US soccer journalist Grant Wahl died of heart aneurysm at World Cup

• US journalist Grant Wahl died from aortic aneurysm, wife says
• Wahl, 49, was stricken while covering World Cup in Qatar

Grant Wahl died of an aneurysm in his heart when he was stricken while covering a World Cup match last weekend, according to an autopsy of the well-known American soccer writer.

Wahl's wife, Dr Celine Gounder, said Wednesday that an autopsy was conducted by the New York City Medical Examiner's Office.