Grant Wahl's body is returned to the US after he died at World Cup

The body of well-known US soccer journalist Grant Wahl has arrived in the United States following his , the State Department said on Monday.

The official said Wahl's remains and his belongings arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport around 8:30am ET.

They were accompanied by a consular official from the US Embassy in Doha who had had custody of Wahl's remains since shortly after he collapsed during Friday's match between Argentina and Holland and later died at the age of 49.

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