Denmark vs. Finland resumes after Danish star Christian Eriksen collapses on the field

Eriksen is stable and awake after hospitalization

By Jonathan Johnson

Jun 12, 2021 at 2:54 pm ET • 1 min read

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The Euro 2020 match between Denmark and Finland resumed on Saturday after a scary moment where Danish star Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field. The incident occurred just before halftime as he went to receive a ball from a throw-in, dropping to the ground quickly to the shock of everybody. Players quickly called for medical personnel to tend to the Inter Milan man before he received CPR and chest compressions on the field.

He was then taken off on a stretcher as people held up some sort of sheet or blanket to block the view. Teammates accompanied him off the field as the match was suspended. He was transported from Parken Stadium and taken to the Rigshospitalet hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he has been "stabilized" and deemed "awake" by the Danish federation.

The match was officially suspended with the score tied at 0-0.

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.
— UEFA (@UEFA) June 12, 2021

The match resumed at 2:30 p.m. after a hospitalized, but stable Erisken was able to talk to his teammates and reportedly asked them to go on with the match.

Christian Eriksen had a Facetime call with his teammates from the hospital and asked them to play the game tonight, as “he feels better now”, @sportstudio just reported. 🇩🇰❤️ #prayforEriksen
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 12, 2021