Grant Wahl died while reporting on the quarter-final match between Argentina and the Netherlands at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Five days later, the wife of the famous American journalist announced the cause of death.

At the age of 48, Wahl passed out while reporting from the final tournament. As the New York Times reports, doctors resuscitated the American for more than 20 minutes right in the stands of the Lusail Iconic Stadium. Unfortunately, everything was in vain.

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Grant Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm

Celine Gounder, a famous American infectious disease doctor, said that her husband died of an aortic aneurysm — a rupture of the wall of the ascending aorta.

“He probably died instantly and felt no pain. I feel a certain relief when I found out about it” – The wife of the great Valquoted by the NY Times.

Grant Wahl complained of chest pain just a few days ago

Just a few days ago (December 6, to be exact), Grant Wahl said on the (Football) podcast that he was not feeling well and had chest pains.

“It got really bad in terms of chest pain, tightness, pressure” – Grant Val.

The journalist sought help at the medical clinic of the media center in Qatar, suspecting that he had bronchitis. He was treated with cough syrup and ibuprofen and then reported feeling better.

In Qatar, Val became the protagonist of an incident at a match between the USA and Wales when he was denied entry because of an LGBT shirt.

Grant Wall has been writing about football for over two decades as a highly respected journalist. He has worked for Sports Illustrated and has authored two books on royal sports.

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