Since the beginning of the competition on November 20 in Qatar, three deaths have been recorded in the ranks of journalists.
Roger Pearce (65), technical director of the British channel ITV Sport died on November 21 during the match Wales / USA. The American Grant Wahl, collapsed on December 9. While the Qatari journalist-photographer Khalid Al Misslam died on December 12.
The exact causes of these deaths have not been revealed until now.
It should also be noted that a case of death was reported on the side of workers during the Qatari World Cup. According to British NGOs, several thousand workers died on stadium construction sites before the start of the World Cup, highlighting the poor working conditions of foreign workers involved in stadium construction.
Meanwhile, the World Cup continues in the Gulf.
This Tuesday, the first semi-final between Argentina and Croatia will be played, 2 PM (Haitian time). The other semi-final will see France and Morocco face each other this Wednesday.