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Tenth Music World Cup
Tournament details
DatesMarch 13th - March 14th, 2023
Teams32
Final positions
Champions England (3rd title)
Runners-up Canada
Third place Germany
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played62
Goals scored1,006 (16.23 per match)
Top scorer(s) Germany (62 points)

Participating teams

Continent Team Classification Date (Order) Participation Best Performance
Current Consec. Last
Africa  Mali March 12th, 2023 (21) 5 1 #8 Third place (#5)
 Senegal March 12th, 2023 (16) 2 1 #8 Third place (#8)
 South Africa March 12th, 2023 (23) 8 3 #9 Quarter-finals (#1)
 Uganda March 12th, 2023 (24) 1 1 Newcomer
 Zambia March 12th, 2023 (15) 5 1 #8 Runner-up (#5)
Americas  Brazil March 10th, 2023 (3) 10 10 #9 Champion (#2)
 Canada March 10th, 2023 (4) 10 10 #9 Third place (#7)
 Chile March 11th, 2023 (6) 1 1 Newcomer
 Colombia March 12th, 2023 (11) 7 3 #9 Quarter-finals (#4)
 Haiti March 12th, 2023 (25) 2 1 #3 Group stage (#3)
 United States March 10th, 2023 (1) 10 10 #9 Runner-up (#1)
Asia  China March 13th, 2023 (30) 2 1 #8 Round of 16 (#8)
 Japan March 12th, 2023 (17) 10 10 #9 Champion (#8)
 Philippines March 11th, 2023 (7) 1 1 Newcomer
 South Korea March 12th, 2023 (18) 10 10 #9 Fourth place (#5)
Europe  Belgium March 13th, 2023 (31) 6 4 #9 Quarter-finals (#8)
 Denmark March 12th, 2023 (28) 4 1 #6 Round of 16 (#2)
 England March 10th, 2023 (2) 10 10 #9 Champion (#4, #6)
 Finland March 12th, 2023 (12) 8 4 #9 Round of 16 (#3, #7)
 France March 12th, 2023 (19) 10 10 #9 Third place (#2)
 Germany March 12th, 2023 (14) 10 10 #9 Champion (#1)
 Greece March 11th, 2023 (8) 2 1 #5 Group stage (#5)
 Hungary March 12th, 2023 (13) 2 2 #9 Round of 16 (#9)
 Iceland March 12th, 2023 (27) 7 3 #9 Quarter-finals (#3, #6)
 Ireland March 12th, 2023 (20) 10 10 #9 Champion (#5)
 Italy March 11th, 2023 (10) 8 6 #9 Runner-up (#6)
 Norway March 12th, 2023 (26) 9 5 #9 Third place (#6)
 Portugal March 13th, 2023 (32) 2 1 #4 Round of 16 (#4)
 Scotland March 12th, 2023 (22) 10 10 #9 Champion (#7)
 Sweden March 11th, 2023 (9) 10 10 #9 Champion (#3, #9)
 Switzerland March 13th, 2023 (29) 1 1 Newcomer
Oceania  Australia March 10th, 2023 (5) 10 10 #9 TBA

Draw

Seeding and drawing

Pot 1

Top 8 teams

Pot 2

Top 16 teams

Pot 3

Top 24 teams

Pot 4

Top 32 teams

Results of the draw

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H
 Canada  Sweden  United States  Ireland  Scotland  Brazil  Japan  England
 South Korea  Italy  South Africa  France  Australia  Iceland  Norway  Germany
 Zambia  Colombia  Denmark  Senegal  Belgium  Finland  Mali  China
 Switzerland  Uganda  Chile  Hungary  Portugal  Philippines  Greece  Haiti

Group Stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 3 2 1 0 25 21 4 7
 Canada 3 2 0 1 23 21 2 6
 Switzerland 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
 South Korea 3 0 1 2 21 25 -4 1
Round 1
(Simple Plan - "Welcome to My Life")  Canada 6 – 7  Zambia (Musi-O-Tunya - "Mpondolo")
(Parannoul - "Arrival")  South Korea 6 – 8  Switzerland (Fifty Foot Mama - "Helicopter")
Round 2
(Sum 41 - "In Too Deep")  Canada 9 – 7  South Korea (Yukari - "Am I Dreaming")
(Aisha Devi - "Dislocation of the Alpha")  Switzerland 7 - 10  Zambia (Sampa the Great - "Bona")
Round 3
(Nelly Furtado - "All Good Things")  Canada 8 – 7  Switzerland (Celtic Frost - "Mexican Radio")
(Witch - "Strange Dream")  Zambia 8 – 8  South Korea (Meaningful Stone - "A Call from My Dream")

