Fourth Music World Cup
Tournament details
DatesJanuary 19 - January 28, 2023
Teams24
Final positions
Champions England (1st title)
Runners-up Republic of Ireland
Third place Scotland
Fourth place Jamaica
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored354 (6.81 per match)
Top scorer England (63 points)

Participating teams

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Team Participation Best Performance
Current Consec. Last
 Argentina 1 1 Newcomer
 Australia 4 4 #3 Fourth place (#2)
 Brazil 4 4 #3 Champion (#2)
 Canada 4 4 #3 Quarter-finals (#2, #3)
 Colombia 3 3 #3 Group stage (#2, #3)
 England 4 4 #3 Runner up (#3)
 Finland 4 4 #3 Round of 16 (#3)
 France 4 4 #3 Third place (#3)
 Germany 4 4 #3 Champion (#1)
 Ireland 4 4 #3 Quarter-finals (#1)
 Jamaica 3 3 #3 Quarter-finals (#2)
 Japan 4 4 #3 Runner up (#2)
 Mali 1 1 Newcomer
 Mexico 1 1 Newcomer
 Netherlands 2 1 #2 Group stage (#2)
 Norway 3 3 #3 Quarter-finals (#1, #2, #3)
 Portugal 1 1 Newcomer
 Puerto Rico 2 2 #3 Round of 16 (#3)
 Scotland 4 4 #3 Quarter-finals (#2)
 South Africa 4 4 #3 Quarter-finals (#1)
 South Korea 4 4 #3 Round of 16 (#2, #3)
 Spain 1 1 Newcomer
 Sweden 4 4 #3 Champion (#3)
 United States 4 4 #3 Runner up (#1)

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
 Scotland 3 3 0 0 21 3 18 9
 Colombia 3 1 0 2 13 14 -1 3
 Puerto Rico 3 1 0 2 6 12 -6 3
 Sweden 3 1 0 2 7 18 -11 3
Round 1
(Viagra Boys - "Ain't No Thief")  Sweden 2 - 5  Scotland (The Jesus and Mary Chain - "Just Like Honey")
(Filmmaker - "The Love Market")  Colombia 1 - 4  Puerto Rico (Ricky Martin - "Maria")
Round 2
(Neneh Cherry - "Buffalo Stance")  Sweden 2 - 12  Colombia (Shakira - "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)")
(Daddy Yankee - "Gasolina")  Puerto Rico 1 - 8  Scotland (Mogwai - "Take Me Somewhere Nice")
Round 3
(Eagle-Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight")  Sweden 3 - 1  Puerto Rico (Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - "Lights")
(Cocteau Twins - "Cherry-Coloured Funk")  Scotland 8 - 0  Colombia (Ela Minus - "Megapunk")

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 31 3 28 9
 Germany 3 2 0 1 13 3 10 6
 South Africa 3 1 0 2 3 24 -21 3
 Mexico 3 0 0 3 4 21 -17 0
Round 1
(Temples - "Context")  England 2 - 0  Germany (Skee Mask - "Routine")
(Troye Sivan - "Angel Baby")  South Africa 2 - 1  Mexico (Neon Indian - "Deadbeat Summer")
Round 2
(David Bowie - "Heroes")  England 18 - 1  South Africa (Die Antwoord - "Fatty Boom Boom")
(Selena - "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom")  Mexico 1 - 8  Germany (Lou Bega - "Mambo No. 5")
Round 3
(King Crimson - "Epitaph")  England 11 - 2  Mexico (Natalia Lafourcade - "Hasta la Raiz")
(Alphaville - "Big in Japan")  Germany 5 - 0  South Africa (Dave Matthews - "Oh")

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Jamaica 3 3 0 0 12 5 7 9
 Spain 3 2 0 1 14 7 7 6
 Japan 3 1 0 2 9 18 -9 3
 France 3 0 0 3 4 9 -5 0
Round 1
(Rina Sawayama - "Bad Friend")  Japan 2 - 1  France (Gesaffelstein - "Opr")
(Ini Kamoze - "Wings With Me")  Jamaica 2 - 0  Spain (C. Tananga - "Ingobernable")
Round 2
(Mass of the Fermenting Dregs - "Dramatic")  Japan 3 - 7  Jamaica (Peter Tosh - "Legalize It")
(Triana - "Abre la Puerta")  Spain 4 - 1  France (Perturbator - "Future Club")
Round 3
(Nujabes - "Reflection Eternal")  Japan 4 - 10  Spain (Rosalía - "Saoko")
(M83 - "Outro")  France 2 - 3  Jamaica (The Upsetters - "Chase the Devil")

