He was 50~ and otherwise healthy*, it doesn't seem unlikely that there was foul play involved, but who knows

updating with

It has emerged that Wahl featured on a podcast the day before his death and eluded to feeling sick. A colleague says Wahl confirmed to other members on the podcast he went to a medical facility to be checked for what he suspected was bronchitis.

Wahl earlier this week revealed he was strggling with a throat issue and a lack of sleep — and had been to a medical centre at the media centre in Qatar twice.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/world-cup/american-journalist-dead-in-qatar-days-after-being-detained/news-story/207bab9048b4d20749e703b3746ba19e