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 3 2 1 0 26 20 6 7
 Italy 3 1 1 1 22 25 -3 4
 Uganda 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
 Colombia 3 0 2 1 24 25 -1 2
Round 1
(Hypnos - "Caught in the Night")  Sweden 8 – 8  Colombia (Shakira - "Dare (La La La)")
(Lucio Dalla - "Anna e Marco")  Italy 8 – 7  Uganda (Don Zilla - "Full Moon")
Round 2
(The Riven - "Far Beyond")  Sweden 10 – 6  Italy (Jovanotti - "I Love You Baby")
(Nihiloxica - "Endongo")  Uganda 9 – 8  Colombia (Ondatropica - "Hummingbird")
Round 3
(ABBA - "Head Over Heels")  Sweden 8 – 6  Uganda (Afrorack - "Osc")
(Quantic and His Combo Barbaro - "Undelivered Letter")  Colombia 8 – 8  Italy (Stephan F. - "Astronomia 2K19")

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 29 25 4 9
 Denmark 3 2 0 1 25 24 1 6
 South Africa 3 1 0 2 24 25 -1 3
 Chile 3 0 0 3 23 27 -4 0
Round 1
(Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - "I Love Rock N' Roll")  United States 10 – 9  Denmark (Of the Wand and the Moon - "Sunspot")
(Springbok Nude Girls - "Bubblegum on My Boots")  South Africa 9 – 8  Chile (Javiera Mena - "Yo No Te Pido la Luna")
Round 2
(Versus the World - "Forgive Me")  United States 9 – 8  South Africa (Petite Noir - "Chess")
(Niños Del Cerro - "Povidona")  Chile 7 – 8  Denmark (Volbeat - "Heaven Nor Hell")
Round 3
(Kiss - "I Was Made for Lovin' You")  United States 10 – 8  Chile (Rubio - "Hacia el Fondo")
(Secret Oyster - "Oyster Jungle")  Denmark 8 – 7  South Africa (Gregory Alan Isakov - "Amsterdam")

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 27 23 4 9
 Hungary 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
 Senegal 3 0 2 1 24 26 -2 2
 Ireland 3 0 1 2 23 25 -2 1
Round 1
(Róisín Murphy - "Dear Miami")  Ireland 8 – 8  Senegal (Didier Awadi - "Ndaanane")
(Justice - "New Lands")  France 8 – 7  Hungary (Locomotiv GT - "Egy Elfelejtett Szó")
Round 2
(Orla Gartland - "Zombie!")  Ireland 8 – 9  France (Perturbator - "Excess")
(The Moon & the Nightspirit - "Pagan")  Hungary 8 – 8  Senegal (Fatou - "Gucci")
Round 3
(U2 - "One")  Ireland 7 – 8  Hungary (Omega - "Pearls in Her Hair")
(Baaba Maal - "Dunya Salam")  Senegal 8 – 10  France (Daft Punk - "Get Lucky")

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland 3 3 0 0 24 21 3 9
 Australia 3 1 0 2 24 20 4 3
 Belgium 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 18 23 -5 3
Round 1
(Mark Knopfler - "What It Is")  Scotland 8 – 7  Belgium (Front 242 - "Welcome to Paradise")
(Pond - "America's Cup")  Australia 9 – 3  Portugal (Nídia - "Puro Tarraxo")
Round 2
(Primal Scream - "Country Girl")  Scotland 8 – 7  Australia (Nick Cave - "Hand of God")
(Bruno Pernadas - "Anywhere in Spacetime")  Portugal 8 – 6  Belgium (Stars of the Lid - "Dungtitled (In a Major)")
Round 3
(Darius - "Colourblind")  Scotland 8 – 7  Portugal (José Mario Branco - "Inquietação")
(Hooverphonic - "2 Wicky")  Belgium 9 - 8  Australia (AC/DC - "Problem Child")

