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Three Chinese fans die after watching World Cup all night
Three Chinese football fans have died after staying up all night to watch World Cup matches broadcast from Brazil, reports said on Tuesday.
Caution: Watching football all night long can lead to death
A 39-year-old Shanghai man died on Sunday after wacthing World Cup games for three consecutive nights, the local Eastern Daily said.
The man, identified only by the surname Zhou, died of a stroke while watching the match between Uruguay and Costa Rica.
He had been in reasonable health but had a history of high blood pressure, the newspaper said.
Another 25-year-old man was found dead at his computer at 7 am on Saturday in the eastern city of Suzhou, Jiangsu province.
He died of suspected exhaustion after watching a World Cup group match between Chile and Australia, the official provincial news website reported.
Former professional footballer Li Mingqiang, 51, died from a heart attack in the north-eastern city of Shenyang on Saturday after watching the game between Spain and the Netherlands, the Shenyang Evening News reported.
Li's friends called emergency services but they were unable to revive him, reports said.
During the group stages, the World Cup matches take place at midnight, 3 am and 6 am Beijing time.
