The play was stopped just minutes before the half-time whistle when players signaled the medical team to come onto the pitch to attend to Eriksen, who collapsed inside the Finland half.
Highlights
- Fans give Finnish flags to cover Eriksen as he was taken off the pitch
- The Danish midfielder suddenly collapsed on the pitch during the game
- Eriksen was stretchered off the pitch after being administered CPR
Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during Denmark’s UEFA Euro 2020 clash against Finland on Saturday. The Denmark FA said in a statement a little later that Eriksen is stable in hospital and undergoing further tests. The match restarted a 2-hour break.
Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen was given CPR on the pitch after he collapsed during his team’s UEFA Euro 2020 clash against Finland at the Telia Parken Stadium in Copenhagen on Saturday. The match was then suspended for almost two hours due to a ‘medical emergency’ before restarting. Finland won the match 1-0 after the restart, their first-ever win in the European Championships.
The Denmark FA said in a statement a little after the incident that Eriksen was awake, stable, and undergoing further tests in hospital.
During the 42nd minute of the match, as the ball went out of play for a Denmark throw-in, 29-year-old Eriksen rushed to receive the ball but he collapsed face-first as the ball hit his knee.
Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen was given CPR on the pitch after he collapsed during his team’s UEFA Euro 2020 clash against Finland at the Telia Parken Stadium in Copenhagen on Saturday. The match was then suspended for almost two hours due to a ‘medical emergency’ before restarting. Finland won the match 1-0 after the restart, their first-ever win in the European Championships.
The Denmark FA said in a statement a little after the incident that Eriksen was awake, stable, and undergoing further tests in hospital.
During the 42nd minute of the match, as the ball went out of play for a Denmark throw-in, 29-year-old Eriksen rushed to receive the ball but he collapsed face-first as the ball hit his knee.
Moments later, teammates Martin Braithwaite and Thomas Delaney rushed to assist him, with Delaney beckoning furiously for medical assistance. Referee Anthony Taylor immediately signaled for urgent medical assistance.
The former Tottenham player’s national teammates formed a ring around him as medical staff tried to resuscitate Eriksen on the far touchline. He was carried off to a loud ovation from the 16,000-strong crowd at the stadium.
“The UEFA EURO 2020 match in Copenhagen has been suspended due to a medical emergency,” said a UEFA statement.
“Following the medical emergency involving Denmark’s player Christian Eriksen, a crisis meeting has taken place with both teams and match officials and further information will be communicated at 19:45 CET. The player has been transferred to the hospital and has been stabilized.”
Christian Eriksen Health Update: Good news; Christian Eriksen ‘doing well’ after collapsing on the ground during Denmark vs Finland match
Denmark’s attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen is “doing well” after he collapsed on the pitch of Parken stadium during his country’s Euro 2020 game against Finland on Saturday. He was rushed to the hospital before the 29-year-old was seen receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at Saturday’s match in Copenhagen.
However, in a recent development, it’s now been revealed that the Danish midfielder is conscious and currently under medical treatment. Eriksen is now in hospital and has been stabilized. Christian spoke to his teammates from the hospital.
“He collapsed and got help and heart treatment on the field. He was fortunately awake when he left the stadium. We have been in contact with him, and the players have spoken with Christian. That’s the good news. He is doing well and they are playing the match for Christian,” Danish FU (Football Union) director of football Peter Moller told DR as reported by Goal.
In the aftermath of the incident, UEFA released a statement that read, “Following the medical emergency involving Denmark’s player Christian Eriksen, a crisis meeting has taken place with both teams and match officials and further information will be communicated at 19:45 CET.”
Christian Eriksen Health Update: Eriksen fell to the ground near the sideline late in the first half and was immediately surrounded by medical staff. His distraught teammates formed a ring around him as medics pumped his chest
While the Group B clash was suspended, Eriksen later Facetime his teammates and asked to go ahead with the match.
Following that, UEFA declared
• Following the request made by players of both teams, UEFA has agreed to restart the match between Denmark and Finland tonight at 20:30 CET.
• The last four minutes of the first half will be played, there will then be a 5-minute half-time break followed by the second half.
Christian Eriksen Health Update: The match resumed with players from both sides distraught with the incident. Finland stunned Denmark 1-0 but the match was overshadowed by Eriksen’s health. Denmark’s team doctor Martin Boesen told the media at the post-match press conference that they managed to get him back on the field.
“We were called on the pitch when Christian fell down, I didn’t see myself but it was pretty clear he was unconscious. When I get to him, he’s on his side. He is breathing and I can see pulse but suddenly that changes, and as everyone saw we started giving him CPR,” Boesen said.
“The help came really, really fast from the medical team and the rest of the staff, and with their cooperation, we did what we did to do. We managed to get Christan back,” he added.
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Christian Eriksen will be hoping to lead Denmark to glory at Euro 2020.
The Inter Milan attacking midfielder will be a key player for his country this summer, as they seek to stun the continent for a second time.
Denmark was a shock winner of Euro 1992 despite only being called up to participate at the last minute following war-torn Yugoslavia’s expulsion.
Eriksen and his teammates will be dreaming of something similar at the 16th edition of the European Championship.
The playmaker will be supported over the next month by his girlfriend, Sabrina Kvist Jensen.
The couple has been together for several years and will celebrate their ninth anniversary in August. Alfred Eriksen, their son, was born in 2018.
Denmark has not reached the knockout stage of the Euros since 2004 when they qualified for the quarter-finals.
They did not even take part five years ago and are desperate to make up for lost time at Euro 2020.
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Eriksen will be a key player for Kasper Hjulmand’s side, and his countrymen will be pleased to have seen him recapture his best form at Inter in recent months.
Fresh from winning the Serie A title at San Siro, Eriksen will now be keen to add an international trophy to his honors list.
It will not be easy, although Denmark has been widely tipped as potential dark horses this summer.
They will begin their campaign against Finland on June 12, with their opponents set to make their tournament debut.
Meetings with Belgium and Russia follow, as Denmark attempt to secure a top-two finish.
They might also advance to the round of 16 if they finish third, with four of the six third-place finishers set to progress.
Indeed, just eight teams will be sent home at the end of the group stage, and Denmark will be desperate not to be among them.
If Eriksen is at his best, they have a great chance of doing well at Euro 2020.
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