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FIFA joins tributes to journalist Grant Wahl after his death at the World Cup

AL KHOR, Qatar — Two dozen flowers and a framed photograph of soccer journalist Grant Wahl were placed in section 506, desk 305, seat A — Wahl’s assigned seat — high above the sideline at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor ahead of Saturday’s France-England game. Wahl, 48, collapsed during an Argentina versus Netherlands match and died early Saturday, prompting inquiries into the cause of his death ...
Flowers are placed in memory of Grant Wahl, a U.S, sports journalist who passed away while reporting on the Argentina and Netherlands match, prior to the World Cup quarterfinal between England and France at Al Bayt Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, in Al Khor, Qatar.

AL KHOR, Qatar — Two dozen flowers and a framed photograph of soccer journalist Grant Wahl were placed in section 506, desk 305, seat A — Wahl’s assigned seat — high above the sideline at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor ahead of Saturday’s France-England game.

Wahl, 48, collapsed during an Argentina versus Netherlands match and died early Saturday, prompting

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