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Finland 3 2 0 1 21 21 0 6
 Brazil 3 1 1 1 22 20 2 4
 Philippines 3 1 1 1 22 21 1 4
 Iceland 3 1 0 2 19 22 -3 3
Round 1
(Legião Urbana - "Quando o Sol Bater na Janela do Teu Quarto")  Brazil 7 – 8  Finland (The Rasmus - "In the Shadows")
(Dead Skeletons - "Kingdom of God")  Iceland 8 – 7  Philippines (Kolateral - "Boy")
Round 2
(Angra - "Reaching Horizons")  Brazil 8 – 5  Iceland (Mum - "If I Were a Fish")
(The Dawn - "Salamat")  Philippines 8 – 6  Finland (Tomppabeats - "Monday Loop")
Round 3
(Scalene - "Febril")  Brazil 7 – 7  Philippines (Eraserheads - "Ang Huling El Bimbo")
(Him - "Join Me in Death")  Finland 7 – 6  Iceland (Valdimar - "Yfir Borgina")

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 1 2 0 25 23 2 5
 Mali 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
 Norway 3 1 1 1 22 22 0 4
 Greece 3 1 0 2 23 25 -2 3
Round 1
(Tricot - "Pool")  Japan 8 – 8  Mali (Amadou & Mariam - "M'Bifé")
(Susanne Sundfør - "White Foxes")  Norway 8 – 7  Greece (Naxatras - "Space Tunnel")
Round 2
(DJ Krush - "On the Dub-ble")  Japan 7 – 7  Norway (Wardruna - "Helvegen")
(Psycada - "Halal")  Greece 8 – 7  Mali (Tom Diakité - "Klé")
Round 3
(Rina Sawayama - "STFU!")  Japan 10 – 8  Greece (RSN - "Lucky Old You")
(Fatoumata Diawara - "Kanou")  Mali 8 – 7  Norway (Váli - "Dypt Inne i Skogen")

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 3 0 0 26 21 5 9
 England 3 1 1 1 23 22 1 4
 Haiti 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
 China 3 0 0 3 20 26 -6 0
Round 1
(Oasis - "Gas Panic!")  England 8 – 6  China (Omnipotent Youth Society - "杀死那个石家庄人")
(Popol Vuh - "Morgengruß")  Germany 8 – 7  Haiti (Vertø - "Krig")
Round 2
(Bad Company - "Ready for Love")  England 7 – 8  Germany (Scorpions - "Make It Real")
(Wyclef Jean - "911")  Haiti 8 – 7  China (Hiperson - "Spring Breeze")
Round 3
(Muse - "Reapers")  England 8 – 8  Haiti (Chouk Bwa & The Angstromers - "Move Tan")
(Organ Tapes - "Di Qiu")  China 7 – 10  Germany (Alice Merton - "No Roots")

Final stage

Knockout stage

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Zambia8
 
 
 
 Italy7
 
 Zambia8 (8)
 
 
 
 United States8 (10)
 
 United States8 (10)
 
 
 
 Hungary8 (8)
 
 United States7
 
 
 
 England8
 
 Scotland8
 
 
 
 Brazil10
 
 Brazil9
 
 
 
 England10
 
 Japan5
 
 
 
 England8
 
 England10
 
 
 
 Canada8
 
 Sweden7
 
 
 
 Canada9
 
 Canada8
 
 
 
 Denmark6
 
 France8
 
 
 
 Denmark10
 
 Canada10
 
 
 
 Germany9Third place
 
 Finland9
 
  
 
 Australia10
 
 Australia7 United States8
 
 
 
