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Eighth Music World Cup

Eighth Music World Cup

Tournament details
Dates	February 8th - March 3rd, 2023
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Japan (1st title)
Runners-up	Sweden
Third place	Senegal
Fourth place	Republic of Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	1,333 (20.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ireland (85 points)

Participating teams

Continent	Team	Participation			Best Performance
		Current	Consec.	Last
Africa	Mali	4	2	#7	Third place (#5)
	Nigeria	4	2	#7	Round of 16 (#3)
	Senegal	1	1	–	Newcomer
	South Africa	6	1	#6	Quarter-finals (#1)
	Zambia	4	4	#7	Runner up (#5)
Americas	Argentina	2	1	#4	Round of 16 (#4)
	Brazil	8	8	#7	Champion (#2)
	Canada	8	8	#7	Third place (#7)
	Colombia	5	1	#5	Quarter-finals (#4)
	Cuba	1	1	–	Newcomer
	Jamaica	7	7	#7	Fourth Place (#4, #6)
	United States	8	8	#7	Runner up (#1)
Asia	China	1	1	–	Newcomer
	India	1	1	–	Newcomer
	Japan	8	8	#7	Runner up (#2)
	South Korea	8	8	#7	Fourth place (#5)
Europe	Belgium	4	2	#7	Round of 16 (#2, #3)
	England	8	8	#7	Champion (#4, #6)
	Finland	6	2	#7	Round of 16 (#3, #7)
	France	8	8	#7	Third place (#2)
	Germany	8	8	#7	Champion (#1)
	Iceland	5	1	#6	Quarter-finals (#3, #6)
	Ireland	8	8	#5	Champion (#5)
	Italy	6	4	#7	Runner up (#6)
	Netherlands	3	1	#4	Group stage (#2, #4)
	Norway	7	3	#7	Third place (#6)
	Scotland	8	8	#7	Champion (#7)
	Spain	2	1	#4	Round of 16 (#4)
	Sweden	8	8	#7	Champion (#3)
	Wales	5	4	#7	Quarter-finals (#7)
Oceania	Australia	8	8	#7	Fourth place (#2)
	New Zealand	4	1	#6	Round of 16 (#2)

Draw

Seeding and drawing

Pot 1 Top 8 teams	Pot 2 Top 16 teams	Pot 3 Top 24 teams	Pot 4 Top 32 teams
Australia Brazil Canada England Ireland Japan Sweden United States	France Germany Jamaica Norway Scotland South Africa South Korea Wales	Belgium Colombia Finland Iceland Italy Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria	Argentina China Cuba India Mali Senegal Spain Zambia

Results of the draw

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
United States	Brazil	Japan	Ireland	Australia	England	Canada	Sweden
South Africa	Germany	Wales	Norway	Scotland	South Korea	France	Jamaica
Finland	Nigeria	Colombia	New Zealand	Iceland	Belgium	Netherlands	Italy
Spain	India	Zambia	Argentina	Cuba	Mali	Senegal	China

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Africa	3	2	1	0	38	22	16	7
Spain	3	1	2	0	37	34	3	5
United States	3	1	1	1	27	39	-12	4
Finland	3	0	0	3	28	35	-7	0

Round 1
(Marilyn Manson - "The Beautiful People") United States	0 – 15	South Africa (Orville Peck - "Dead of Night")
(Kingston Wall - "Shine on Me") Finland	8 – 11	Spain (Las Ketchup - "Asereje")
Round 2
(Dick Dale - "Miserlou") United States	13 – 10	Finland (Jess and the Ancient Ones - "Love Zombi")
(DJ Sammy - "Heaven") Spain	12 – 12	South Africa (Freedom's Children - "Sea Horse")
Round 3
(The White Stripes - "Icky Thump") United States	14 – 14	Spain (Montserrat Caballé - "Barcelona")
(Alice Phoebe Lou - "Witches") South Africa	11 – 10	Finland (Don Huonot - "Seireeni")

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	3	2	0	1	25	25	0	6
India	3	2	0	1	29	32	-3	6
Brazil	3	1	0	2	33	31	2	3
Germany	3	1	0	2	34	33	1	3

