Various US reporters sitting near the 48-year-old reported that he collapsed in the media stand during extra time at Doha’s Lusail Stadium on Friday night and could not be revived. His wife Celine Gounder wrote on Twitter that she was in complete shock. The US Football Association said: “The entire US football family is heartbroken to learn of the loss of Grant Wahl.”
Wahl – who has worked for “Sports Illustrated” and the broadcaster CBS, among others – was the eighth time as a reporter at a soccer World Cup. On Monday, according to the AP news agency, he reported a visit to the hospital because his body had failed him. “Three weeks of little sleep, lots of stress and lots of work can do that to you,” he wrote. He didn’t have Covid. In the hospital he was told that he probably had bronchitis. “They gave me an antibiotic and a strong cough syrup and a few hours later I’m feeling a little better. But still: not good.”
On Friday evening, Wahl tweeted about the 2-2 draw for the Dutch: “An unbelievable goal from a set piece.” The Argentines finally won 4-3 on penalties after a thrilling game.
Wahl said he was detained by security forces for 25 minutes ahead of the USA-Wales preliminary round match on November 21 for wearing a rainbow-colored T-shirt to show his support for the LGBTQI community. Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar and punishable by up to seven years in prison.
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