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Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapsed during his team’s international friendly match against Ukraine on Sunday.
Eriksen, who has a history of collapsing on the field, did it again when help ran to meet him near midfield.
Fortunately, the Danish Football Union said in a statement that he was “conscious and feeling well given the circumstances.” The 34-year-old’s incident led to the suspension of the match.
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Christian Eriksen of Denmark watches during the UEFA international friendly match between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Denmark at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne in Liege, Belgium, on June 3, 2026. (Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto)
Denmark was up, 2-1, over Ukraine in the 61st minute at the time of Eriksen’s collapse.
Eriksen previously played for Tottenham and Manchester United in the English Premier League. He currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg in the 2. Bundesliga.
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During the Euro between Denmark and Finland in June 2021, the game was suspended after a terrifying scene in which Eriksen suffered cardiac arrest on the field in the first half of the match.
Play was immediately stopped at Copenhagen’s Parken stadium, where Eriksen lay unconscious on the grass. CPR was needed to resuscitate him, as medical staff and his teammates formed a circle around his body in clear distress, hoping for the best.
Denmark and Ukraine players escort Christian Eriksen to an ambulance during a friendly match at Odense Stadium in Denmark on June 7, 2026, after he collapsed on the field. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)
Eriksen received 10 minutes of medical attention and was then taken off the field on a stretcher with an oxygen mask around his mouth. At that time, images began to circulate on social media showing Eriksen awake and with a hand on his forehead.
Eriksen was later taken to a hospital and stabilized.
From that point on, Eriksen was fitted with a cardiac starting device called an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.
Danish team doctor Morten Boesen issued a statement through various media, stating that “Eriksen’s pacemaker is responding as it should.”
Christian Eriksen of Denmark watches during a UEFA international friendly between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Denmark at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne in Liege, Belgium, on June 3, 2026. (Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto)
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“He was briefly unconscious, but regained consciousness very quickly and we were quickly in contact with him,” Boesen’s statement read.
“He will not undergo any further tests at the hospital to determine the cause of the incident. We are in continuous contact with him and the doctors at the hospital. But Christian is fine and he asked me to send my regards to all the players and tell them that he was fine.”
