Christian Eriksen is Awake And Recovers After Collapsing in the Middle of the Game
The Denmark footballer was resuscitated by doctors from his team and later transferred to a hospital, where he is stable. The match will resume after being suspended due to the medical emergency.
Denmark’s Christian Eriksen fainted in the middle of the Euro Cup game between his team and Finland.
The footballer was struck down and began to convulse before receiving medical assistance. His companions began to cry and made a fence to prevent the cameras from capturing the moment he was being treated.
UEFA reported that the player was taken to hospital and has been stabilized. And the Danish Federation said that he was awake and that he should undergo further tests.
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 stabilised.
Christian Eriksen er vågen og er til yderligere undersøgelser på Rigshospitalet.
Kampen er midlertidigt udsat. Ny melding kommer kl. 19.45.
— DBU – En Del Af Noget Større (@DBUfodbold) June 12, 2021
The Eurocup group stage match was suspended due to a medical emergency, although after 1 p.m. in Mexico City, UEFA announced that, at the request of the players of both teams, the match will be resumed. The suspension had occurred at minute 41 of the first half.
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 (TBC).
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.
— UEFA (@UEFA) June 12, 2021
Christian Eriksen er vågen, og hans tilstand er fortsat stabil. Han forbliver indlagt på Rigshospitalet til yderligere undersøgelser.
Kampen mod Finland spilles færdig i aften. Dette sker efter at spillerne har fået bekræftet, at Christian er okay. Kampen genoptages kl. 20.30.
— DBU – En Del Af Noget Større (@DBUfodbold) June 12, 2021
Parken hyllar Christian Eriksen. Finska fansen ropar ”Christian”, danska svarar ”Eriksen”. pic.twitter.com/mOFLq3gAqg
— Michael Wagner (@MicGWagner) June 12, 2021
