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Soccer writer Grant Wahl dies at World Cup match in Qatar

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Last updated: 2022/12/10 at 2:40 PM
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Grant Wahl was a dedicated colleague and friend to so many at FOX SportsDerek Rae and Aly Wagner on the passing of soccer journalist Grant Wahl

LUSAIL, Qatar — Grant Wahl, an American journalist who helped grow the popularity of soccer in the U.S. and reported on some of the biggest stories in the sport, died Saturday while covering a World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands. He was 48.

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.

Grant Wahl was a dedicated colleague and friend to so many at FOX Sports

Grant Wahl was a dedicated colleague and friend to so many at FOX Sports

Grant Wahl was a dedicated colleague and friend to so many at FOX Sports. We remain shocked and saddened by his passing, and extend our heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathies to his wife, family, friends and colleagues. 

Wahl was covering his eighth World Cup. He wrote Monday on his website that he had visited a medical clinic while in Qatar.

“My body finally broke down on me. Three weeks of little sleep, high stress and lots of work can do that to you,” Wahl wrote. “What had been a cold over the last 10 days turned into something more severe on the night of the USA-Netherlands game, and I could feel my upper chest take on a new level of pressure and discomfort.”

Wahl wrote that he tested negative for COVID-19 and sought treatment for his symptoms.

“I went into the medical clinic at the main media center today, and they said I probably have bronchitis. They gave me a course of antibiotics and some heavy-duty cough syrup, and I’m already feeling a bit better just a few hours later. But still: No bueno,” he wrote.

Wahl wrote this week that he had been among 82 journalists honored by FIFA and the international sports press association AIPS for attending eight or more World Cups.

Derek Rae and Aly Wagner on the passing of soccer journalist Grant Wahl

Derek Rae and Aly Wagner on the passing of soccer journalist Grant Wahl

Derek Rae and Aly Wagner on the passing of longtime soccer journalist Grant Wahl: “A trailblazer in terms of the sport in the United States.”

A 1996 graduate of Princeton, Wahl worked for Sports Illustrated from 1996 to 2021, known primarily for his coverage of soccer and college basketball. He then launched his own website.

Wahl also worked for FOX Sports from 2012-19.

He is survived by his wife, Dr. Céline Gounder, clinical associate professor of medicine at New York University School of Medicine, attending physician at Bellevue Hospital Center and CBS News medical news contributor.

Reporting from the Associated Press.


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