Christian Eriksen 'in good spirits' after collapse as Denmark team doctor gives new update

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·8 June 2026

Christian Eriksen 'in good spirits' after collapse as Denmark team doctor gives new update

Former Tottenham and Manchester United star “doing well” and expected to be discharged from hospital soon

Christian Eriksen is in “good spirits” and expected to be discharged from hospital “soon” after collapsing on the pitch while in action for Denmark.

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34-year-old Eriksen - who suffered a cardiac arrest while playing for his country at Euro 2020 - fell to the floor after being seen clutching his chest with both hands in worrying scenes that occurred with 25 minutes remaining of Sunday’s friendly match against Ukraine at Nature Energy Park in Odense.

The former Tottenham, Manchester United and Brentford midfielder received immediate medical treatment as both sets of players formed a protective ring around him in order to ensure greater privacy, with the game quickly abandoned with Denmark leading 2-1.

The Danish Football Association (DBU) announced that Eriksen was “conscious and doing well”, while Denmark’s team doctor Morten Boesen later confirmed that the player had been taken to hospital for tests having briefly lost consciousness but quickly regained it and walked off the pitch under his own power.

Boesen - who was also Denmark’s team doctor at Euro 2020 and praised for his heroic efforts in helping to revive Eriksen - provided a further update on Eriksen’s condition on Monday morning, saying in a new statement released via the DBU: “I spoke with Christian this morning, and he is doing well.

“He is with his family and in good spirits. The expectation is that he will be discharged soon and can return home.

“We are taking good care of the players and staff and remain in regular contact with them.”

Ex-Spurs star Eriksen previously collapsed while playing for Denmark in their opening game of the delayed 2020 European Championship finals against Finland in Copenhagen in June 2021.

He suffered a cardiac arrest and received CPR, with an automated external defibrillator used to reset his heart.

Eriksen - who said he was “gone from this world for five minutes” - recovered and was subsequently fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), a form of pacemaker, returning to football eight months later with Brentford after his release from Inter Milan was mutually agreed.

He was unable to continue his career in Serie A due to rules that do not allow players fitted with an ICD to compete in Italy’s top-flight.

Eriksen spent six months at Brentford and later had a three-year stint at Manchester United, before moving to Germany with Wolfsburg on a free transfer last summer and making 34 appearances during the 2025/26 campaign.

He has continued to represent Denmark at international level, becoming their all-time leading appearance-maker with 151 senior caps, in which he has scored 46 goals.

The Danes did not qualify for the upcoming World Cup in North America, losing on penalties to the Czech Republic in their UEFA play-off final.