Sixteenth Music World Cup

Sixteenth Music World Cup
Tournament details
Dates	May 10 – June 7 2023
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up	Germany
Third place	Japan
Fourth place	United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	845 (13.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Brazil (62 points)

Participating teams

Continent	Team	Classification Date (Order)	Participation			Best Performance
Continent	Team	Classification Date (Order)	Current	Consec.	Last	Best Performance
Africa	Cape Verde	May 3 2023 (6)	1	1	–	Newcomer
	Kenya	May 5 2023 (27)	1	1	–	Newcomer
	Mali	May 4 2023 (18)	11	7	#15	Champion (#11)
	Nigeria	May 5 2023 (32)	9	5	#15	Fourth place (#12)
	Zambia	May 5 2023 (24)	10	4	#15	Runner-up (#5)
Americas	Brazil	May 2 2023 (3)	16	16	#15	Champion (#2)
	Canada	May 2 2023 (4)	16	16	#15	Champion (#14)
	Cuba	May 5 2023 (23)	5	1	#14	Round of 16 (#8, #14)
	Jamaica	May 4 2023 (19)	12	2	#15	Fourth place (#4, #6)
	United States	May 2 2023 (1)	16	16	#15	Runner-up (#1)
	Venezuela	May 5 2023 (25)	1	1	–	Newcomer
Asia	India	May 4 2023 (16)	4	2	#15	Quarter-finals (#8)
	Japan	May 4 2023 (15)	16	16	#15	Champion (#8, #15)
	Lebanon	May 5 2023 (31)	2	1	#12	Quarter-finals (#12)
	South Korea	May 5 2023 (26)	15	5	#15	Fourth place (#5)
	Thailand	May 3 2023 (7)	1	1	–	Newcomer
Europe	Austria	May 3 2023 (8)	1	1	–	Newcomer
	Denmark	May 5 2023 (28)	9	2	#15	Quarter-finals (#10, #11)
	England	May 2 2023 (2)	16	16	#15	Champion (#4, #6, #10)
	France	May 4 2023 (22)	16	16	#15	Third place (#2)
	Germany	May 4 2023 (21)	16	16	#15	Champion (#1)
	Iceland	May 5 2023 (30)	13	9	#15	Fourth place (#13)
	Ireland	May 4 2023 (20)	16	16	#15	Champion (#5)
	Italy	May 4 2023 (17)	11	1	#12	Runner-up (#6)
	Norway	May 4 2023 (13)	15	11	#15	Third place (#6)
	Poland	May 5 2023 (29)	2	1	#14	Quarter-finals (#14)
	Portugal	May 3 2023 (10)	4	1	#13	Round of 16 (#4)
	Scotland	May 4 2023 (14)	16	16	#15	Champion (#7, #12)
	Serbia	May 3 2023 (9)	1	1	–	Newcomer
	Sweden	May 4 2023 (11)	16	16	#15	Champion (#3, #9, #13)
	Ukraine	May 4 2023 (12)	3	1	#11	Round of 16 (#5)
Oceania	Australia	May 2 2023 (5)	16	16	#15	Runner-up (#12)

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)	Italy (#17) Jamaica (#18) Nigeria (#23) Denmark (#24) Cuba (#32) India (#37) Portugal (#40) Poland (#43)	Lebanon (#44) Ukraine (#46) Austria (Debut) Cape Verde (Debut) Kenya (Debut) Serbia (Debut) Thailand (Debut) Venezuela (Debut)

Results of the draw

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
Germany	Japan	Canada	Scotland	England	Brazil	Sweden	Ireland
Zambia	Iceland	Mali	South Korea	United States	France	Norway	Australia
India	Italy	Portugal	Cuba	Nigeria	Denmark	Jamaica	Poland
Austria	Kenya	Lebanon	Serbia	Ukraine	Thailand	Cape Verde	Venezuela

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	21	18	3	9
India	3	2	1	22	21	1	6
Austria	3	1	2	19	20	-1	3
Zambia	3	0	3	18	21	-3	0


