French police have fired tear gas on the Champs-Élysées, after thousands of fans gathered to celebrate the results of yesterday's FIFA World Cup quarter-finals.

FIFA has said it is "deeply saddened" at the death of a migrant worker at a training base for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has claimed that the World Cup group stage in Qatar was the "best-ever" in the tournament's history, and it has demonstrated "there are no more small teams and no more big teams."

United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been castigated for his praise of Qatar hosting "an incredible World Cup".

At last, I proclaimed on Thursday (December 1) evening. Not at last have I finally "got into" this year's FIFA World Cup - an event that in the past has effectively put my life on hold, but on this occasion I have struggled to embrace for a host of reasons. 

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.