Round 1
(Scalene - "Surreal") Brazil	12 – 15	Germany (Alphaville - "Forever Young")
(Fela Kuti - "Water No Get Enemy") Nigeria	12 – 5	India (Panjabi MC - "Mundian to Bach Ke")
Round 2
(A Banda Mais Bonita da Cidade - "Oração") Brazil	10 – 2	Nigeria (Emeka Ogboh - "Lagos State of Mind")
(Rupa - "Aaj Shanibar") India	10 – 9	Germany (Rammstein - "Sonne")
Round 3
(Jota Quest - "Do Seu Lado") Brazil	11 – 14	India (White Town - "Your Woman")
(Enigma - "Sadeness") Germany	10 – 11	Nigeria (Obongjayar - "Message in a Hammer")

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	2	0	1	35	24	11	6
Colombia	3	2	0	1	31	35	-4	6
Zambia	3	1	0	2	34	35	-1	3
Wales	3	1	0	2	30	36	-6	3

Round 1
(Shibusashirazu - "Images") Japan	13 – 9	Wales (Young Marble Giants - "Brand New Life")
(Shakira - "Hips Don't Lie") Colombia	15 – 12	Zambia (Peace - "Black Power")
Round 2
(Rina Sawayama - "This Hell") Japan	14 – 3	Colombia (Maluma - "Hawai")
(Amanaz - "Khala My Friend") Zambia	10 – 12	Wales (Badfinger - "Baby Blue")
Round 3
(Ichiko Aoba - "Bouquet") Japan	8 – 12	Zambia (Blackfoot - "When I Needed You")
(Marina - "Froot") Wales	9 – 13	Colombia (Ondatropica - "Cumbia Espacial")

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ireland	3	2	1	0	37	32	5	7
Norway	3	2	1	0	27	25	2	7
Argentina	3	1	0	2	32	31	1	3
New Zealand	3	0	0	3	27	35	-8	0

Round 1
(Enya - "Only Time") Ireland	9 – 9	Norway (Röyksopp - "Poor Leno")
(Benée - "Supalonely") New Zealand	8 – 14	Argentina (Soda Stereo - "De Musica Ligera")
Round 2
(Aphex Twin - "Xtal") Ireland	12 – 11	New Zealand (Avantdale Bowling Club - "F(r)iends")
(Invisible - "Los Livros de la Buena Memoria") Argentina	8 – 9	Norway (Sigrid - "Strangers")
Round 3
(Sinéad O'Connor - "Nothing Compares 2 U") Ireland	14 – 10	Argentina (Pescado Rabioso - "Bajan")
(Serena-Maneesh - "Drain Cosmetics") Norway	9 – 8	New Zealand (Kimbra - "Settle Down")

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cuba	3	3	0	0	35	31	4	9
Scotland	3	2	0	1	32	30	2	6
Iceland	3	1	0	2	32	27	5	3
Australia	3	0	0	3	28	39	-11	0

Round 1
(AC/DC - "Moneytalks") Australia	10 – 13	Scotland (Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams")
(The Vintage Caravan - "Whispers") Iceland	10 – 11	Cuba (Camila Cabello - "Havana")
Round 2
(Pond - "Zond") Australia	8 – 15	Iceland (Björk - "Pagan Poetry")
(Silvio Rodriguez - "Ojalá") Cuba	13 – 11	Scotland (Franz Ferdinand - "Walk Away")
Round 3
(Midnight Oil - "Power and the Passion") Australia	10 – 11	Cuba (Celia & Johnny - "Lo Tuyo Es Mental")
(Primal Scream - "Rocks") Scotland	8 – 7	Iceland (Múm - "Green Grass of Tunnel")

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	1	2	0	32	29	3	5
Belgium	3	1	2	0	29	26	3	5
South Korea	3	1	2	1	31	33	-2	4
Mali	3	0	1	2	29	30	-1	1

