A SHANGHAI football fan who stayed up for three nights to catch the World Cup action died after suffering a brain hemorrhage while watching a match.

The 39-year-old, surnamed Zhou, was rushed to the Shanghai No. 10 People’s Hospital at 3am on Sunday after having a stroke caused by brain stem hemorrhage. He was pronounced dead at 9pm that night.

According to Gao Liang, director of the hospital’s neurosurgery department, the patient had a history of high blood pressure.