Twenty-First Music World Cup

Twenty-First Music World Cup
Tournament details
Dates	August 31 – September 2 2023
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	<img alt="" src="//up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"> Canada (2nd title)
Runners-up	<img alt="" src="//up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640"> Australia
Third place	<img alt="" src="//up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387"> Denmark
Fourth place	<img alt="" src="//up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372"> Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	919 (14.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)	<img alt="" src="//up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387"> Denmark (53 points)

Participating teams

Continent	Team	Classification Date (Order)	Participation			Best Performance
Continent	Team	Classification Date (Order)	Current	Consec.	Last	Best Performance
Africa	Congo DRC	August 6 2023 (6)	4	1	#18	Round of 16 (#15)
	Mali	August 11 2023 (31)	15	3	#20	Champion (#11)
	Morocco	August 9 2023 (23)	1	1	–	Newcomer
	Senegal	August 7 2023 (9)	7	2	#20	Third place (#8)
	Zambia	August 11 2023 (30)	14	3	#20	Runner-up (#5)
Americas	Argentina	August 7 2023 (11)	6	1	#15	Round of 16 (#4)
	Brazil	August 5 2023 (3)	21	21	#20	Champion (#2, #16)
	Canada	August 5 2023 (4)	21	21	#20	Champion (#14)
	Chile	August 10 2023 (26)	4	1	#19	Round of 16 (#12)
	Jamaica	August 11 2023 (32)	17	7	#20	Third place (#19)
	United States	August 5 2023 (1)	21	21	#20	Runner-up (#1)
Asia	India	August 8 2023 (15)	7	2	#20	Quarter-finals (#8)
	Japan	August 6 2023 (8)	21	21	#20	Champion (#8, #15)
	Philippines	August 9 2023 (22)	5	1	#15	Round of 16 (#11, #15)
	South Korea	August 9 2023 (24)	20	10	#20	Fourth place (#5)
Europe	Austria	August 10 2023 (25)	3	1	#19	Group stage (#16, #19)
	Belgium	August 8 2023 (20)	12	2	#20	Quarter-finals (#8, #20)
	Czech Republic	August 8 2023 (17)	1	1	–	Newcomer
	Denmark	August 11 2023 (27)	14	7	#20	Champion (#17)
	England	August 5 2023 (2)	21	21	#20	Champion (#4, #6, #10, #19)
	France	August 8 2023 (18)	20	3	#20	Third place (#2, #17)
	Germany	August 7 2023 (10)	21	21	#20	Champion (#1)
	Greece	August 7 2023 (16)	5	1	#15	Third place (#11)
	Iceland	August 9 2023 (21)	16	3	#20	Champion (#20)
	Italy	August 7 2023 (13)	15	2	#20	Runner-up (#6, #20)
	Netherlands	August 7 2023 (12)	8	3	#20	Round-of-16 (#8)
	Norway	August 11 2023 (28)	19	3	#20	Third place (#6)
	Scotland	August 6 2023 (7)	21	21	#20	Champion (#7, #12)
	Sweden	August 11 2023 (29)	21	21	#20	Champion (#3, #9, #13)
	Ukraine	August 9 2023 (19)	4	1	#16	Round of 16 (#5, #16)
Oceania	Australia	August 5 2023 (5)	21	21	#20	Champion (#18)
Oceania	New Zealand	August 7 2023 (14)	10	2	#20	Round of 16 (#2, #9, #14, #20)

Draw

Seeding and drawing

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.
Sweden	1	France	9	South Korea	18	Argentina	39
England	2	United States	11	Zambia	19	Ukraine	42
Brazil	3	Norway	12	Belgium	23	Philippines	45
Canada	4	Italy	13	New Zealand	27	Congo DRC	50
Japan	5	Jamaica	14	Senegal	29	Chile	51
Germany	6	Denmark	15	India	30	Austria	63
Scotland	7	Mali	16	Greece	33	Czech Republic	Debut
Australia	8	Iceland	17	Netherlands	35	Morocco	Debut

Results of the draw

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
Sweden	Germany	Australia	England	Canada	Japan	Scotland	Brazil
Norway	Iceland	United States	Mali	Denmark	Jamaica	France	Italy
South Korea	New Zealand	India	Greece	Senegal	Belgium	Zambia	Netherlands
Congo DRC	Philippines	Ukraine	Chile	Austria	Czech Republic	Argentina	Morocco

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	3	2	1	24	22	2	6
Norway	3	2	1	20	20	0	6
Sweden	3	1	2	22	22	0	3
Congo DRC	3	1	2	20	22	-2	3


