DOHA, Qatar — Award-winning sportswriter Grant Wahl, best known for his work with Sports Illustrated and Fox Soccer, collapsed in the media tribune at Friday's Argentina-Netherlands World Cup game. Paramedics treated Wahl for approximately 30 minutes before removing him from the stadium on a stretcher. He was later pronounced dead Saturday morning at a Qatari hospital. He was 48.
The cause of death, which was confirmed by U.S. Soccer, is unknown. In a statement U.S. Soccer called Wahl's work "insightful and entertaining" and praised his devotion to the sport.
Qatar was Wahl's eighth World Cup.
