First Confederations Musical Cup

Third CMC
Tournament details
Dates	January 22 2023
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (1st title)
Runners-up	Belgium
Third place	Norway
Fourth place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	413 (15.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sweden (51 points)

Participating teams

Team	Participation			Best Performance	Qualification method
Team	Current	Consec.	Last	Best Performance	Qualification method
Australia	2	1	#1	Runner up (#1)	Runner-up of the Sixth Asia-Oceania Musical Cup
Belgium	1	1	–	Newcomer	Third place of the Sixth Euro Musical Cup
Cuba	3	3	#2	Quarter-finals (#2)	Runner-up of the Sixth Americas Musical Cup
Germany	1	1	–	Newcomer	Winner of the Twenty-Fifth Musical World Cup
Japan	2	1	#1	Group stage (#1)	Third place of the Twenty-Fifth Musical World Cup
Kenya	1	1	–	Newcomer	Runner-up of the Sixth African Musical Cup
Lebanon	1	1	–	Newcomer	Winner of the Sixth Asia-Oceania Musical Cup
Mali	2	1	#1	Third place (#1)	Fourth place of the Twenty-Fifth Musical World Cup
Norway	3	3	#2	Runner up (#2)	Runner-up of the Sixth Euro Musical Cup
Sweden	1	1	–	Newcomer	Runner-up of the Twenty-Fifth Musical World Cup
Trinidad and Tobago	1	1	–	Newcomer	Winner of the Sixth Americas Musical Cup
Zambia	2	2	#2	Quarter-finals (#2)	Winner of the Sixth African Musical Cup

Draw

Seeding and drawing

Pot 1 Top 3 teams		Pot 2 Top 6 teams		Pot 3 Top 9 teams		Pot 4 Top 12 teams
Team	Pos.	Team	Pos.	Team	Pos.	Team	Pos.
Sweden	2	Australia	7	Zambia	18	Lebanon	49
Germany	4	Norway	8	Belgium	21	Trinidad and Tobago	55
Japan	6	Mali	15	Cuba	38	Kenya	73

Results of the draw

Group A	Group B	Group C
Sweden	Germany	Japan
Mali	Australia	Norway
Belgium	Zambia	Cuba
Lebanon	Trinidad and Tobago	Kenya

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	2	1	0	26	22	4	7
Lebanon	3	1	2	0	25	23	2	5
Belgium	3	1	0	2	22	26	-4	3
Mali	3	0	1	2	24	26	-2	1


Round 1
(The Cardigans - "Your New Cuckoo") Sweden	9 – 6	Belgium (Nala Sinephro - "Space 1")
(Ali Farka Touré - "Ai Du") Mali	8 – 8	Lebanon (Soapkills - "Marra Fi Ghnina")
Round 2
(Imperial State Electric - "Anywhere Loud") Sweden	8 – 7	Mali (Tinariwen - "Iswegh Attay")
(Elias Rahbani - "Dance of Maria") Lebanon	8 – 6	Belgium (Ascendant Vierge - "À L'infini")
Round 3
(Horisont - "Electrical") Sweden	9 – 9	Lebanon (Postcards - "Fossilized")
(Black Mirrors - "Funky Queen") Belgium	10 – 9	Mali (Vieux Farka Touré - "Tongo Barra")

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	0	1	25	24	1	6
Zambia	3	1	1	1	24	24	0	4
Australia	3	1	1	1	24	24	0	4
Trinidad & Tobago	3	0	2	1	23	24	-1	2


Round 1
(Mo' Horizons - "Yes Baby Yes") Germany	9 – 8	Zambia (Musi-O-Tunya - "Stop Dreaming Mr. D")
(Wolfmother - "White Unicorn") Australia	8 – 8	Trinidad & Tobago (Billy Ocean - "Love Really Hurts Without You")
Round 2
(Lea Porcelain - "Pool Song") Germany	8 – 9	Australia (King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - "Gaia")
(Anthony Joseph - "Calling England Home") Trinidad & Tobago	8 – 8	Zambia (Backxwash - "Vibanda")
Round 3
(Scorpions - "The Sails of Charon") Germany	8 – 7	Trinidad & Tobago (Nicki Minaj - "Feeling Myself")
(Keith Mlevhu - "Love and Freedom") Zambia	8 – 7	Australia (Hiatus Kaiyote - "Fingerprints")