Round 1
(Mouse on Mars - "Sui Shop") Germany	8 – 7	India (Gary Boyle - "Grumble")
(Blackfoot - "Poor Connection") Zambia	6 – 7	Austria (Fennesz - "Oto")
Round 2
(Lucifer - "Ghosts") Germany	7 – 6	Zambia (Salty Dog - "Fast")
(Falco - "Rock Me Amadeus") Austria	7 – 8	India (Prateek Kuhad - "Cold/Mess")
Round 3
(Kingdom Come - "Get It On") Germany	6 – 5	Austria (Monoton - "Ein Wort")
(Rina Mushonga - "Atalanta") India	7 – 6	Zambia (Amanaz - "Sunday Morning")

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	26	14	12	9
Iceland	3	1	2	20	21	-1	3
Kenya	3	1	2	19	24	-5	3
Italy	3	1	2	18	24	-6	3


Round 1
(Cymbals - "Highway Star, Speed Star") Japan	10 – 6	Italy (Killer Boogie - "Superpusher '69")
(Sólveig Matthildur - "Dystopian Boy") Iceland	8 – 9	Kenya (Shad - "Now a Daze")
Round 2
(Nothing's Carved in Stone - "Mirror Ocean") Japan	8 – 4	Iceland (Kira Kira - "Ágústskot")
(Owiny Sigoma Band - "Wires") Kenya	6 – 8	Italy (Måneskin - "The Loneliest")
Round 3
(Sheena Ringo - "Gips") Japan	8 – 4	Kenya (Alai K - "Mganga")
(Hertz Collision - "Hood Thang") Italy	4 – 8	Iceland (Daði Freyr - "Skiptir Ekii Máli")

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	3	2	1	0	18	14	4	7
Canada	3	1	1	1	21	21	0	4
Lebanon	3	1	0	2	21	22	-1	3
Mali	3	1	0	2	17	20	-3	3


Round 1
(Mac DeMarco - "Chamber of Reflection") Canada	6 – 6	Portugal (Maro - "Saudade, Saudade")
(Songhoy Blues - "Sahara") Mali	8 – 7	Lebanon (Postcards - "Fossilized")
Round 2
(Gordon Lightfoot - "If You Could Read My Mind") Canada	7 – 6	Mali (Nahawa Doumbia - "Kungo Sogoni")
(Ostura - "The Room") Lebanon	5 – 6	Portugal (Dispirited Spirits - "Former Living Thing")
Round 3
(Black Dresses - "Concrete Bubble") Canada	8 – 9	Lebanon (Mashrou' Leila - "Aoede")
(They Must Be Crazy - "Catumbela") Portugal	6 – 3	Mali (Rokia Koné - "N'yanyan")

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	3	2	1	0	24	21	3	7
Serbia	3	1	1	1	18	22	-4	4
Scotland	3	1	0	2	20	19	1	3
Cuba	3	1	0	2	20	20	0	3


Round 1
(Telstar Ponies - "Last Outpost") Scotland	5 – 8	Cuba (Ruben Gonzaléz - "Siboney")
(250 - "Royal Blue") South Korea	8 – 8	Serbia (Smak - "Daire")
Round 2
(The BlueBoy - "Remember Me") Scotland	7 – 8	South Korea (Parannoul - "Analog Sentimentalism")
(Darkwood Dub - "Dorcolac") Serbia	7 – 6	Cuba (Daymé Arocena - "La Rumba Me Llamo Yo")
Round 3
(Garbage - "Only Happy When It Rains") Scotland	8 – 3	Serbia (Pero Defformero - "Gastarbajte")
(Buena Vista Social Club - "Dos Gardenias") Cuba	6 – 8	South Korea (Meaningful Stone - "Dancing in the Rain")

Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	22	15	7	9
Ukraine	3	2	1	18	18	0	6
England	3	1	2	23	21	2	3
Nigeria	3	0	3	10	19	-9	0


Round 1
(Tricky - "Hell Is Round the Corner") England	8 – 4	Nigeria (La Timpa - "Core")
(McKinley Dixon - "Never Will Know") United States	8 – 4	Ukraine (Kalush Orchestra - "Stefania")
Round 2
(Temples - "Colours to Life") England	7 – 8	United States (Queens of the Stone Age - "I Sat By the Ocean")
(Stoned Jesus - "Indian") Ukraine	5 – 2	Nigeria (Rema - "Soundgasm")
Round 3
(Estelle - "Thank You") England	8 – 9	Ukraine (Arlekin - "It Wouldn't Last")
(Hotline - "Fella's Doing It in Lagos") Nigeria	4 – 6	United States (Chris Cornell - "Scream")

