Grant Wahl complained about being stopped from taking photo of Qatar World Cup slogan days before his death
DOHA, QATAR: US soccer journalist Grant Wahl, who died on December 10 while covering the FIFA World Cup quarter-final between Argentina and Netherlands at Lusail Stadium, complained about being stopped from taking a picture of the Qatar World Cup slogan on the wall of FIFA Broadcast & Media Accreditation Centre on November 16. He said, "I took a picture of it with my phone. Within seconds, a security guard walked over. 'Picture is not allowed, sir.'”
Questioning, "Is that how this World Cup is going to work?" Wahl took it to Twitter to share a link to his blog, titled 'USMNT World Cup Daily, Day 2', where he documented an exchange with the security guard. He wrote, "There was nothing posted saying that photos were not to be taken. I looked at him quizzically. 'But I was just taking a picture of the slogan on the wall.' And what he said next was absolutely wild. 'Kindly delete it, sir,' the guard said."
