{"id":1772528,"date":"2022-12-12T13:03:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T18:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1772528"},"modified":"2022-12-12T13:03:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T18:03:56","slug":"second-journalist-suddenly-dies-at-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-journalist-suddenly-dies-at-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Journalist Suddenly Dies At World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecond-journalist-suddenly-dies-at-world-cup%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1772528&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Qatari photographer died on Saturday while covering the World Cup, making him the second journalist to pass away during the global soccer event following the death of American reporter Grant Wahl.<\/p>\n<p>Khalid al-Misslam, who worked for Qatari sports outlet Al Kass TV, \u201cdied suddenly while covering\u201d the tournament, according to Doha\u2019s Gulf Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe in Allah\u2019s mercy and forgiveness for him, and send our deepest condolences to his family,\u201d the outlet tweeted.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Al Kass TV photojournalist Khalid al-Misslam passed away recently. <br \/>Al- Misslam, a Qatari, died suddenly while covering the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. We believe in Allah&#8217;s mercy and forgiveness for him, and send our deepest condolences to his family. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M1ZyoBJWkW\">pic.twitter.com\/M1ZyoBJWkW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gulf-Times (@GulfTimes_QATAR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GulfTimes_QATAR\/status\/1601577900981243904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cause of al-Misslam\u2019s death was not revealed, though it was reported as taking place on the same day that a security guard was injured in a fall inside of Lusail Iconic Stadium after the quarterfinal game between Argentina and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred at about 2:00 a.m. local time on Saturday after Argentina defeated its opponent on penalties. One fan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2022\/dec\/11\/world-cup-security-guard-in-intensive-care-after-fall-at-lusail-stadium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the Guardian that the security worker dropped from a top concourse of the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The security officer, reportedly a migrant worker at the event, was taken to Hamad Hospital and is stable though in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>The report of al-Misslam\u2019s passing followed the shocking death of Wahl. The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-u-s-journalist-grant-wahl-collapses-and-dies-while-covering-world-cup-soccer-games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that the American soccer journalist\u00a0collapsed and died Friday in Qatar while covering the\u00a0World Cup\u00a0quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>CBS News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/soccer\/news\/grant-wahl-renowned-american-soccer-journalist-dies-at-age-48\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that Wahl \u201cmay have suffered a heart attack\u201d while in the press box of Lusail Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Wahl\u2019s death came just days after he wrote that he went to a medical facility on Monday to receive treatment after feeling ill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t have Covid (I test regularly here), but I went into the medical clinic at the main media center today, and they said I probably have bronchitis,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThey gave me a course of antibiotics and some heavy-duty cough syrup, and I\u2019m already feeling a bit better just a few hours later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After not improving, Wahl later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/espn\/story\/_\/id\/35221443\/american-soccer-journalist-grant-wahl-dies-49-qatar\">returned<\/a> on Thursday for further treatment.<\/p>\n<p>His wife, Celine Gounder, thanked those who reached out to her after the report of Wahl\u2019s death, adding that she was \u201cin complete shock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am so thankful for the support of my husband <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrantWahl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GrantWahl<\/a>&#8216;s soccer family &#038; of so many friends who&#8217;ve reached out tonight.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m in complete shock. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OB3IzOxGlE\">https:\/\/t.co\/OB3IzOxGlE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 C\u00e9line\u00a0Gounder,\u00a0MD, ScM, FIDSA \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@celinegounder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celinegounder\/status\/1601404727014879232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wahl\u2019s brother, Eric Wahl, made headlines following the loss for suspecting foul play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy name is Eric Wahl. I live in Seattle, Washington. I am Grant Wahl\u2019s brother,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/brother-of-u-s-journalist-grant-wahl-who-collapsed-and-died-at-world-cup-i-believe-he-was-killed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m gay, I\u2019m the reason he wore the rainbow shirt to the World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy brother was healthy. He told me he received death threats. I do not believe my brother just died,\u201d he continued. \u201cI believe he was killed and I just beg for any help.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Qatari photographer died on Saturday while covering the World Cup, making him the second journalist to pass away during the global soccer event following the death of American reporter Grant Wahl. Khalid al-Misslam, who worked for Qatari sports outlet Al Kass TV, \u201cdied suddenly while covering\u201d the tournament, according to Doha\u2019s Gulf Times. \u201cWe &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":1772531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[7476,6202,7475,6794,5550,6195],"class_list":["post-1772528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-cup","tag-daily","tag-dies","tag-journalist","tag-suddenly","tag-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1772528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1772528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1772528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1772531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1772528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1772528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1772528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}