RECAP: Eriksen collapses – full story:
Christian Eriksen is conscious after collapsing again while playing for Denmark during a friendly with Ukraine.
Eriksen clutched his chest and fell to the ground in the 79th minute before medical personnel rushed to the midfielder’s aid. He is now conscious and undergoing medical checks in hospital.
It comes five years after Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark at the European Championships.
Full story below:
Christian Eriksen collapses again during Denmark friendly with match called off
Eriksen clutched his chest and fell to the ground during a friendly with Ukraine but is now ‘conscious’Kieran Jackson7 June 2026 20:15
Eriksen update
Denmark’s team doctor Morten Boesen says Eriksen is currently undergoing ‘further examinations in hospital.’
He said: “Christian is doing well and left the pitch himself. As I see it, the pacemaker responded as it should.
“He was briefly unconscious, but regained consciousness very quickly, and we were quickly in contact with him.
”He will now undergo further examinations at the hospital to determine what caused the incident. We are in constant contact with him and the doctors at the hospital.
“But Christian is doing well, and he asked me to send his regards to all the players and say that he was okay.”
Kieran Jackson7 June 2026 20:03
Incident comes five years after Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020
Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 during a group stage match against Finland, when his heart stopped for roughly five minutes.
The former Tottenham star was astonishingly able to make a full recovery after being given an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), which can detect dangerous heart rhythms and deliver corrective electrical shocks if necessary.
And while he was unable to play for his then current club Inter Milan due to the ICD, with Italian football regulations prohibiting him, he went on to restart his professional career at Brentford, returning to action just eight months after the harrowing incident at the Euros.
He made a comeback for Denmark two months later before joining Manchester United in the summer of 2022, where he played for three years.
Kieran Jackson7 June 2026 19:55
Eriksen latest
Christian Eriksen is conscious after collapsing again while playing for Denmark during a friendly with Ukraine.
Eriksen clutched his chest and fell to the ground in the 79th minute before medical personnel rushed to the midfielder’s aid.
The 34-year-old did lose consciousness momentarily but after treatment was able to walk himself off the pitch. He will now undergo further examinations in hospital.
Kieran Jackson7 June 2026 19:48
Christian Eriksen – latest
Welcome to our news blog on the worrying news that Christian Eriksen has collapsed while playing for Denmark.
We’ll have all the latest on the 34-year-old’s condition as and when we receive further updates.
Kieran Jackson7 June 2026 19:47