Grant Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer
writers in the United States, died early Saturday while covering the World Cup
match between Argentina and the Netherlands.
U.S.
media seated near him said Wahl fell back in his seat in the media tribune at
Lusail Iconic Stadium during extra time and reporters adjacent to him called
for assistance. Emergency services workers responded very quickly, the reporters
said, and the reporters later were told that Wahl had died.
Wahl
tweeted on Wednesday that he had celebrated his birthday that day. American
reporters who knew Wahl said he was 49.
Wahl
was covering his eighth World Cup. He wrote Monday on his website that he had
visited a medical clinic while in Qatar.
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