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 36 4 32 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 19 11 8 6
 Mali 3 1 0 2 6 34 -28 3
 Netherlands 3 0 0 3 3 15 -12 0
Round 1
(Hatchie - "This Enchanted")  Australia 2 - 6  Brazil (CSS - "Alala")
(Epica -"Storm the Sorrow")  Netherlands 0 - 2  Mali (Tinariwen - "Sastanàqqàm")
Round 2
(Nick Cave - "White Elephant")  Australia 9 - 2  Netherlands (The Gathering - "Strange Machines")
(Songhoy Blues - "Soubor")  Mali 1 - 26  Brazil (Chico Buarque - "Construção")
Round 3
(Men at Work - "Who Can It Be Now?")  Australia 8 - 3  Mali (Ali Farka Touré - "Ai Du")
(Angra - "Lisbon")  Brazil 4 - 1  Netherlands (Within Temptation - "Faster")

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Canada 3 2 0 1 8 5 3 6
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 8 10 -2 6
 Ireland 3 1 0 2 7 4 3 3
 Finland 3 1 0 2 3 7 -4 3
Round 1
(Three Days Grace - "The Good Life")  Canada 3 - 0  Ireland (Róisín Murphy - "Overpowered")
(Him - "Killing Loneliness")  Finland 1 - 4  Argentina (Charly García - "No Me Dejan Salir")
Round 2
(Justin Bieber - "As Long As You Love Me")  Canada 3 - 1  Finland (Beastmilk - "Death Reflects Us")
(Seru Giran - "Seminare")  Argentina 0 - 7  Ireland (The Cranberries - "Ode to My Family")
Round 3
(Blood Ceremony - "Goodbye Gemini")  Canada 2 - 4  Argentina (Almendra - "Muchacha (Ojos de Papel)")
(John Martyn - "Over the Hill")  Ireland 0 - 1  Finland (Nightwish - "Élan")

Group F

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 12 0 12 9
 South Korea 3 1 0 2 5 7 -2 3
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 3
 Norway 3 1 0 2 3 11 -8 3
Round 1
(The Offspring - "The Meaning of Life")  United States 3 - 0  South Korea (Blackpink - "As If It's Your Last")
(Girl in Red - "Midnight Love")  Norway 1 - 2  Portugal (Ornatos Violeta - "Ouvi Dizer")
Round 2
(Pixies - "Hey")  United States 8 - 0  Norway (Pom Poko - "Danger Baby")
(Fausto - "Lembra-Me Um Sonho Lindo")  Portugal 2 - 4  South Korea (Japanese Breakfast - "Posing in Bondage")
Round 3
(Chris Cornell - "Can't Change Me")  United States 1 - 0  Portugal (Amália Rodrigues - "Fado Português")
(Karen O - "The Moon Song")  South Korea 1 - 2  Norway (Röyksopp - "Eple")

Third placing teams ranking

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Group Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
E  Ireland 3 1 0 2 7 4 3 3
F  Portugal 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 3
A  Puerto Rico 3 1 0 2 6 12 -6 3
C  Japan 3 1 0 2 9 18 -9 3
B  South Africa 3 1 0 2 3 24 -21 3
D  Mali 3 1 0 2 6 34 -28 3
Third-placed teams

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1A

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1C

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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
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Scotland7
 
 
 
 Japan0
 
 Scotland6
 
 
 
 Germany1
 
 South Korea1
 
 
 
 Germany6
 
 Scotland1
 
 
 
 England16
 
 United States3
 
 
 
 Argentina0
 
 United States1
 
 
 
 England2
 
 England6
 
 
 
 Puerto Rico0
 
 England8
 
 
 
 Ireland4
 
 Canada1 (4)
 
 
 
 Australia1 (3)
 
