by Eagle-Eye Cherry

Quarter-finals

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  Ireland(2) 9–9 (1)  Brazil
"When You Sleep" by My Bloody Valentine "Desculpa Mãe" by Facção Central

  England11–10  Iceland
"Age of Ascent" by Kokoroko "Núverandi" by Lucy in Blue

  Germany12–7  Scotland
"Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega "Belfast Child" by Simple Minds

  Jamaica13–10  Sweden
"Wings with Me" by Ini Kamoze "Eurodancer" by DJ Mangoo

Semifinals

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  Ireland10–9  England
"Gotta Tell You" by Samantha Mumba "Ten Ton" by Sustance

  Germany12–10  Jamaica
"Goodbye" by Apparat "Legalize It" by Peter Tosh

Third place match

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  England10–7  Jamaica
"Do the Strand" by Roxy Music "Inglan is a Bitch" by Linton Kwesi Johnson

Final

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  Ireland13–11  Germany
"Nina Cried Power" by Hozier "Nummern" by Kraftwerk

Results

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24th Music World Cup Champion
 
Ireland
(2nd title)
Pos. Country Gr Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Final
1   Ireland B 7 5 1 1 78 66 12 16
2   Germany B 7 6 0 1 84 67 17 18
Third-place play-off
3   England F 7 4 1 2 80 75 5 13
4   Jamaica F 7 5 0 2 77 67 10 15
Quarter-finals eliminations
5   Iceland G 5 3 1 1 56 50 6 10
6   Sweden G 5 2 2 1 51 48 3 8
7   Brazil D 5 2 2 1 50 47 3 8
8   Scotland D 5 2 2 1 51 52 -1 8
Round of 16 eliminations
9   Zambia A 4 3 0 1 47 36 11 9
10   Canada G 4 3 0 1 43 38 5 9
11   Australia C 4 2 1 1 30 26 4 7
12   Mali E 4 2 0 2 41 41 0 6
13   United States C 4 2 0 2 32 34 -2 6
14   Slovenia E 4 2 0 2 34 38 -4 6
15   Belgium H 4 1 1 2 41 46 -5 4
16   Japan A 4 1 0 3 44 47 -3 3
Group stage eliminations
17   Benin C 3 1 1 1 24 21 3 4
18   Portugal F 3 1 1 1 30 29 1 4
19   Mexico D 3 1 1 1 31 35 -4 4
20   South Korea E 3 1 0 2 31 30 1 3
21   Norway E 3 1 0 2 27 29 -2 3
22   Hungary A 3 1 0 2 29 32 -3 3
23   South Africa G 2 1 0 1 23 27 -4 3
24   Netherlands A 3 1 0 2 28 35 -7 3
25   New Zealand B 3 1 0 2 27 34 -7 3
26   Haiti D 3 0 2 1 34 35 -1 2
27   France H 3 0 2 1 27 28 -1 2
28   Chile G 2 0 1 2 31 34 -3 1
29   Pakistan H 3 0 1 2 29 34 -5 1
30   Algeria F 3 0 0 3 27 36 -9 0
31   Spain C 3 0 0 3 26 37 -11 0
32   Thailand B 3 0 0 3 26 37 -11 0

Awards

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Categories Team Credit
Best songs 1   United States "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G.
2   England "This Time Tomorrow" by The Kinks
3   Japan "Shyness Boy" by Anri
4   Iceland "Untitled #3" by Sigur Rós
5   Jamaica "Wings With Me" by Ini Kamoze
Best newcomer   Slovenia Itself
Best match   United States vs.   Benin "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G. vs. "Ces Petits Riens" by Angélique Kidjo
Best underdog   Ireland Itself