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Twentieth Music World Cup

Twentieth Music World Cup

Tournament details
Dates	August 6 – August 19 2023
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Iceland (1st title)
Runners-up	Italy
Third place	Canada
Fourth place	Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	932 (14.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Canada (57 points)

Participating teams

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

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	Zambia	#17	Colombia	#25
Brazil	#2	United States	#10	Jamaica	#18	New Zealand	#27
England	#3	Ireland	#11	Iceland	#19	Senegal	#28
Canada	#4	Norway	#12	Finland	#20	Switzerland	#29
Germany	#5	Mali	#13	Nigeria	#21	India	#30
Japan	#6	South Korea	#14	Belgium	#22	Cuba	#34
Australia	#7	Denmark	#15	Wales	#23	Netherlands	#38
Scotland	#8	Italy	#16	South Africa	#24	Syria	Debut

Results of the draw

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

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Colombia	3	2	1	0	24	21	3	7
Ireland	3	2	0	1	23	21	2	6
Germany	3	1	1	1	23	24	-1	4
South Africa	3	0	0	3	23	27	-4	0

Round 1
(Scorpions - "We Built This House") Germany	9 – 8	South Africa (Miriam Makeba - "Pata Pata")
(Fontaines D.C. - "Jackie Down the Line") Ireland	6 – 7	Colombia (Kali Uchis - "I Wish You Roses")
Round 2
(Guano Apes - "Open Your Eyes") Germany	7 – 9	Ireland (Perry Blake - "The Hunchback of San Francisco")
(Shakira - "Whenever, Wherever") Colombia	10 – 8	South Africa (Gregory Alan Isakov - "Amsterdam")
Round 3
(Kadavar - "Doomsday Machine") Germany	7 – 7	Colombia (Bomba Estéreo - "Soy Yo")
(Seether - "Nobody Praying for Me") South Africa	7 – 8	Ireland (Samantha Mumba - "Gotta Tell You")

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	2	0	1	26	22	4	6
Norway	3	2	0	1	21	18	3	6
Finland	3	1	1	1	20	21	-1	4
India	3	0	1	0	16	22	-6	1

Round 1
(Jeremy Kelly - "Radio One") Canada	7 – 8	Finland (Jess and the Ancient Ones - "World Paranormal")
(Sahg - "Heksedans") Norway	6 – 3	India (Sarathy Korwar - "Mumbay")
Round 2
(K. D. Lang - "Constant Craving") Canada	10 – 8	Norway (Aurora - "Runaway")
(Rupa - "Aaj Shanibar") India	7 – 7	Finland (Nightwish - "Nemo")
Round 3
(Nelly Furtado - "Say It Right") Canada	9 – 6	India (Daler Mendhi - "Tunak Tunak Tun")
(Lordi - "Hard Rock Hallelujah") Finland	5 – 7	Norway (Ulver - "Machine Guns and Peacock Feathers")

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iceland	3	3	0	0	22	19	3	9
Senegal	3	2	0	1	21	19	2	6
Japan	3	1	0	2	22	23	-1	3
France	3	0	0	3	20	24	-4	0

Round 1
(Himiko Kikuichi - "Look Your Back!") Japan	6 – 7	Iceland (The Vintage Caravan - "Hidden Streams")
(Justice - "D.A.N.C.E.") France	5 – 7	Senegal (Akon - "Don't Matter")
Round 2
(Taeko Ohnuki - "4 A.M.") Japan	9 – 8	France (Christine and the Queens - "Tears Can Be So Soft")
(Aby Ngana Diop - "Dieleul-Dieleul") Senegal	6 – 7	Iceland (GusGus - "Polyesterday")
Round 3
(Susumu Hirasawa - "Town-0 Phase-5") Japan	7 – 8	Senegal (Tété - "Eleanor Rigby")
(Kaleo - "Way Down We Go") Iceland	8 – 7	France (Daft Punk - "Digital Love")

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	3	2	0	1	23	20	3	6
South Korea	3	2	0	1	22	21	1	6
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
Australia	3	1	1	1	21	25	-4	1

Round 1
(Pond - "Human Touch") Australia	6 – 8	Belgium (Geike - "Off Shore")
(Exo - "Overdose") South Korea	6 – 8	Netherlands (The Jordan - "Best Damn Day")
Round 2
(Hatchie - "Lights On") Australia	7 – 9	South Korea (Grand Chase - "Hope")
(Vengaboys - "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)") Netherlands	7 – 9	Belgium (Gotye - "Somebody That I Used to Know")
Round 3
(Chet Faker - "Gold") Australia	8 – 8	Netherlands (Cargo - "Sail Inside")
(Stromae - "Alors on Danse") Belgium	6 – 7	South Korea (Yaya Kim - "For Dogs and Pigs")

