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UPDATE: According to the UEFA Euro tournament, Denmark star Christian Eriksen has been stabilized after collapsing late in the first half of his country’s team against Finland and having CPR administered and a defibrillator used.
Denmark and Finland are meeting with match officials to determine what the next step will be.
“Following the medical emergency for Eriksen, a crisis meeting has taken place with both teams and match officials and further information will be communicated at 19:45 CET. The player has been transferred to the hospital and has been stabilized,” UEFA said in a statement.
Following the medical emergency involving Denmark's player Christian Eriksen, a crisis meeting has taken place with both teams and match officials and further information will be communicated at 19:45 CET.
The player has been transferred to the hospital and has been stabilised.
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 12, 2021
Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapsed to the ground late in the first half of his country’s opening game of UEFA Euro 2020 match against Finland.
Immediately after the 29-year-old Eriksen collapsed to the ground, his teammates frantically waved to the sidelines for medical assistance.
Eriksen was unresponsive, and the medical staff administered chest compressions and used a defibrillator for approximately ten minutes.
Denmark player Christian Eriksen collapses during the match with Finland. His teammates form a shield as medics try to resuscitate him. Match has been suspended.#DENFIN pic.twitter.com/mJB7o3wSzJ
— Asjad Nazir (@asjadnazir) June 12, 2021
Ultimately, a curtain was placed around Eriksen for his privacy as he was loaded onto a stretcher and taken off of the field for further medical attention at the hospital.
The match was suspended due to the medical emergency.
There are no further updates at this time.