{"id":102136,"date":"2026-06-07T21:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/102136\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T21:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:13:13","slug":"panic-as-eriksen-collapses-during-denmark-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/102136\/","title":{"rendered":"Panic as Eriksen collapses during Denmark friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen is conscious and receiving medical attention after collapsing during his country\u2019s international friendly against Ukraine on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

The incident, which caused immediate concern among players, officials, and supporters, led to the abandonment of the match as teammates rushed to Eriksen\u2019s aid before medical personnel entered the pitch.<\/p>\n

According to reports from Reuters, the former Manchester United<\/a> and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder collapsed during the game but regained consciousness shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Danish Football Federation reassured fans about the player\u2019s condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s doing well under the current circumstances,\u201d the federation said, confirming that Eriksen was conscious after the incident.<\/p>\n

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Players from both teams reportedly formed a protective circle around the midfielder while medics attended to him on the pitch.<\/p>\n

Further reassurance came from Denmark national team doctor Morten Boesen, who provided an update on Eriksen\u2019s condition after the match was called off.<\/p>\n

\u201cChristian is doing well and walked off the pitch by himself,\u201d Boesen said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I see it, the pacemaker responded as it should.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was briefly unconscious, but regained consciousness very quickly, and we were quickly in contact with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The development has sparked concern across the football world, particularly because it comes five years after Eriksen suffered one of the most shocking medical emergencies in the sport\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

Echoes of Euro 2020<\/p>\n

On 12 June 2021, Eriksen collapsed during Denmark\u2019s opening match against Finland at the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n

The midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch and required immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) before being stabilised by medical staff.<\/p>\n

The incident stunned millions of viewers worldwide and prompted the match\u2019s suspension.<\/p>\n

Doctors later fitted Eriksen with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), a device that monitors heart rhythms and delivers corrective electrical impulses when necessary.<\/p>\n

Despite fears that his playing career might be over, Eriksen made a remarkable recovery and returned to professional football in 2022.<\/p>\n

After a brief spell with Brentford, he joined Manchester United before continuing his career at the highest level for club and country.<\/p>\n

The football world awaits further updates<\/p>\n

The latest incident is likely to prompt further medical evaluations in the coming days, although early indications from Denmark\u2019s medical team suggest that the midfielder responded well following the collapse.<\/p>\n

READ ALSO:Czechia beat Denmark to secure first World Cup spot since 2006<\/a><\/p>\n

Eriksen, widely regarded as one of Denmark\u2019s greatest players of his generation, has earned more than 140 international caps and represented his country at multiple European Championships and World Cups.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur thoughts are with Christian Eriksen and his family. Wishing you a full and speedy recovery, Christian. We\u2019re all with you \ud83e\udd0d\u201d Tottenham Hotspurs, one of the clubs Eriksen played for, wrote on their Facebook Page after Sunday\u2019s incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen is conscious and receiving medical attention after collapsing during his country\u2019s international friendly against…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102137,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2],"tags":[27744,27,26,52251,16625,35621,38,25149,50323,23334,241,52252],"class_list":["post-102136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-denmark","tag-christian-eriksen","tag-danmark","tag-denmark","tag-european-championships","tag-manchester-united","tag-midfielder","tag-news","tag-nigeria","tag-premium-times","tag-tottenham-hotspur","tag-ukraine","tag-world-cups"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116710893632427665","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}