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	2	1	0	26	20	6	7
Denmark	3	1	1	1	20	21	-1	4
Thailand	3	1	0	2	19	16	3	3
France	3	0	2	1	17	25	-8	2


Round 1
(Kamau - "Lágrimas do Palhaço") Brazil	8 – 5	Denmark (The Savage Rose - "Wild Child")
(Jacno - "Rectangle") France	0 – 8	Thailand (HYbs - "Killer")
Round 2
(Charlie Brown Jr. - "Confisco") Brazil	10 – 10	France (Deluxe - "Pony")
(Khun Narin - "Phua Kao") Thailand	6 – 8	Denmark (Oh Land - "Wolf & I")
Round 3
(Juçara Marçal - "Machado de Xangô") Brazil	8 – 5	Thailand (Khana Bierbood - "Starshine")
(Blast Furnace - "First and Last") Denmark	7 – 7	France (Lilly Wood & The Prick - "Prayer in C")

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cape Verde	3	2	0	1	22	20	2	6
Sweden	3	1	1	1	21	21	0	4
Jamaica	3	1	1	1	19	19	0	4
Norway	3	0	2	1	17	19	-2	2


Round 1
(Ghost - "Mary on a Cross") Sweden	6 – 7	Jamaica (Sean Paul - "Temperature")
(A-Ha - "Train of Thought") Norway	5 – 7	Cape Verde (Maria Alice - "Falso Testemunho")
Round 2
(Shitkid - "Sugar Town") Sweden	7 – 7	Norway (Secret Garden - "Nocturne")
(Mário Lúcio - "Hino à Gratidão") Cape Verde	8 – 7	Jamaica (Pablo Moses - "Give I Fe a Name")
Round 3
(The Cardigans - "You're the Storm") Sweden	8 – 7	Cape Verde (Cesária Evora - "Sodade")
(Junior Delahaye - "Love") Jamaica	5 – 5	Norway (Lost Girls - "Carried by Invisible Bodies")

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ireland	3	2	1	0	20	14	6	7
Poland	3	1	2	0	19	17	2	5
Australia	3	1	1	0	19	19	0	4
Venezuela	3	0	0	3	14	22	-8	0


Round 1
(Perry Blake - "So Many Things") Ireland	6 – 6	Poland (Obywatel G.C. - "Tak Tak To Ja")
(Midnight Oil - "When the Generals Talk") Australia	8 – 6	Venezuela (La Vida Bohème - "La Vida Mejor")
Round 2
(Microdisney - "Idea") Ireland	7 – 5	Australia (Hiatus Kaiyote - "The Lung")
(Vytas Brenner - "Araguaney") Venezuela	5 – 7	Poland (Marta - "When It's Going Wrong")
Round 3
(Two Door Cinema Club - "Sun") Ireland	7 – 3	Venezuela (Arca - "KLK")
(Lady Pank - "Kryzysowa Narzeczona") Poland	6 – 6	Australia (INXS - "New Sensation")

Final stage

Knockout stage

Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Germany	8

Iceland	5
		Germany	7

		Portugal	6
Portugal	7

Serbia	6
				Germany	7

				United States	5
United States	10

Denmark	8
		United States	9

		Poland	7
Cape Verde	8

Poland	9
						Germany	6

						Brazil	9
Japan	7

India	4
		Japan	7 (3)

		Canada	7 (2)
South Korea	8

Canada	9
				Japan	8 (4)

				Brazil	8 (5)	Third place
Brazil	10

Ukraine	8
		Brazil	9			United States	6

		Sweden	7			Japan	8
Ireland	6

Sweden	9

Round of 16

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Germany	8–5	Iceland
"In Memory" by Primal Fear	.	"Falin Skemmd" by Isafjørd

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Portugal	7–6	Serbia
"Take My Pain Away" by Moullinex	.	"Ti Si Sav Moj Bol" by Ekatarina Velika

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United States	10–8	Denmark
"Scatman" by Scatman John	.	"Future World" by Pretty Maids

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Cape Verde	8–9	Poland
"Alto Cutelo" by Os Tubarões	.	"Mamona" by Republika

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Japan	7–4	India
"Desire" by Akina Nakamori	.	"Din Raat" by Lifafa

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South Korea	8–9	Canada
"April" by Bluedawn	.	"Time Stand Still" by Rush

