Abdel Rahim Mohamed, an Egyptian football commentator died after watching his country’s World Cup team suffered their third consecutive World Cup defeat in Russia.
He was due to analyse Egypt 's 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia but was rushed to hospital after suffering a heart attack due to the poor performance of the team.
A local newspaper, Egypt Today, reported that Mohamed was taken to hospital by his son after the defeat where he was pronounced dead.
Abdel Mohamed who become increasingly emotional watching the game at TV studios in Cairo, later slumped after attack.
The Egyptian team were dispatched from the tournament without a single point after Salem Al-Dawsari scored a 94th minute winner for the Saudi Arabia.
Hector Cuper, Egypt's coach, expressed his condolences in a press conference after the match hoping that the loss is not the reason Mohamed passed away.
Former goalkeeper Ahmed Fawzi said his colleague, Mohamed - who used to coach Egyptian club side Zamalek — was emotional during the match and looked 'exhausted', according to local reports.
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