Second Music World Cup
Tournament details
DatesDecember 10, 2022 – January 6, 2023
Teams24
Final positions
Champions  Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up  Japan
Third place  France
Fourth place  Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored1,107 (21.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)  France (88 points)

Participating teams

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Team Participation Best Performance
Current Consec. Last
  Australia 2 2 #1 Group stage (#1)
  Belgium 1 1 Newcomer
  Brazil 2 2 #1 Group stage (#1)
  Canada 2 2 #1 Group stage (#1)
  Colombia 1 1 Newcomer
  Denmark 1 1 Newcomer
  England 2 2 #1 Fourth place (#1)
  Finland 2 2 #1 Group stage (#1)
  France 2 2 #1 Quarter-finals (#1)
  Germany 2 2 #1 Champion (#1)
  Ireland 2 2 #1 Quarter-finals (#1)
  Italy 1 1 Newcomer
  Jamaica 1 1 Newcomer
  Japan 2 2 #1 Group stage (#1)
  Netherlands 1 1 Newcomer
  New Zealand 1 1 Newcomer
  Nigeria 1 1 Newcomer
  Norway 2 2 #1 Quarter-finals (#1)
  Scotland 2 2 #1 Group stage (#1)
  South Africa 2 2 #1 Quarter-finals (#1)
  South Korea 2 2 #1 Group stage (#1)
  Sweden 2 2 #1 Third place (#1)
  United States 2 2 #1 Runner up (#1)
  Wales 1 1 Newcomer

Draw

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Seeding and drawing

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Pot 1

Top 6 teams

Pot 2

Top 12 teams

Pot 3

Top 16 teams

Pot 4

Top 24 teams

Results of the draw

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Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F
  England   Sweden   Scotland   United States   Canada   Australia
  Wales   Japan   Brazil   Germany   France   Ireland
  South Korea   Colombia   Italy   Belgium   New Zealand   Jamaica
  Netherlands   Denmark   Nigeria   South Africa   Finland   Norway

Group Stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England 3 3 0 0 55 41 14 9
  South Korea 3 1 0 2 35 42 -7 3
  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 30 32 -2 3
  Wales 3 1 0 2 26 30 -4 3
Round 1
(Tears for Fears - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World")   England 22 - 13   Wales (Bullet for My Valentine - "Tears Don't Fall")
(Japanese Breakfast - "Be Sweet")   South Korea 16 - 13   Netherlands (Yin Yin - "One Inch Punch")
Round 2
(Estelle - "American Boy")   England 21 - 17   South Korea (Psy - "Gangnam Style")
(Focus - "Hocus Pocus")   Netherlands 6 - 4   Wales (Tom Jones - "Delilah")
Round 3
(David Bowie - "Starman")   England 12 - 11   Netherlands (Vengaboys - "We Like to Party")
(Donna Lewis - "I Love You Always Forever")   Wales 9 - 2   South Korea (Big Bang - "Fantastic Baby")

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 3 2 0 1 38 27 11 6
  Sweden 3 2 0 1 26 18 8 6
  Denmark 3 2 0 1 27 28 -1 6
  Colombia 3 0 0 3 16 34 -18 0
Round 1
(Ace of Base - "All That She Wants")   Sweden 11 - 9   Japan (Fishmans - "Long Season")
(Kali Uchis - "Telepatía")   Colombia 6 - 12   Denmark (Junior Senior - "Move Your Feet")
Round 2
(Europe - "The Final Countdown")   Sweden 7 - 0   Colombia (J Balvin - "Mi Gente")
(King Diamond - "Abigail")   Denmark 6 - 14   Japan (Rina Sawayama - "XS")
Round 3
(Swedish House Mafia - "Don't You Worry Child")   Sweden 8 - 9   Denmark (Alphabeat - "Fascination")
(Sheena Ringo - "Shuukyou")  Japan 15 - 10   Colombia (Lido Pimienta - "Nada")

