Danish player Christian Eriksen collapsed after a heart attack on Saturday, June 12, in the middle of a match against Finland for Euro 2021. His condition is now stable, reports the Danish football federation. (Illustration) – could be resuscitated and treated after heart failure – Friedemann Vogel / AP / SIPA
Good news, after the scare of this weekend. Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen, who suffered a cardiac arrest during the Denmark-Finland match on Saturday, said “to be fine despite the circumstances”, in a message published on Tuesday on his Instagram account.
“I still have to do some tests in the hospital but I feel good,” he wrote under a picture of himself smiling, thumbs up, on his hospital bed. “Now I will support the guys from the Danish team for the next matches. Play for all of Denmark, ”added the 29-year-old, who also thanked his fans for all their messages.
Saturday, towards the end of the first period of Denmark-Finland, far from the ball and any opponent, Eriksen suddenly collapsed on the field, his eyes rolled back. Sunday, the selection doctor Morten Boesen had said he had “no explanation” for this discomfort. “He was gone and we did a heart massage to revive him. It was cardiac arrest, ”he explained.