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland	3	2	0	1	23	21	2	6
Nigeria	3	2	0	1	23	22	1	6
United States	3	1	0	2	24	22	2	3
Switzerland	3	1	0	2	18	23	-5	3

Round 1
(K.T. Tunstall - "Another Place to Fall") Scotland	6 – 7	Nigeria (Nneka - "Africans")
(Laura Veirs - "Pink Light") United States	8 – 4	Switzerland (Waldskin - "Umbra")
Round 2
(Cocteau Twins - "Heaven or Las Vegas") Scotland	9 – 8	United States (Supreme Beings of Leisure - "Under the Gun")
(DJ Bobo - "Let the Dream Come True") Switzerland	8 – 7	Nigeria (Seun Kuti - "Kuku Kee Me (Remix)")
Round 3
(Franz Ferdinand - "Walk Away") Scotland	8 – 6	Switzerland (Monkey3 - "Axis")
(Sade - "No Ordinary Love") Nigeria	9 – 8	United States (Janelle Monaé - "Cold War")

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	2	1	0	25	23	2	7
Wales	3	1	1	1	25	22	3	4
Brazil	3	1	1	1	24	22	2	4
Cuba	3	0	1	2	19	26	-7	1

Round 1
(Xênia França - "Pra Que Me Chamas?") Brazil	8 – 8	Wales (Hybrid - "No One Knows")
(Messa - "Rubedo") Italy	8 – 8	Cuba (Sílvio Rodríguez - "Ojalá")
Round 2
(Arthur Verocai - "Sylvia") Brazil	8 – 9	Italy (Giancane - "Strappati Lungo i Bordi")
(Buena Vista Social Club - "Chan Chan") Cuba	6 – 10	Wales (Bonnie Tyler - "Total Eclipse of the Heart")
Round 3
(Leila Maria - "Seca") Brazil	8 – 5	Cuba (Voltaire - "When You're Evil")
(Bullet for My Valentine - "All These Things I Hate") Wales	7 – 8	Italy (Ligabue - "Non Ho Che Te")

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Jamaica	3	2	0	1	24	22	2	6
New Zealand	3	2	0	1	23	23	0	6
England	3	1	1	1	23	22	1	4
Mali	3	0	1	2	21	24	-3	1

Round 1
(Sneaker Pimps - "Six Underground") England	7 – 8	Jamaica (Bob Marley - "Zimbabwe")
(Toumani Diabaté, Sidiki Diabaté & M - "Solidarité") Mali	7 – 8	New Zealand (The Chills - "Part Past Part Fiction")
Round 2
(Estelle - "Set Me on Fire") England	8 – 8	Mali (Songhoy Blues - "Bamako")
(The Datsuns - "What Would I Know") New Zealand	9 – 8	Jamaica (Shaggy - "Angel")
Round 3
(Celeste - "Stop This Flame") England	8 – 6	New Zealand (Sea Mouse - "Rutherfords")
(Koffee - "Toast") Jamaica	8 – 6	Mali (Tamikrest - "Tisnant an Chatma")

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Denmark	3	3	0	0	24	13	11	9
Sweden	3	2	0	1	24	18	6	6
Zambia	3	1	0	2	18	21	-3	3
Syria	3	0	0	3	10	24	-14	0

Round 1
(Children of the Sün - "Her Game") Sweden	8 – 6	Zambia (Keith Mlevhu - "Love and Freedom")
(Volbeat - "Cape of Our Hero") Denmark	8 – 1	Syria (Omar Souleyman - "Ya Bnayya")
Round 2
(Heavy Feather - "Love Will Come Easy") Sweden	7 – 8	Denmark (Aqua - "Turn Back Time")
(Armande Altaï - "Informulé") Syria	5 – 7	Zambia (The Peace - "Black Power")
Round 3
(The Solution - "Would You Change Your Mind") Sweden	9 – 4	Syria (Eulen - "Morning Blood Requiem")
(Witch - "Waile") Zambia	5 – 8	Denmark (Junior Senior - "Move Your Feet")

Final stage

Knockout stage

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Colombia	8
	Norway	7
					Colombia	7
					Iceland	9
	Iceland	6
	South Korea	5
									Iceland	8
									Wales	7
	Scotland	6
	Wales	7
					Wales	8
					Jamaica	6
	Jamaica	8
	Sweden	7
													Iceland	8
													Italy	7
	Canada	9
	Ireland	8
					Canada	8
					Belgium	7
	Belgium	8+
	Senegal	8
									Canada	6
									Italy	7			Third place
	Italy	9
	Nigeria	5
					Italy	8							Wales	7
					Denmark	7							Canada	8
	Denmark	8
	New Zealand	7

