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 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 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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 England89 Canada
"Wonderwall" by Oasis . "Save Your Tears" by The Weeknd
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 Australia(4) 1111 (2) Sweden
"Never Tear Us Apart" by INXS
TB: "Down Under" by Men At Work
. "Dancing Queen" by ABBA
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 Jamaica126 New Zealand
"Pull Up to the Bumper" by Grace Jones . "How Bizarre" by OMC
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 Japan1310 South Africa
"Plastic Love" by Mariya Takeuchi . "Fake It" by Seether
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 France1412 Germany
"Nightcall" by Kavinsky . "Das Model" by Kraftwerk
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 Scotland63 Denmark
"Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi . "Final Song" by MØ
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 Belgium78 Norway
"Get Ready" by 2 Unlimited . "We Fell in Love in October" by Girl in Red
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 Brazil96 South Korea
"Ecos do Ão" by Lenine . "Dope" by BTS
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Quarter-finals

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 Canada712 Australia
"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies . "Magenta Mountain" - King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
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 Jamaica1013 Japan
"Run Come Rally" by Dadawah . "Feather" by Nujabes
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 France(2) 1111 (1) Scotland
"1901" by Phoenix
TB: "Nightcall" by Kavinsky
. "Movin' On Up" by Primal Scream
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 Norway811 Brazil
"Runaway" by Aurora . "Ando Meio Desligado" by Mutantes
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Semifinals

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 Australia1115 Japan
"You're the Voice" by John Farnham . "Tank!" by Seatbelts
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 France1115 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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 Australia1115 France
"Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil . "D.A.N.C.E." by Justice
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Final

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 Japan811 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
Winner
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