VIDEO: Finland snatch Euro win over Denmark after Eriksen collapse drama
- 12 Jun 2021
Joel Pohjanpalo scored the only goal on the hour mark of a Group B match which was stopped for nearly two hours after Danish playmaker Eriksen slumped to the turf towards the end of the first half.
There were fears for his life as he was given CPR by medics on the pitch as his teammates, some distraught, formed a circle around him.
The stadium had fallen into a shocked silence as the medics worked but Eriksen was eventually carried off the field at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen and a photo showed him apparently holding his head as he laid on the stretcher.
The game between Denmark and Finland will resume at 8:30 pm local time.
UEFA says both teams have decided to complete the game even though Christian Eriksen was taken to a hospital after collapsing on the field near the end of the first half. The Danish soccer federation says Eriksen is awake.
A stadium announcer says the last few minutes of the first half will be played followed by "a short break” before the second half.
Eriksen collapsed on the pitch in Saturday's Euro 2020 game against Finland in Copenhagen, causing the suspension of the match in the first half.
Eriksen received CPR, a source said.
England called off a planned pre-match news conference with coach Gareth Southgate and captain Harry Kane after Denmark midfielder Christen Eriksen collapsed during a European Championship game.
Kane played with Eriksen at Tottenham. He was due to be talking at Wembley Stadium about Sunday’s game against Croatia.
The English Football Association says "our thoughts this evening are with Christian Eriksen and his family, and all connected with the Danish Football Union.”
Denmark’s game against Finland was suspended just before halftime after Eriksen collapsed on the field.
Eriksen fell to the ground near the sideline late in the first half and was immediately surrounded by medical personnel. His teammates formed a shielding wall around him to give him privacy as the medics treated him.
Television pictures showed Danish players in tears as medical stuff tried to revive the Inter Milan player, who suddenly collapsed near the touchline.
Denmark’s match against Finland at the European Championship has been suspended.
The match was stopped after Eriksen collapsed on the field.
Eriksen was taken off on a stretcher after needing medical attention for about 10 minutes.
Eriksen collapsed untouched near the end of the first half and was immediately surrounded by medical personnel. His teammates then formed a shielding wall around him.
The Finland players huddled by their bench and eventually walked off the field while Eriksen was still getting treatment. Eriksen was carried off to a loud ovation.
The previously raucous crowd at the Parken Stadium in the Danish capital fell silent after the 29-year-old fell to the ground near the end of the opening period, with his teammates gathering around him.
The fans in the stadium, who were celebrating the chance to see their national team again live at the stadium, sat silently in their seats waiting for news of Eriksen's condition to filter through.
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 game was scoreless when the incident occurred.