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Scotland 3 2 1 0 38 25 13 7
  Brazil 3 2 0 1 33 27 6 6
  Italy 3 1 1 1 26 28 -2 4
  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 18 33 -15 0
Round 1
(Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out")   Scotland 14 - 9   Brazil (Sérgio Mendes & Brasil 66 - "Mas que Nada")
(Lacuna Coil - "Closer")   Italy 9 - 6   Nigeria (Jeshi & Obongjayar - "Protein")
Round 2
(The Proclaimers - "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")   Scotland 13 - 13   Italy (Eiffel 65 - "Blue (Da Ba Dee)")
(Seun Kuti - "Kuku Kee Me")   Nigeria 9 - 13   Brazil (Paralamas do Sucesso - "Lanterna dos Afogados")
Round 3
(Belle & Sebastian - "The Boy With the Arab Strap")   Scotland 11 - 3   Nigeria (Wizkid - "Essence")
(Kamau - "Equilíbrio")   Brazil 11 - 4   Italy (Benny Benassi - "Satisfaction")

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Belgium 3 2 1 0 34 28 6 7
  Germany 3 2 0 1 34 28 6 6
  South Africa 3 1 1 1 29 31 -2 4
  United States 3 0 0 3 23 33 -10 0
Round 1
(Jay-Z & Kanye West - "Ni**as in Paris")   United States 8 - 10   Germany (Nena - "99 Luftballons")
(Technothronic - "Pump Up the Jam")   Belgium 10 - 10   South Africa (Shabaka and the Ancestors - "Go My Heart, Go to Heaven")
Round 2
(Eminem - "Mockingbird")   United States 8 - 13   Belgium (Jacques Brel - "Ne Me Quitte Pas")
(Die Antwoord - "I Fink U Freaky")   South Africa 9 - 14   Germany (Can - "Vitamin C")
Round 3
(Taylor Swift - "Love Story")   United States 7 - 10   South Africa (Kongos - "Come With Me Now")
(Nico - "These Days")   Germany 10 - 11   Belgium (Stromae - "Papaoutai")

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  France 3 2 1 0 37 33 4 7
  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 32 30 2 6
  Canada 3 1 1 1 40 39 1 4
  Finland 3 0 0 1 31 38 -7 0
Round 1
(Nelly Furtado - "Say It Right")   Canada 13 - 13   France (Alcest - "Sapphire")
(Unknown Mortal Orchestra - "So Good at Being in Trouble")   New Zealand 9 - 8   Finland (HIM - "Wicked Game")
Round 2
(Carly Rae Jepsen - "I Really Like You")   Canada 12 - 14   New Zealand (Lorde - "Green Light")
(Lordi - "Hard Rock Hallelujah")   Finland 11 - 14   France (David Guetta - "Titanium")
Round 3
(Rush - "Limelight")   Canada 15 - 12   Finland (Nightwish - "Nemo")
(Gojira - "Flying Whales")   France 10 - 9   New Zealand (The Chills - "Heavenly Pop Hit")

Group F

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Jamaica 3 2 1 0 42 37 5 7
  Australia 3 2 0 1 40 36 4 6
  Norway 3 1 1 1 38 37 1 4
  Ireland 3 0 0 3 34 44 -10 0
Round 1
(Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn")   Australia 12 - 8   Ireland (My Bloody Valentine - "Only Shallow")
(Sean Paul - "Get Busy")   Jamaica 10 - 10   Norway (Jenny Hval - "Spells")
Round 2
(AC/DC - "Shoot to Thrill")   Australia 13 - 17   Jamaica (Ini Kamoze - "Here Comes the Hotstepper")
(A-ha - "Take on Me")   Norway 17 - 12   Ireland (Thin Lizzy - "Jailbreak")
Round 3
(Men at Work - "Down Under")   Australia 15 - 11   Norway (Turbonegro - "Get It On")
(U2 - "New Year's Day")   Ireland 14 - 15   Jamaica (The Congos - "Fisherman")

Third placing teams ranking

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Group Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
B   Denmark 3 2 0 1 27 28 -1 6
E   Canada 3 1 1 1 40 39 1 4
F   Norway 3 1 1 1 38 37 1 4
D   South Africa 3 1 1 1 29 31 -2 4
C   Italy 3 1 1 1 26 28 -2 4
A   Netherlands 3 1 0 2 30 32 -2 3
Third-placed teams

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1D

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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

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Knockout stage

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
  England8
 
 
 
  Canada9
 
  Canada7
 
 
 
  Australia12
 
  Australia11 (4)
 