Round 1
(Yes - "Roundabout") England	12 – 9	South Korea (NewJeans - "Hype Boy")
(Front 242 - "Headhunter (v1.0)") Belgium	10 – 7	Mali (Vieux Farka Touré - "Tongo Barra")
Round 2
(Queen - "I Want It All") England	9 – 9	Belgium (Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul - "C'est N'est Pas un Cliché")
(Ali Farka Touré - "Ai Du") Mali	11 – 12	South Korea (Parannoul - "Beautiful World")
Round 3
(The Kinks - "Picture Book") England	11 – 11	Mali (Tinariwen - "Toumast Tincha")
(Mid-Air Thief - "Ahhh, These Chains!") South Korea	10 – 10	Belgium (Plastic Bertrand - "Ça Plane Pour Moi")

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Senegal	3	3	0	0	31	24	7	9
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	34	33	1	4
Canada	3	1	1	1	32	31	1	4
France	3	0	0	3	34	43	-9	0

Round 1
(Rush - "Red Sector A") Canada	15 – 12	France (Phoenix - "Lisztomania")
(Vengaboys - "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!") Netherlands	8 – 10	Senegal (Mor Thiam - "Ayo Ayo Nene")
Round 2
(Avril Lavigne - "Keep Holding On") Canada	11 – 11	Netherlands (Tiesto - "The Motto")
(Youssou N'dour - "7 Seconds") Senegal	13 – 10	France (Woodkid - "Run Boy Run")
Round 3
(Serial Joe - "Mistake") Canada	6 – 8	Senegal (Baaba Maal - "Traveller")
(Justice - "DVNO") France	12 – 15	Netherlands (Shocking Blue - "Venus")

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	2	1	0	32	28	4	7
China	3	1	1	1	27	26	1	4
Italy	3	0	0	3	27	27	0	3
Jamaica	3	1	0	1	28	33	-5	3

Round 1
(Anna Von Hausswolff - "Mountains Crave") Sweden	13 – 11	Jamaica (Lee Perry - "Disco Devil")
(Alexia - "Uh La La La") Italy	7 – 10	China (Lexie Liu - "Manta")
Round 2
(The Cardigans - "My Favourite Game") Sweden	11 – 9	Italy (Nino Ferrer - "Looking for You")
(Chinese Football - "Electronic Girl") China	9 – 11	Jamaica (Toots & The Maytals - "Funky Kingston")
Round 3
(The Solution - "I Have to Quit You") Sweden	8 – 8	China (Higher Brothers - "Empire")
(Shaggy - "It Wasn't Me") Jamaica	6 – 11	Italy (Premiata Forneria Marconi - "Impressione di Settembre")

Final stage

Knockout stage

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	South Africa	7
	India	8
					India	7
					Japan	12
	Japan	11
	Norway	10
									Japan	12
									Senegal	11
	Cuba	9
	Belgium	10
					Belgium	10
					Senegal	11
	Senegal	10
	China	6
													Japan	14
													Sweden	11
	Nigeria	10
	Spain	8
					Nigeria	11 (3)
					Ireland	11 (4)
	Ireland	15
	Colombia	7
									Ireland	10
									Sweden	14			Third place
	England	12
	Scotland	10
					England	8							Senegal	13
					Sweden	13							Ireland	12
	Sweden	12
	Netherlands	11

Round of 16

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South Africa	7–8	India
"Ugly Boy" by Die Antwoord	.	"Tunak Tunak Tun" by Dahler Mendhi

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Japan	11–10	Norway
"Narashite" by Haru Nemuri	.	"The Innocent" by Aurora

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Cuba	9–10	Belgium
"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" by Gloria Estefan	.	"Alors on Danse" by Stromae

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Senegal	10–6	China
"Possible Futures" by Paradise Cinema	.	"鸽哨" by Default

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Nigeria	10–8	Spain
"On the Low" by Burna Boy	.	"Bailando" by Enrique Iglesias

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Ireland	15–7	Colombia
"Take Me to Church" by Hozier	.	"Soy Yo" by Bomba Estereo

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England	12–10	Scotland
"Jewel of Mine Eye" by Temples	.	"Why Does It Always Rain On Me" by Travis

