Denmark star Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch in Saturday’s Euro 2020 game against Finland in Copenhagen, causing the suspension of the match in the first half.
Television pictures showed Danish players in tears as medical staff tried to revive the Inter Milan player, who suddenly collapsed near the touchline.
Eriksen was awake later in hospital, the Danish Football Union said on Saturday, after he collapsed on the pitch during the Euro 2020 game against Finland in Copenhagen.
“Christian Eriksen is awake and is undergoing further tests” at the hospital, the Danish federation said on Twitter, after the player was carried off the field having received CPR by medical personnel.
UEFA said Eriksen had been “stabilised” after the match was suspended in the first half.
European football’s governing body added that a “crisis meeting” had taken place with both teams and match officials over whether to restart the game.
Group B’s opening match was stopped after Eriksen fell to the earth near the touchline at the end of the first half, with Danish players in tears as medical staff tried to revive the Inter Milan player.
The previously raucous crowd at the Parken Stadium in the Danish capital fell silent, with the 29-year-old’s teammates gathering around him to stop anyone from seeing his on-pitch treatment.
Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel and captain Simon Kjaer had to comfort Eriksen’s stricken partner Sabrina Kvist Jensen by the side of the pitch.
After around 15 minutes Eriksen was stretchered off the field followed by the rest of the Denmark team, while Finland’s players also walked off.
The fans in the stadium, who were celebrating the chance to see their national team again live at the stadium, sat silently in their seats waiting for news of Eriksen’s condition.
However soon after stadium-wide chants of “Christian” and “Eriksen” from both sets of supporters began to ring out as his status began to filter through to supporters.
They were brought to their feet when stadium announcers said that Eriksen was “stable”.
Denmark have not announced specifics about what led to Eriksen’s sudden health emergency, citing privacy concerns, though it is known that he required CPR in the immediate aftermath.
His team opted to finish out the match following a lengthy delay, ultimately losing 1-0 to Finland via a goal from Joel Pohjanpalo.
Here are the full match results from Saturday.
Wales 1-1 Switzerland
Denmark 0-1 Finland
Belgium 3-0 Russia
The weekend’s Euros action will conclude on Sunday with England vs Croatia, Austria vs North Macedonia and Netherlands vs Ukraine.
