Denmark’s Christian Eriksen given CPR by medical staff after collapsing on pitch during Euro 2020 match
- The match between Finland and Denmark was suspended after Eriksen collapsed suddenly in the 42nd minute of the match while running near the left touchline
- The stadium announcer told fans that the game had been suspended due to a medical emergency and to stay in their seats
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Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed while playing and was given CPR by medical staff during his side’s Euro 2020 soccer match with Finland in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday. The game was suspended.
A Reuters photographer at the match saw Eriksen raise his hand as he was carried from the pitch on a stretcher.
Eriksen collapsed suddenly in the 42nd minute of the match while running near the left touchline. Teammates Martin Braithwaite and Thomas Delaney rushed to assist him, with Delaney beckoning furiously for medical help.
As a hush fell over the 16,000-strong crowd, the 29-year-old’s teammates formed a ring around him as medical staff pumped his chest just before half-time in their Group B clash.
Both teams subsequently left the field with officials holding up sheets to hide the stricken player from view, and the stadium announcer told fans that the game had been suspended due to a medical emergency and to stay in their seats.
“The player has been transferred to the hospital and has been stabilised,” Uefa tweeted, adding that a crisis meeting had taken place over whether the match - which was suspended in the first half after Eriksen was stretchered off - could restart.
The match was stopped for nearly two hours and Finland went on to beat Denmark 1-0 with Joel Pohjanpalo scoring the only goal on the hour mark.
The Danish Football Union (DBU) said the Inter Milan player was awake and had been able to speak to teammates.
“We’ve been in contact with him, and the players have spoken to Christian,” DBU director Peter Moeller told Danmarks Radio.
“That’s the great news. He’s doing fine, and they are playing the game for him,”
