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I find it incredible that Brazil is out. It’s a shock to the rest of the bracket.
Speaking of shocks, it’s been confirmed that famed US Soccer journalist Grant Wahl, who wrote extensively about the myriad of problems that emanated from Qatar hosting the WC, died while covering the Netherlands-Argentina match. He had been detained by stadium security for wearing a rainbow shirt to a game at the start of the tournament. He had been really outspoken about lgbtq rights, probably moreso than any major pundit that I can think of, really. And he’s died. His brother, who is gay, posted to social media, admitting that Grant had worn the rainbow shirt for him. And he believes his brother has been met with foul play. He had admittedly not been feeling well since arriving in Qatar, picking up what he thought was a cold that turned into bronchitis. But he was seen to be an otherwise healthy individual suddenly collapsing in the middle of a match and dying then and there. This is sure to quickly turn into a goddamn scandal considering the circumstances and his frank resistance.
On the real, as a Mexican-American who read Grant’s writing, listened to podcasts and chirped him on Twitter when El Tri/USMNT had games, I found him to be a pretty genuine dude. Even if annoying, I always found him to be real. His death is a huge blow to the entire US Soccer community. RIP.
update: Grant’s wife Dr. Celine Gounder announced he died from an aortic aneurysm. There’s likely nothing anyone could have done.
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