Denmark's Christian Eriksen collapses on pitch in Euro 2020 game
The Euro 2020 match between Denmark and Finland will resume at 1830 GMT (2030 local time), the Danish Football Union said on Saturday.
The match was suspended after Christian Eriksen collapsed towards the end of the first half and had to receive medical treatment on the pitch.
Stadium announcers said that the final minutes of the first half would be played, then following a short break, the second half.
#EURO2020 update: "UEFA has agreed to restart the match between Denmark and Finland tonight at 20:30 (CAT) (TBC). The last four minutes of the first half will be played, there will then be a 5-minute half-time break followed by the second half." pic.twitter.com/eUBENZi8l6
— SuperSport ?? (@SuperSportTV) June 12, 2021
Eriksen was awake in hospital, the Danish Football Union said.
"Christian Eriksen is awake and is undergoing further tests" at the hospital, the Danish federation said on Twitter, after the player was carried off the field having received CPR by medical personnel.
UEFA said Eriksen had been "stabilised" after the match was suspended in the first half.
European football's governing body added that a "crisis meeting" had taken place with both teams and match officials over whether to restart the game.
Group B's opening match was stopped after Eriksen fell to the earth near the touchline at the end of the first half, with Danish players in tears as medical staff tried to revive the Inter Milan player.
The previously raucous crowd at the Parken Stadium in the Danish capital fell silent, with the 29-year-old's teammates gathering around him to stop anyone from seeing his on-pitch treatment.
Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel and captain Simon Kjaer had to comfort Eriksen's stricken partner Sabrina Kvist Jensen by the side of the pitch.
After around 15 minutes Eriksen was stretchered off the field followed by the rest of the Denmark team, while Finland's players also walked off.
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.
However soon after stadium-wide chants of "Christian" and "Eriksen" from both sets of supporters began to ring out as his status began to filter through to supporters.
They were brought to their feet when stadium announcers said that Eriksen was "stable".
Statement from @EURO2020:
— SuperSport ?? (@SuperSportTV) June 12, 2021
"Following the medical emergency involving Denmark's player Christian Eriksen, a crisis meeting has taken place with both teams and match officials. The player has been transferred to the hospital and has been stabilised." pic.twitter.com/mh2Gjqv0qG
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