Overview
- Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s friendly against Ukraine on Sunday, June 7, and the referee abandoned the match in the 79th minute with Denmark leading 2-1.
- Team doctor Morten Boesen said Eriksen briefly lost consciousness, walked off the pitch under his own power and that the implanted cardioverter-defibrillator appeared to respond as it should.
- Eriksen was taken to Odense University Hospital for further examinations and was later discharged to be home with his family, where he posted that he was doing well and that his ICD had delivered a shock.
- Players from both teams formed a protective ring while medical staff treated Eriksen on the field and the crowd fell silent before chanting his name as the stadium reacted to the emergency.
- The episode recalls Eriksen’s 2021 cardiac arrest, after which he received an ICD and resumed his career, and doctors say ongoing tests will determine whether this was device-related, rhythm disturbance, or another cause.