 
 
  Sweden11 (2)
 
  Australia11
 
 
 
  Japan15
 
  Jamaica12
 
 
 
  New Zealand6
 
  Jamaica10
 
 
 
  Japan13
 
  Japan13
 
 
 
  South Africa10
 
  Japan8
 
 
 
  Brazil11
 
  France14
 
 
 
  Germany12
 
  France11 (2)
 
 
 
  Scotland11 (1)
 
  Scotland6
 
 
 
  Denmark3
 
  France11
 
 
 
  Brazil15Third place
 
  Belgium7
 
  
 
  Norway8
 
  Norway8  Australia11
 
 
 
  Brazil11  France15
 
  Brazil9
 
 
  South Korea6
 

Round of 16

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  England8–9  Canada
"Wonderwall" by Oasis . "Save Your Tears" by The Weeknd
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  Australia(4) 11–11 (2)  Sweden
"Never Tear Us Apart" by INXS
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  Jamaica12–6  New Zealand
"Pull Up to the Bumper" by Grace Jones . "How Bizarre" by OMC
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  Japan13–10  South Africa
"Plastic Love" by Mariya Takeuchi . "Fake It" by Seether
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  France14–12  Germany
"Nightcall" by Kavinsky . "Das Model" by Kraftwerk
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  Scotland6–3  Denmark
"Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi . "Final Song" by MØ
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  Belgium7–8  Norway
"Get Ready" by 2 Unlimited . "We Fell in Love in October" by Girl in Red
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  Brazil9–6  South Korea
"Ecos do Ão" by Lenine . "Dope" by BTS
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Quarter-finals

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  Canada7–12  Australia
"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies . "Magenta Mountain" - King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
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  Jamaica10–13  Japan
"Run Come Rally" by Dadawah . "Feather" by Nujabes
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  France(2) 11–11 (1)  Scotland
"1901" by Phoenix
TB: "Nightcall" by Kavinsky
. "Movin' On Up" by Primal Scream
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  Norway8–11  Brazil
"Runaway" by Aurora . "Ando Meio Desligado" by Mutantes
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Semifinals

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  Australia11–15  Japan
"You're the Voice" by John Farnham . "Tank!" by Seatbelts
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  France11–15  Brazil
"One More Time" by Daft Punk . "Tudo Que Você Podia Ser" by Milton Nascimento
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Third place match

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  Australia11–15  France
"Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil . "D.A.N.C.E." by Justice
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Final

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  Japan8–11  Brazil
"Town 0 Phase 5" by Susumu Hirasawa . "Carry On" by Angra
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Results

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2nd Music World Cup Champion
 
Brazil
(1st Title)
Pos. Country Gr Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Final
1   Brazil C 18 7 6 0 1 79 60 19
2   Japan B 15 7 5 0 2 87 69 18
Third-place play-off
3   France E 14 7 4 2 1 88 82 6
4   Australia F 10 7 3 1 3 85 84 1
Quarter-finals eliminations
5   Scotland C 11 5 3 2 0 55 39 16
6   Jamaica F 10 5 3 1 2 64 56 8
7   Norway F 7 5 2 1 2 54 55 -1
8   Canada E 7 5 2 1 2 56 39 -3
Round of 16 eliminations
9   England A 9 4 3 0 1 63 50 13
10   Belgium D 7 4 2 1 1 41 36 5
11   Sweden B 7 4 2 1 1 37 29 8
12   Germany D 6 4 2 0 2 46 42 4
13   New Zealand E 6 4 2 0 2 38 42 -4
14   Denmark B 6 4 2 0 2 30 34 -4
15   South Africa D 4 4 1 1 2 39 44 -5
16   South Korea A 3 4 1 0 3 41 51 -10
Group stage eliminations
17   Italy C 4 3 1 1 1 26 28 -2
18   Netherlands A 3 3 1 0 2 30 32 -2
19   Wales A 3 3 1 0 2 26 30 -4
20   Finland E 0 3 0 0 1 31 38 -7
21   Ireland F 0 3 0 0 3 34 44 -10
22   United States D 0 3 0 0 3 23 33 -10
23   Nigeria C 0 3 0 0 3 18 33 -15
24   Colombia B 0 3 0 0 3 16 34 -18