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Norway	3	2	1	0	23	20	3	7
Japan	3	2	0	1	24	22	2	6
Cuba	3	0	2	1	22	24	-2	2
Kenya	3	0	1	2	22	25	-1	1


Round 1
(Yellow Magic Orchestra - "Rydeen") Japan	9 – 7	Cuba (Gloria Estefan - "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You")
(Aurora - "Runaway") Norway	8 – 7	Kenya (Witch Prophet - "Makda")
Round 2
(Fishmans - "Night Cruising") Japan	6 – 8	Norway (Kaizers Orchestra - "Hjerteknuser")
(Shad - "Now a Daze") Kenya	8 – 8	Cuba (Ibrahim Ferrer - "Bruca Maniguá")
Round 3
(Buck-Tick - "Dress") Japan	9 – 7	Kenya (Kaligraph Jones - "Wavy")
(Afro-Cuban All Stars - "Havana del Este") Cuba	7 – 7	Norway (Secret Garden - "Nocturne")

Third placing teams ranking

Group	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
B	Australia	3	1	1	1	24	24	0	4
A	Belgium	3	1	0	2	22	26	-4	3
C	Cuba	3	0	2	1	22	24	-2	2

Third-placed teams qualify from groups			1A vs	1B vs
A	B		3B	3A
A		C	3C	3A
	B	C	3B	3C

Final stage

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Sweden	7+

Australia	7
		Sweden	9

		Norway	7
Norway	8

Zambia	6
				Sweden	9+

				Belgium	9
Germany	6

Belgium	9
		Belgium	10

		Japan	9	Third place
Lebanon	7

Japan	8
				Norway	9+

				Japan	9

Quarter-finals

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Sweden	7+–7	Australia
"There Must Be Better Ways" by Blind Dog	.	"The Way It Shatters" by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

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Norway	8–6	Zambia
"Distance" by The Devil and the Almighty Blues	.	"Can't You Hear Me" by Paul Ngozi

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Germany	6–9	Belgium
"I Don't Want It At All" by Kim Petras	.	"Headhunter (v1.0)" by Front 242

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Lebanon	7–8	Japan
"Aoede" by Mashrou' Leila	.	"Rocket Coaster" by Plus-Tech Squeeze Box

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Semifinals

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Sweden	9–7	Norway
"Ain't No Change" by Blues Pills	.	"Spirit in the Sky" by Keiino

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Belgium	10–9	Japan
"Jackie Cane" by Hooverphonic	.	"Shield for Your Eyes, A Beast in the Well on Your Hand" by Melt-Banana

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Third place match

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Norway	9+–9	Japan
"Animal Chin" by Jaga Jazzist	.	"Gips" by Sheena Ringo

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Final

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Sweden	9+–9	Belgium
"Sex Money Feelings Die" by Lykke Li	.	"Douaga" by Alavanche Kaito

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Results

3rd Confederations Music Cup Champion
Sweden (# title)

Pos.	Country	Gr	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Final
1	Sweden	A	6	3	3	0	51	45	6	12
2	Belgium	A	6	3	1	2	50	50	0	10
Third-place play-off
3	Norway	C	6	3	2	1	47	44	3	11
4	Japan	C	6	3	1	2	50	48	2	10
Quarter-finals eliminations
5	Germany	B	4	2	0	2	31	33	-2	6
6	Lebanon	A	4	1	2	1	32	31	1	5
7	Australia	B	4	1	2	1	31	31	0	5
8	Zambia	B	4	1	1	2	30	32	-2	4
Group stage eliminations
9	Trinidad & Tobago	B	3	0	2	1	23	24	-1	2
10	Cuba	C	3	0	2	1	22	24	-2	2
11	Kenya	C	3	0	1	2	22	25	-1	1
12	Mali	A	3	0	1	2	24	26	-2	1