American Sportswriter Grant Wahl Dies in Qatar at World Cup - Brother Believes He Was Killed

American Sportswriter Grant Wahl Dies in Qatar at World Cup - Brother Believes He Was Killed

American sportswriter Grant Wahl died in Qatar on Friday while covering the World Cup. 

He “collapsed” while covering Friday’s Argentina-Netherlands match, a witness told CNN.

Qatar’s World Cup organizers said on Saturday that Wahl “fell ill” in the press area, where he received “immediate medical treatment on site,” CNN continued. 

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He was then transferred to Hamad General Hospital, said a spokesperson for the Supreme Court Committee for Delivery and Legacy, the body responsible for planning the tournament.

Wahl was 48 years old. 

His brother Eric — who is gay — believes his brother may have been killed. 

Wahl had been detained before the United States World Cup opener against Wales for wearing a rainbow flag shirt. 

“I am the reason he wore the rainbow shirt to the world cup. I do not believe my brother just died, I believe he was killed,” said Eric on an Instagram video. 

Grant Wahl had graduated from Princeton and worked for Sports Illustrated for decades.