Round 1
(Carbon Based Lifeforms - "Abiogenesis") Sweden	7 – 8	South Korea (Jang Pill Soon - "Soony Rock")
(Les Imprimés - "I'll Never Leave") Norway	6 – 5	Congo DRC (Pierre Kwenders - "Mardi Gras")
Round 2
(Jay-Jay Johanson - "It Hurts Me So") Sweden	7 – 8	Norway (Datarock - "Fa-Fa-Fa")
(Jupiter & Okwess - "Na Kozonga") Congo DRC	9 – 8	South Korea (Neon Bunny - "Romance in Seoul")
Round 3
(Night - "Crimson Past") Sweden	8 – 6	Congo DRC (Kokoko! - "Azo Toke")
(Say Sue Me - "Old Town") South Korea	8 – 6	Norway (Sketch - "Grunn")

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Philippines	3	2	1	23	19	4	6
Iceland	3	2	1	20	23	-3	6
Germany	3	1	2	24	23	1	3
New Zealand	3	1	2	22	24	-2	3


Round 1
(Glaring - "Ende") Germany	10 – 7	New Zealand (Jawsh 685 - "Savage Love")
(Ólöf Arnalds - "Surrender") Iceland	4 – 9	Philippines (Dong Abay - "Perpekto")
Round 2
(Funkstörung - "So Simple") Germany	7 – 8	Iceland (Sin Fang - "Look at the Night")
(PK Shellboy - "Addicted2 185bpm") Philippines	6 – 8	New Zealand (Daniel Bedingfield - "If You're Not the One")
Round 3
(Terranova - "Skin & Bones") Germany	7 – 8	Philippines (Noa Mal - "Isolation")
(Aldous Harding - "The Barrel") New Zealand	7 – 8	Iceland (Júníus Meyvant - "Signals")

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	3	2	0	1	22	20	2	6
India	3	1	2	0	20	19	1	5
United States	3	1	2	1	24	25	-1	4
Ukraine	3	0	1	2	21	23	-2	1


Round 1
(Plutonic Lab - "Long Slow") Australia	5 – 6	India (Karsh Kale - "Distance")
(Madonna - "Ray of Light") United States	9 – 8	Ukraine (Somali Yacht Club - "Sun's Eyes")
Round 2
(Hatchie - "This Enchanted") Australia	9 – 7	United States (Logic - "Therapy Music")
(Flëur - "Формалин") Ukraine	6 – 6	India (Nitin Sawhney - "Homelands")
Round 3
(2 Dogs - "No Consequence") Australia	8 – 7	Ukraine (Tangerinecat - "Ask Owl")
(Skyharbor - "Evolution") India	8 – 8	United States (The Doors - "Soul Kitchen")

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Greece	3	1	1	1	24	23	1	4
Mali	3	1	1	1	19	19	0	4
Chile	3	1	1	1	21	22	-1	4
England	3	0	3	0	25	25	0	3


Round 1
(David Bowie - "Modern Love") England	9 – 9	Greece (Keep Shelly in Athens - "Bendable")
(Idrissa Soumaoro - "Nissodia") Mali	6 – 4	Chile (Mabisyo - "The Voice of a Protest")
Round 2
(PVA - "Bad Dad") England	8 – 8	Mali (Rokia Koné - "Kurunba")
(Leche - "Technicolor") Chile	9 – 8	Greece (Moderator - "Worlds Remain")
Round 3
(Fairport Convention - "Come All Ye") England	8 - 8	Chile (Lucybell - "Sembrando en el Mar")
(Stelios Vassiloudis - "Like Suicide") Greece	7 – 5	Mali (Bajourou - "Bastan Toure")

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Denmark	3	2	0	1	20	17	3	6
Canada	3	2	0	1	22	20	2	6
Austria	3	1	1	1	18	19	-1	4
Senegal	3	0	1	2	18	22	-4	1


Round 1
(Ian Kamau - "The Village") Canada	7 – 5	Senegal (Baaba Maal - "Bouyel")
(Efterklang - "Modern Drift") Denmark	6 – 2	Austria (HVOB - "Azrael")
Round 2
(Rush - "Far Cry") Canada	10 – 7	Denmark (Goodiepal - "Gamer's in Exile's Egenskab'er Ud I Det Robotiske ~ Fæjl!")
(Louie Austen - "Glamour Girl") Austria	8 – 8	Senegal (MC Solaar - "Obsolète")
Round 3
(Chilly Gonzales - "Gogol") Canada	5 – 8	Austria (Dzihan & Kamien - "Stiff Jazz")
(Ablaye Cissoko - "Evolution") Senegal	5 – 7	Denmark (Soft Sol - "Marble Station")