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Brazil	10–8	Ukraine
"I Saw You Saying (That You Say That You Saw)" by Raimundos	.	"Blood Leaves a Trail" by Somali Yacht Club

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Ireland	6–9	Sweden
"I Don't Know" by Lisa Hannigan	.	"Exit 97" by Graveyard

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Quarter-finals

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Germany	7–6	Portugal
"Afraid" by Nico	.	"Partida" by Sinistro

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United States	9–7	Poland
"Savior" by Rise Against	.	"Sadza" by Brodka

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Japan	(3) 9–9 (2)	Canada
"Atomic Bombs Away" by Blues Creation TB: "Desire" by Akina Nakamori	.	"Black Sheep" by Metric TB: "If You Could Read My Mind" by Gordon Lightfoot

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Brazil	9–7	Sweden
"Madalena" by Elis Regina	.	"Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte

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Semifinals

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Germany	7–5	United States
"I Don't Want It At All" by Kim Petras	.	"Recharge" by Fugees

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Japan	(4) 8–8 (5)	Brazil
"Asleep Among Endives" by Ichiko Aoba TB: "Gips" by Sheena Ringo	.	"Orra Meu" by Rita Lee TB: "Lágrimas do Palhaço" by Kamau

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Third place match

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United States	6–8	Japan
"End of the World" by Dot Wiggin Band	.	"Gimme Chocolate!!" by Babymetal

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Final

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Germany	6–9	Brazil
"Alles Neu" by Peter Fox	.	"Regina Let's Go!" by CPM 22

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Results

16th Music World Cup Champion
Brazil (2nd title)

Pos.	Country	Gr	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Final
1	Brazil	F	7	5	2	0	62	49	13	17
2	Germany	A	7	6	0	1	49	43	6	18
Third-place play-off
3	Japan	B	7	5	2	0	56	39	17	17
4	United States	E	7	5	0	2	52	45	7	15
Quarter-finals eliminations
5	Portugal	C	5	3	1	1	18	14	4	10
6	Canada	C	5	2	2	1	37	36	1	8
7	Poland	H	5	2	2	1	35	34	1	8
8	Sweden	G	5	2	1	2	37	36	1	7
Round of 16 eliminations
9	Ireland	H	4	2	1	1	26	23	3	7
10	South Korea	D	4	2	1	1	32	30	2	7
11	Cape Verde	G	4	2	0	2	22	20	2	6
12	India	A	4	2	0	2	26	28	-2	6
13	Ukraine	E	4	2	0	2	26	28	-2	6
14	Denmark	F	4	1	1	2	28	31	-3	4
15	Serbia	D	4	1	1	2	24	29	-5	4
16	Iceland	B	4	1	0	3	25	29	-4	3
Group stage eliminations
17	Jamaica	G	3	1	1	1	19	19	0	4
18	Australia	H	3	1	1	0	19	19	0	4
19	Thailand	F	3	1	0	2	19	16	3	3
20	England	E	3	1	0	2	23	21	2	3
21	Scotland	D	3	1	0	2	20	19	1	3
22	Cuba	D	3	1	0	2	20	20	0	3
23	Lebanon	C	3	1	0	2	21	22	-1	3
24	Austria	A	3	1	0	2	19	20	-1	3
25	Mali	C	3	1	0	2	17	20	-3	3
26	Kenya	B	3	1	0	2	19	24	-5	3
27	Italy	B	3	1	0	2	18	24	-6	3
28	Norway	G	3	0	2	1	17	19	-2	2
29	France	F	3	0	2	1	17	25	-8	2
30	Zambia	A	3	0	0	3	18	21	-3	0
31	Venezuela	H	3	0	0	3	14	22	-8	0
32	Nigeria	E	3	0	0	3	10	19	-9	0

Awards

Categories		Team	Credit
Best songs	1	Brazil	"Confisco" by Charlie Brown Jr.
	2	United States	"Scatman" by Scatman John
	3	France	"Pony" by Deluxe
	4	Brazil	"I Saw You Saying (That You Say That You Saw)" by Raimundos
	5	Japan	"Highway Star, Speed Star" by Cymbals
Best newcomer		Cape Verde	Itself
Best match		Brazil vs. France	Charlie Brown Jr.'s "Confisco" vs. Deluxe's "Pony"
Best underdog		Portugal	Itself