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American journalist, Grant Wahl, has sadly passed on while covering World Cup 2022 match in Qatar.
Multiple reports say he died after collapsing while covering Argentina and Netherlands match on Friday, December 9, 2022.
Though circumstances around his death are unclear, the Organizers of the Qatar World Cup said on Saturday that the American journalist fell ill in the press area and he was given “immediate medical treatment on site.”
According to a spokesperson for the Supreme Court Committee for Delivery and Legacy, the body responsible for planning the tournament, Wahl was transferred to Hamad General Hospital later.
Tributes are pouring in for the deceased journalist.
“The entire US Soccer family is heartbroken to learn that we have lost Grant Wahl,” US Soccer said in a statement on its official Twitter account.
“Grant made soccer his life’s work, and we are devastated that he and his brilliant writing will no longer be with us.”
They further shared their condolences with Wahl’s wife, Celine Gounder, and his loved ones after praising his passion and “belief in the power of the game to advance human rights.”
After sharing the US Soccer statement on Twitter, Gounder wrote: “I am so thankful for the support of my husband Grant Wahl’s soccer family and of so many friends who’ve reached out tonight. I’m in complete shock.”
Wahl complained about feeling ill in an episode of the podcast Futbol with Grant Wahl which was published days before his death on December 6.
“It had gotten pretty bad in terms of like the tightness in my chest, tightness, pressure. Feeling pretty hairy, bad,” he told co-host Chris Wittyngham in the episode. Wahl, however, indicated that he sought help at the medical clinic at the World Cup media center, believing he had bronchitis.
May his soul rest in peace!