Round of 16

Colombia	8–7	Norway
"Yo Te Esperaré" by Cali & El DanDee		"Get It On" by Turbonegro

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Iceland	6–5	South Korea
"Bachelorette" by Björk		"Why" by Mid-Air Thief

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Scotland	6–7	Wales
"Roygbiv" by Boards of Canada		"Mulder & Scully" by Cataconia

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Jamaica	8–7	Sweden
"Slave to the Rhythm" by Grace Jones		"Believe in Us" by Jay-Jay Johansson

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Canada	9–8	Ireland
"Nobody's Home" by Avril Lavigne		"Nina Cried Power" by Hozier

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Belgium	8+–8	Senegal
"Jackie Cane" by Hooverphonic		"É'Mma" by Touré Kunda

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Italy	9–5	Nigeria
"Dance Monkey" by Arianna Palazzetti		"Message in a Hammer" by Obongjayar

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Denmark	8–7	New Zealand
"Fascination" by Alphabeat		"Replay!" by Kimbra

Quarter-finals

Colombia	7–9	Iceland
"Hunter of Lost Souls" by Meteor		"To Be Free" by Emiliana Torrini

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Wales	8–6	Jamaica
"Australia" by Manic Street Preachers		"Utterance" by Black Uhuru

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Canada	8–7	Belgium
"Powerline" by Lee Aaron		"Bring Me to Silence" by Fievel Is Glauque

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Italy	8–7	Denmark
"Prisencolinensinainciusol" by Adriano Celentano		"Mountain Music I" by Culpeper's Orchard

Semifinals

Iceland	8–7	Wales
"Hoppípolla" by Sígur Rós		"Night Crawling" by John Cale

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Canada	6–7	Italy
"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen		"Appena un Po'" by Premiata Forneria Marconi

Third place match

Wales	7–8	Canada
"Froot" by Marina		"Dreamline" by Rush

Final

Iceland	8–7	Italy
"Little Talks" by Of Monsters and Men		"Zitti i Buoni" by Maneskin

Results

20th Music World Cup Champion
Iceland (1st title)

Pos.	Country	Gr	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Final
1	Iceland	C	7	7	0	0	53	45	8	21
2	Italy	F	7	5	1	1	56	48	8	16
Third-place play-off
3	Canada	B	7	5	0	2	57	51	6	15
4	Wales	F	7	3	1	3	54	50	4	10
Quarter-finals eliminations
5	Denmark	H	5	4	0	1	39	28	11	12
6	Colombia	A	5	3	1	1	39	37	2	10
7	Jamaica	G	5	3	0	2	38	37	1	9
8	Belgium	D	5	2	1	2	38	36	2	7
Round of 16 eliminations
9	Senegal	C	4	2	1	1	29	27	2	7
10	Sweden	H	4	2	0	2	31	26	5	6
11	Norway	B	4	2	0	2	28	26	2	6
12	Ireland	A	4	2	0	2	31	30	1	6
13	Scotland	E	4	2	0	2	29	28	1	6
14	South Korea	D	4	2	0	2	27	27	0	6
15	New Zealand	G	4	2	0	2	30	31	-1	6
16	Nigeria	E	4	2	0	2	28	31	-3	6
Group stage eliminations
17	Brazil	F	3	1	1	1	24	22	2	4
18	England	G	3	1	1	1	23	22	1	4
19	Netherlands	D	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	4
20	Germany	A	3	1	1	1	23	24	-1	4
21	Finland	B	3	1	1	1	20	21	-1	4
22	United States	E	3	1	0	2	24	22	2	3
23	Japan	C	3	1	0	2	22	23	-1	3
24	Zambia	H	3	1	0	2	18	21	-3	3
25	Switzerland	E	3	1	0	2	18	23	-5	3
26	Mali	G	3	0	1	2	21	24	-3	1
27	Australia	D	3	1	1	1	21	25	-4	1
28	India	B	3	0	1	0	16	22	-6	1
29	Cuba	F	3	0	1	2	19	26	-7	1
30	South Africa	A	3	0	0	3	23	27	-4	0
31	France	C	3	0	0	3	20	24	-4	0
32	Syria	H	3	0	0	3	10	24	-14	0

Awards

Categories		Team	Credit
Best songs	1	Wales	"Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler
	2	Scotland	"Heaven of Las Vegas" by Cocteau Twins
	3	Belgium	"Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye
	4	Iceland	"To Be Free" by Emiliana Torrini
	5	Italy	"Strapatti Lungo i Bordi" by Giancane
Best newcomer		Syria	Itself
Best match		Nigeria vs. United States	"No Ordinary Love" by Sade vs. "Cold War" by Janelle Monaé
Best underdog		Wales	Itself