Eriksen taken ill, match suspended, Denmark: he's fine, pacemaker worked | OneFootball

Moments of great fear for Christian Eriksen during the Denmark-Ukraine friendly at Nature Energy Park in Odense.

Around the 65th minute, Christian Eriksen touched his chest and then collapsed to the ground: medical staff intervened immediately and fortunately the player managed to get back up on his own, making his way to the ambulance on his own two feet.

The national team doctor speaks: "The pacemaker responded, he is fine"

At around 8:40 p.m., the Danish Football Association published the explanation from Morten Boesen, doctor of the Danish national team:

“Christian is fine and left the pitch walking on his own. As I see it, the pacemaker (installed in 2021 after the medical emergency he suffered at Euro 2020, editor’s note) responded as it should have.

"He lost consciousness for a brief moment, but regained it very quickly, and we got in contact with him immediately. He will now undergo further tests in hospital to determine what caused the incident. We are in constant contact with him and with the hospital doctors.

But Christian is fine and asked me to send his regards to all the players and tell them that he was doing well.”

Eriksen collapses: the Federation's statement

Major Danish sports newspapers such as Tipsbladet, Ekstra Bladet Sport and broadcaster TV2 confirm that Eriksen is conscious. The news was also confirmed by the statement from the Danish Football Association: "Christian Eriksen is conscious and is doing well, under the circumstances. The match has been suspended."

The referee ended the match early with the score at 2-1, but the important thing is that the Danish player has not — for now — suffered more serious problems.

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