FIFA has claimed that its ongoing World Cup in Qatar has delivered record-breaking television viewership figures "across multiple markets".

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Tourism has claimed that the country "does not have an official bid to host the FIFA World Cup", despite being strongly linked to a joint project with Egypt and Greece.

The Iranian Football Federation has demanded FIFA give the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) a serious warning over the doctoring of the national flag on its social media channels, prior to the two nations meeting in the FIFA World Cup group stages in Qatar.

Canada bagged gold and silver as monobob made its International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup debut.

The Danish Football Association (DBU) has criticised the reign of FIFA President Gianni Infantino and stated the nation will not vote for his re-election, despite the incumbent being the only candidate shortlisted to stand at next year's FIFA Congress in Rwanda.

Saudi Arabia stunned Argentina with one of the greatest upsets in FIFA World Cup history in the Group C opener, before France survived a momentary scare against Australia on the third day in Qatar.

So, what do you know: 55 minutes into that extraordinary hour-long tormented, angry pre-World Cup vent by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, some hard, or hard-ish, financial information.

Late goals from Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaassen gave The Netherlands a key victory against African champions Senegal at the FIFA World Cup.

As Johnny Nash sang: "There are more questions than answers." And here is a question that many people have been struggling with over the weekend:

A first-half brace from Ecuador captain Enner Valencia sunk Qatar in the FIFA World Cup curtain-raiser as they became the first host nation to lose the opening match of the tournament in its history.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has claimed to empathise with persecuted groups and accused Europeans of "hypocrisy" in their criticism of Qatar's record on human rights in a surreal speech on the eve of the World Cup.