Overview
- Eriksen collapsed in the 65th minute of Denmark’s friendly against Ukraine in Odense on Sunday and the match was later abandoned with Denmark leading 2-1.
- Team doctors and teammates gave immediate care on the pitch, teammates formed a protective shield and Eriksen was able to stand and walk to a waiting ambulance.
- Danish team doctor Morten Boesen said Eriksen was briefly unconscious, regained consciousness quickly and that the implanted device appears to have worked.
- Eriksen was taken to University Hospital Odense for further cardiological tests, was later reported to be home with his family and thanked medical staff, saying his defibrillator did what it was designed to do.
- Doctors and club officials stressed investigations will determine the cause of the collapse and that any decision about continuing his professional career remains open.