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Sweden	12–11	Netherlands
"Windowpane" by Opeth	.	"On the Wings of Gloria" by The Devil's Blood

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Quarter-finals

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India	7–12	Japan
"Narcisc0" by Rina Mushonga	.	"4 A.M." by Taeko Ohnuki

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Belgium	10–11	Senegal
"Ptolemaic" by Use Knife	.	"Smack That" by Akon

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Nigeria	(3) 11–11 (4)	Ireland
"Smooth Operator" by Sade TB: "On the Low" by Burna Boy	.	"The Boys Are Back In Town" by Thin Lizzy TB: "Only Time" by Enya

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England	8–13	Sweden
"All I Need" by Jake Bugg	.	"Crystal Ball" by Candlemass

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Semifinals

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Japan	12–11	Senegal
"Candy Gun" by Melt-Banana	.	"Mouhamadou Bamba" by Orchestra Baobab

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Ireland	10–14	Sweden
"Vertigo" by U2	.	"Dancing on My Own" by Robyn

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Senegal	13–12	Ireland
"Dieleul-Dieleul" by Aby Ngana Diop	.	"Bad Penny" by Rory Gallagher

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Final

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Japan	14–11	Sweden
"Rydeen" by Yellow Magic Orchestra	.	"Uh Huh" by Imperial State Electric

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Results

8th Music World Cup Champion
Japan (1st title)

Pos.	Country	Gr	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Final
1	Japan	C	7	6	0	1	84	63	21	18
2	Sweden	H	7	5	1	1	82	71	11	16
Third-place play-off
3	Senegal	G	7	6	0	1	76	64	12	18
4	Ireland	D	7	3	2	2	85	77	8	11
Quarter-finals eliminations
5	Nigeria	B	5	3	0	2	46	44	2	9
6	India	B	5	3	0	2	44	51	-7	9
7	Belgium	F	5	2	2	1	49	46	3	8
8	England	F	5	2	2	1	52	52	0	8
Round of 16 eliminations
9	Cuba	E	4	3	0	1	44	41	3	9
10	South Africa	A	4	2	1	1	45	30	15	7
11	Norway	D	4	2	1	1	37	36	1	7
12	Scotland	E	4	2	0	2	42	42	0	6
13	Colombia	C	4	2	0	2	38	50	-12	6
14	Spain	A	4	1	2	1	45	44	1	5
15	Netherlands	G	4	1	1	2	45	45	0	4
16	China	H	4	1	1	2	33	36	-3	4
Group stage eliminations
17	Canada	G	3	1	1	1	32	31	1	4
18	South Korea	F	3	1	2	1	31	33	-2	4
19	United States	A	3	1	1	1	27	39	-12	4
20	Iceland	E	3	1	0	2	32	27	5	3
21	Brazil	B	3	1	0	2	33	31	2	3
22	Germany	B	3	1	0	2	34	33	1	3
23	Argentina	D	3	1	0	2	32	31	1	3
24	Italy	H	3	0	0	3	27	27	0	3
25	Zambia	C	3	1	0	2	34	35	-1	3
26	Jamaica	H	3	1	0	1	28	33	-5	3
27	Wales	C	3	1	0	2	30	36	-6	3
28	Mali	F	3	0	1	2	29	30	-1	1
29	Finland	A	3	0	0	3	28	35	-7	0
30	New Zealand	D	3	0	0	3	27	35	-8	0
31	France	G	3	0	0	3	34	43	-9	0
32	Australia	E	3	0	0	3	28	39	-11	0

Awards

Categories		Team	Credit
Best songs	1	Iceland	"Pagan Poetry" by Björk
	2	Canada	"Red Sector A" by Rush
	3	Ireland	"Take Me to Church" by Hozier
	4	Colombia	"Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira
	5	Germany	"Forever Young" by Alphaville
Best newcomer		Senegal	Itself
Best match		Senegal vs. Ireland	"Dieleul-Dieleul" by Aby Ngana Diop vs. "Bad Penny by Rory Gallagher
Best underdog		Senegal	Itself