 Canada2
 
 
 
 Jamaica4
 
 Jamaica4
 
 
 
 Portugal0
 
 Jamaica1
 
 
 
 Ireland3Third place
 
 Brazil7 (2)
 
  
 
 Ireland7 (3)
 
 Ireland3 Scotland4
 
 
 
 Colombia1 Jamaica1
 
 Spain1 (2)
 
 
 Colombia1 (4)
 

Round of 16

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 Scotland70 Japan
"Ponyboy" by Sophie . "Midsummer New York" by Yoko Ono
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 South Korea16 Germany
"The Flag is Raised" by Asian Glow . "Nummern" by Kraftwerk
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 United States30 Argentina
"E-Pro" by Beck . "Pronta Entrega" by Virus
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 England60 Puerto Rico
"505" by Arctic Monkeys . "Titi Me Pregunto" by Bad Bunny
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 Canada(4) 11 (3) Australia
"Kaputt" by Destroyer
TB: "The Good Life" by Three Days Grace
. "Saved My Life" by Sia
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 Jamaica40 Portugal
"No Lie" by Sean Paul . "Sou Como Um Rio" by Delfins
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 Brazil(2) 77 (3) Ireland
"São Jorge" by Metá Metá
TB: "Alala" by CSS
. "When You Sleep" by My Bloody Valentine
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 Spain(2) 11 (4) Colombia
"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" by Baccara
TB: "Saoko" by Rosalia
. "Te Queria" by Lido Pimienta
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Quarter-finals

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 Scotland61 Germany
"The Dark of the Matinée" by Franz Ferdinand . "Man of the Year" by Schoolboy Q
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 United States12 England
"Around the World" by Red Hot Chili Peppers . "Little Shocks" by Kaiser Chiefs
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 Canada24 Jamaica
"Run Away With Me" by Carly Rae Jepsen . "Stir It Up" by Bob Marley & the Wailers
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 Ireland31 Colombia
"Pride (In the Name of Love)" by U 2' . "Atemporal" by Lucrecia Dalt
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Semifinals

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 Scotland116 England
"How Not to Drown" by Chvrches . "When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin
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 Jamaica13 Ireland
"Second Round K.O." by Canibus . "Jackie Down the Line" by Fontaines D.C
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Third place match

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 Scotland41 Jamaica
"Roygbiv" by Boards of Canada . "Slave to the Rhythm" by Grace Jones
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Final

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 England84 Ireland
"1999" by Charli XCX . "Nina Cried Power" by Hozier
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Results

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4th Music World Cup Champion
Winner
England
(1st title)
Pos. Country Gr Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Final
1  England B 7 7 0 0 63 9 54 21
2  Ireland E 7 3 1 3 24 21 3 10
Third-place play-off
3  Scotland A 7 6 0 1 39 21 18 18
4  Jamaica C 7 5 0 2 22 14 8 15
Quarter-finals eliminations
5  United States F 5 4 0 1 16 2 14 12
6  Germany B 5 3 0 2 20 10 10 9
7  Canada E 5 2 1 2 11 10 1 7
8  Colombia A 5 1 1 3 15 18 -3 4
Round of 16 eliminations
9  Brazil D 4 3 1 0 43 11 32 10
10  Australia C 4 2 1 1 20 12 8 7
11  Spain C 4 2 1 1 15 6 7 7
12  Argentina E 4 2 0 2 8 13 -5 6
13  Portugal F 4 1 0 3 4 10 -6 3
14  South Korea F 4 1 0 3 6 13 -7 3
15  Puerto Rico A 4 1 0 3 6 18 -12 3
16  Japan C 4 1 0 3 9 25 -16 3
Group stage eliminations
17  Finland E 3 1 0 2 3 7 -4 3
18  Norway F 3 1 0 2 3 11 -8 3
19  Sweden A 3 1 0 2 7 18 -11 3
20  South Africa B 3 1 0 2 3 24 -21 3
21  Mali D 3 1 0 2 6 34 -28 3
22  France C 3 0 0 3 4 9 -5 0
23  Netherlands D 3 0 0 3 3 15 -12 0
24  Mexico B 3 0 0 3 4 21 -17 0