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Jamaica	3	2	1	0	23	21	2	7
Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	21	20	1	6
Japan	3	1	1	1	21	21	0	4
Belgium	3	0	0	3	18	21	-3	0


Round 1
(Silent Poets - "Where the Sidewalk Ends") Japan	7 – 6	Belgium (Marc Moulin - "Le Saule")
(Wailing Souls - "Act of Affection") Jamaica	8 – 7	Czech Republic (Karel Kryl - "Andel")
Round 2
(Poison Girlfriend - "Fact 2") Japan	8 – 8	Jamaica (Sean Kingston - "Fire Burning")
(Prazsky Vyber - "Zubatá") Czech Republic	7 – 6	Belgium (Blast - "Damned Flame")
Round 3
(Midori - "Swing") Japan	6 – 7	Czech Republic (Vesna - "My Sister's Crown")
(The Neon Judgement - "TV Treated") Belgium	6 – 7	Jamaica (Israel Vibration - "Cool & Calm")

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	2	1	0	25	23	2	7
Zambia	3	1	2	0	24	21	3	5
Scotland	3	1	1	1	24	21	3	4
Argentina	3	0	0	3	18	26	-8	0


Round 1
(Franz Ferdinand - "Jacqueline") Scotland	8 – 8	Zambia (Rikki Illilonga - "Love Is So Strange")
(The Mighty Bop - "Feeling Good") France	9 – 8	Argentina (Enanitos Verdes - "Lamento Boliviano")
Round 2
(Cocteau Twins - "Serpentskirt") Scotland	8 – 9	France (Le Peuple de L’Herbe - "Adventure")
(Luca Yupanqui - "V4.3, Pt. 2") Argentina	6 – 9	Zambia (Witch - "Strange Dream")
Round 3
(Cinephile - "What Becomes of Us?") Scotland	8 – 4	Argentina (Juana Molina - "Un Dia")
(The Tinkles - "Mpundu") Zambia	7 – 7	France (Laurent Garnier - "The Sound of the Big Babou")

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	23	21	2	7
Italy	3	1	2	0	23	20	3	5
Brazil	3	0	2	1	22	23	-1	2
Morocco	3	0	1	2	19	23	-4	1


Round 1
(Arthur Verocai - "Na Boca do Sol") Brazil	8 – 9	Netherlands (The Devil's Blood - "On the Wings of Gloria")
(Maneskin - "Zitti e Buoni") Italy	9 – 6	Morocco (Guedra Guedra - "Seven Poets")
Round 2
(Seu Jorge - "Quem Não Quer Sou Eu") Brazil	7 – 7	Italy (Ligabue - "Certe Notti")
(Bergsonist - "Gaza Border Violence") Morocco	6 – 7	Netherlands (The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz - "Embers")
Round 3
(João Gilberto - "Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars") Brazil	7 – 7	Morocco (Samira Said - "Youm Wara Youm")
(CUT_ - "Out of Touch") Netherlands	7 – 7	Italy (Sick Tamburo - "Un Giorno Nuovo")

Final stage

Knockout stage

Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



South Korea	8 (0)

Iceland	8 (2)
		Iceland	6

		Australia	8
Australia	9

Mali	8
				Australia	8 (2)

				Denmark	8 (0)
Denmark	8

Czech Republic	7
		Denmark	9

		France	7
France	7 (9)

Italy	7 (7)
						Australia	4

						Canada	6
Philippines	7

Norway	8
		Norway	9

		India	5
Greece	8 (0)

India	8 (2)
				Norway	7

				Canada	8	Third place
Jamaica	3

Canada	6
		Canada	8 (2)			Denmark	8

		Zambia	8 (0)			Norway	6
Netherlands	6 (0)

Zambia	6 (2)

Round of 16

South Korea	(0) 8–8 (2)	Iceland
"Mimi" by Youra		"We Will Live for Ages" by Hjaltalín

Australia	9–8	Mali
"Can't Stop" by Hermitude		"Al Hassidi Terei" by Songhoy Blues

Denmark	8–7	Czech Republic
"Bonfires" by Blue Foundation		"Crockett's Theme" by Jan Hammer

France	(9) 7–7 (7)	Italy
"You" by Étienne de Crécy TB: "Adventure" by Le Peuple de L’Herbe		"Teenage Cliché" by The Whistling Heads TB: "Certe Notti" by Ligabue

