RECAP: Christian Eriksen collapses – full story:
Eriksen clutched his chest and fell to the ground in the 65th minute before medical personnel rushed to the midfielder’s aid. He is now conscious and undergoing medical checks in hospital.
It comes five years after Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark at the European Championships.
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Kieran Jackson7 June 2026 19:52
Denmark team doctor: ‘Christian doing well’
Denmark’s team doctor Morten Boesen says Eriksen is undergoing ‘further examinations in hospital.’
He said: “Christian is doing well and left the pitch himself. As I see it, the pacemaker responded as it should.
“He was briefly unconscious, but regained consciousness very quickly, and we were quickly in contact with him.
”He will now undergo further examinations at the hospital to determine what caused the incident.”
Kieran Jackson7 June 2026 23:00
VIDEO: Christian Eriksen, speaking about his 2021 cardiac arrest:
Christian Eriksen says he ‘died for five minutes’ after Euro 2020 cardiac arrest
Kieran Jackson7 June 2026 22:30
Statement from Eriksen’s club, Wolfsburg:
“We’re thinking of you, Christian,” a Wolfsburg statement read on Sunday night.
“We are in close contact with the Danish Football Association and are following further developments.
“All the best and a speedy recovery.”
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Kieran Jackson7 June 2026 22:00
Denmark and Ukraine players bind arms post-match
Really heartwarming scenes in Odense.
Kieran Jackson7 June 2026 21:45
Hojbjerg speaks on Eriksen’s collapse
“There’s a throw-in, and then I go out to the side, and I turn around a bit, and I see Christian on his way to the floor, and we know a little about how he reacts, what that means,” Denmark captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg told Danish broadcaster TV2.
“(Everyone) reacted super-fast and with respect … I can only compliment how much courage those who took care of Christian on the field had. I can’t say much more than that you get a shock, and that the most important thing is that Christian is doing well.”
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Will Castle7 June 2026 21:30
Tottenham send support to Eriksen
Will Castle7 June 2026 21:15
How did Eriksen react to incident in 2021?
After his recovery, Eriksen told the BBC that he remembered “everything apart from the five minutes” he was unconscious.
“I remember the throw-in, the ball hitting my knee and then I don’t know what happened after.
“Then I woke up with people around me and felt the pressure on my chest, trying to get my breathing back, and then I woke up – I opened my eyes and saw people around me, I didn’t really understand what was going on.
“At that time I had no idea what had happened, then it goes through my head: ‘Did something happen with my legs? Did I break my back? Can I lift my leg up?’ – all small things I was trying to do to see what happened.
“Then in the ambulance I heard someone say: ‘How long was he out for?’ and someone said: ‘Five minutes,’ and that was the first time I had heard I was gone.”
Christian Eriksen (PA Wire)
Kieran Jackson7 June 2026 20:56
Ukraine players applaud fans in Odense
A nice touch after the game was abandoned, following Eriksen’s collapse.
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Kieran Jackson7 June 2026 20:43
Denmark coach Brian Riemer:
On Eriksen: “Christian Eriksen waved to his teammates as he left the pitch.
“A few minutes before he fell ill, he had a tussle with Ruslan Malinovskyi, and I thought that was why he looked distressed, but I was wrong.
On game being abandoned: “From that moment on, neither I nor the players on the pitch could have carried on with the match.”
(AP)
Kieran Jackson7 June 2026 20:28