 Germany9 Germany9
 
 Germany9
 
 
 Mali8
 

Round of 16

 Zambia8–7 Italy
"Fwe Bena Zambia" by 5 Revolutions . "Parlami per Sempre" by Sick Tamburro
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 United States(10) 8–8 (8) Hungary
"Forty Six & 2" by Tool
TB: "I Love Rock N' Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
. "La Baletta No. 2" by Gabor Presser
TB: "Pearls in Her Hair" by Omega
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 Scotland8–10 Brazil
"Dignity" by Deacon Blue . "Senhor do Tempo" by Charlie Brown Jr.
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 Japan5–8 England
"In Summer Night" by Sheena Ringo . "Feet Don't Fail Me Now" by Joy Crookes
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 Sweden7–9 Canada
"Voluntary Slavery" by Beardfish . "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne
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 France8–10 Denmark
"Too Young" by Phoenix . "Mountain Music Pt. 1" by Culpeper's Orchard
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 Finland9–10 Australia
"Jos Mulla Olisi Sydän" by Anna Eriksson . "Forgotten Years" by Midnight Oil
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 Germany9–8 Mali
"Abracadabra" by Lucifer . "Ka Moun Ké" by Rokia Traoré
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Quarter-finals

 Zambia(8) 8–8 (10) United States
"Day of Judgement" by Ngozi Family
TB: "Fwe Bena Zambia" by 5 Revolutions
. "If You Must" by Del the Funky Homosapien
TB: "I Was Made for Lovin' You" by Kiss
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 Brazil9–10 England
"Só" by Kamau . "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac
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 Canada8–6 Denmark
"Hand in My Pocket" by Alanis Morisette . "Against the Moon" by Iceage
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 Australia7–9 Germany
"Dimension" by Wolfmother . "Open Your Eyes" by Guano Apes
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Semifinals

 United States7–8 England
"Any Way You Want Me" by Brockhampton . "Sunday Morning" by Hamzaa
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 Canada10–9 Germany
"The Spirit of Radio" by Rush . "Runnin' Wild" by Olivier St. Louis
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Third place match

 United States8–9 Germany
"Mythsysizer Instinct" by R.A.P. Ferreira . "Doomsday Machine" by Kadavar
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Final

 England10–8 Canada
"The Raven" by The Alan Parsons Project . "Constance" by Spiritbox
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Results

10th Music World Cup Champion
Winner
England
(3rd title)
Pos. Country Gr Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Final
1  England H 7 5 1 1 59 51 8 16
2  Canada A 7 5 0 2 58 53 5 15
Third-place play-off
3  Germany H 7 6 0 1 62 54 8 18
4  United States C 7 3 2 2 60 58 2 11
Quarter-finals eliminations
5  Zambia A 5 3 2 0 41 36 5 11
6  Denmark C 5 3 0 2 41 40 1 9
7  Brazil F 5 2 1 2 41 38 3 7
8  Australia E 5 2 0 3 41 38 3 6
Round of 16 eliminations
9  France D 4 3 0 1 35 33 2 9
10  Scotland E 4 3 0 1 32 31 1 9
11  Sweden B 4 2 1 1 33 29 4 7
12  Finland F 4 2 0 2 30 31 -1 6
13  Hungary D 4 1 2 1 31 31 0 5
14  Japan G 4 1 2 1 30 31 -1 5
15  Mali G 4 1 1 2 31 32 -1 4
16  Italy B 4 1 1 2 29 33 -4 4
Group stage eliminations
17  Philippines F 3 1 1 1 22 21 1 4
18  Haiti H 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 4
19  Norway G 3 1 1 1 22 22 0 4
20  South Africa C 3 1 0 2 24 25 -1 3
21  Greece G 3 1 0 2 23 25 -2 3
22  Belgium E 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
23  Uganda B 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
24  Switzerland A 3 1 0 2 22 24 -2 3
25  Iceland F 3 1 0 2 19 22 -3 3
26  Portugal E 3 1 0 2 18 23 -5 3
27  Colombia B 3 0 2 1 24 25 -1 2
28  Senegal D 3 0 2 1 24 26 -2 2
29  Ireland D 3 0 1 2 23 25 -2 1
30  South Korea A 3 0 1 2 21 25 -4 1
31  Chile C 3 0 0 3 23 27 -4 0
32  China H 3 0 0 3 20 26 -6 0

Awards

Categories Team Credit
Best songs 1  Canada "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush
2  Zambia "Bona" by Sampa the Great
3  England "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac
4  Denmark "Mountain Music, Pt. 1" by Culpepper's Orchard
5  Brazil "Senhor do Tempo" by Charlie Brown Jr.
Best newcomer  Philippines Itself
Best match  Canada vs.  Germany "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush vs. "Runnin' Wild" by Olivier St. Louis
Best underdog  Denmark Itself