Philippines	7–8	Norway
"Maskara" by Tarsius		"Animal Chin" by Jaga Jazzist

Greece	(0) 8–8 (2)	India
"Klemeno Podilato" by Stereo Nova		"Mumbay" by Sarathy Korwar

Jamaica	3–6	Canada
"So Mi Like It (Raw)" by Spice		"Szamár Madár" by Venetian Snares

Netherlands	(0) 6–6 (2)	Zambia
"Naked" by Gotcha		"Anasoni" by Paul Ngozi

Quarter-finals

Iceland	6–8	Australia
"Saman" by Ólafur Arnalds		"Red Room" by Hiatus Kaiyote

Denmark	9–7	France
"Deceive" by Trentemøller		"Tellement" by Louise Vertigo

Norway	9–5	India
"So Easy" by Röyksopp		"Releasing Proteus" by Amogh Symphony

Canada	(2) 8–8 (0)	Zambia
"One Fine Morning" by Lighthouse		"Ubuntungwa" by Keith Mlevhu

Semifinals

Australia	(2) 8–8 (0)	Denmark
"Intrasport" by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard		"Blaalyn Express" by The Prunes

Norway	7–8	Canada
"Greatest Hit" by Annie		"The House That Heaven Built" by Japandroids

Third place match

Denmark	8–6	Norway
"The Lord's Favorite" by Iceage		"Dressed in Black" by Ulver

Final

Australia	4–6	Canada
"Berlin" by Ry X		"Sharp" by Red Mass

Results

21st Music World Cup Champion
Canada (2nd title)

Pos.	Country	Gr	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Final
1	Canada	E	7	5	1	1	50	42	8	16
2	Australia	C	7	4	1	2	51	48	3	13
Third-place play-off
3	Denmark	E	7	5	1	1	53	45	8	16
4	Norway	A	7	4	0	3	50	48	2	12
Quarter-finals eliminations
5	France	G	5	2	2	1	39	39	0	8
6	Iceland	B	5	2	1	2	34	39	-5	7
7	Zambia	G	5	1	4	0	38	35	3	7
8	India	C	5	1	3	1	33	36	-3	6
Round of 16 eliminations
9	Netherlands	H	4	2	2	0	29	27	2	8
10	South Korea	A	4	2	1	1	32	30	2	7
11	Jamaica	F	4	2	1	1	26	27	-1	7
12	Philippines	B	4	2	0	2	30	27	3	6
13	Czech Republic	F	4	2	0	2	28	28	0	6
14	Italy	H	4	1	3	0	30	27	3	6
15	Greece	D	4	1	2	1	32	31	1	5
16	Mali	D	4	1	1	2	27	28	-1	4
Group stage eliminations
17	Scotland	G	3	1	1	1	24	21	3	4
18	Japan	F	3	1	1	1	21	21	0	4
19	United States	C	3	1	2	1	24	25	-1	4
20	Chile	D	3	1	1	1	21	22	-1	4
21	Austria	E	3	1	1	1	18	19	-1	4
22	Germany	B	3	1	0	2	24	23	1	3
23	England	D	3	0	3	0	25	25	0	3
24	Sweden	A	3	1	0	2	22	22	0	3
25	New Zealand	B	3	1	0	2	22	24	-2	3
26	Congo DRC	A	3	1	0	2	20	22	-2	3
27	Brazil	H	3	0	2	1	22	23	-1	2
28	Ukraine	C	3	0	1	2	21	23	-2	1
29	Morocco	H	3	0	1	2	19	23	-4	1
30	Senegal	E	3	0	1	2	18	22	-4	1
31	Belgium	F	3	0	0	3	18	21	-3	0
32	Argentina	G	3	0	0	3	18	26	-8	0

Awards

Categories		Team	Credit
Best songs	1	Germany	"Ende" by Glaring
	2	England	"Modern Love" by David Bowie
	3	France	"Adventure" by Le Peuple de L’Herbe
	4	Congo DRC	"Na Kozonga" by Jupiter & Okwess
	5	Netherlands	"On the Wings of Gloria" by The Devil's Blood
Best newcomer		Czech Republic	Itself
Best match		Scotland vs. France	"Serpentskirt" by Cocteau Twins vs. "Adventure" by Le Peuple de L’Herbe
Best underdog		India	Itself

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Contents

Twenty-First Music World Cup

Participating teams

Draw

Seeding and drawing

Results of the draw

Group Stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Final stage

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Results

Awards