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Danish football player Christian Eriksen has collapsed on the ⁠pitch during a friendly match against Ukraine, but has regained consciousness, the Danish Football Federation said in a social media post.

“Christian Eriksen ‌is conscious and is doing well under the circumstances,” the federation said on Sunday in a statement on X, adding that the ⁠friendly  had been called ⁠off.

The match was about 20 minutes into its second half when Eriksen collapsed to the ground. A hush came over the audience as both Danish and Ukrainian footballers formed a ring around the midfielder.

Medics attended to him on the pitch, and he was eventually able to walk to an ambulance.

“Christian is doing well and walked from the field himself. As I see it, the pacemaker is working as it should. He was briefly gone, but very quickly regained consciousness, and we were quickly in contact with him,” team doctor Morten Boesen told Danish media.

“He will now be examined further in the hospital to find out what caused the incident,” Boesen said, adding that Eriksen “asked me to talk to all the players and say that he was okay”.

Previous incident

The incident marked the second time in five years the 34-year-old has collapsed during a match.

In 2021, Eriksen suffered cardiac arrest during a European championship match in Copenhagen ⁠and was given life-saving CPR ⁠treatment. He was ⁠later fitted with a special heart-starting device known as an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD).

He ended his career in Italy, where he had played for Inter Milan, but he recovered and resumed professional play in 2022.

Neither ‌Denmark nor Ukraine qualified for this year’s World Cup.

Denmark were leading 2-1 when the match was abandoned.

https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/7/denmarks-christian-eriksen-collapses-during-world-cup-warm-up-match

Bro should just quietly retire before it's too late

Again? I remember the first time he collapsed, both his teammates and opponents were crying on the pitch. If not for advanced medical intervention, he wouldn't have survived. Now it has happened again. Wishing him full recovery, it's time he hangs his boot

This Egbon should retire already

This man should resign. The 3rd might be his end

Old age. He should retire in peace and enjoy the money he has worked for all these years.. I know it's the passion,but life first my nigga.

The guy one kpai on the pitch. A brave hero

Eriksen, Na until you die for pitch?
Follow Oscar's route and leave football.

You have done your part, we will remember.
Very good footballer.

Let Eriksen retire and rest for God's sake

Why is that Yohanna signing to Brighton not on the frontpage?

Again?? He should better quit oh.

BlackViper:
Bro should just quietly retire before it's too late

He probably wants to die in active service

Which is okay

Lol…. This man again

Why don’t you just leave football

Make this Baba go rest nah .. He sha wan die for football pitch

Brother, you don try... Perhaps, it's time to call it a day.

Time to call it quit Eriksen.

You only live once, twice if lucky....

It's high time Erickson took a permanent hiatus from football.

He'd better quit playing football.

There may be no third time for him

Na only God know who dey collapse pass between the guy and Naija power grid 😂😂😂

So na becos of him make spoty bet no gree pay my winning?
Small 30k wey say make I collect take pay my DStv take guard body for this world cup wey want start so. Now sporty say make I wait till 48hrs for them to decide what to do.

Since yesterday wey e expire I never on my tele, to dish out 19k for this economy pay DStv dey hit my chest gbim gbim

Wetin him dey find for football again. This is like the 3rd or 2nd times . He was once carrying a firm of medical equipment on his body to play football after he collapsed one certain time too

Again?

This guy should just retire o

Just quit the game fully.

SadiqBabaSani:
Let Eriksen retire and rest for God's sake

they just need to force him to retire that’s the only solution before we start typing RIP

jmoore:
Why is that Yohanna signing to Brighton not on the frontpage?

It made FrontPage yesterday
https://www.nairaland.com/8685954/brighton-signs-nigerian-teenage-sensation

This man does not need anyone to tell him to resign honorably.... Shey na until hin kpai for field niii

Eriksen is willing to ball but the body is saying otherwise...He better do the needful cos he may not escape the third time

He should retire nah... he's already aged

Just determined to kill himself.
Just sorry for his family.
Said it on this forum that he should call it quits the day he collapsed and was a whisker from death.
No RIP"s to give oh.... 'You only Live Twice', Mr. Eriksen.

This one wan die for pitch ni?
Yes Doctors declared him fit to continue playing football after the first horrible incident but as person who values his life , he should have just quit football, if kpie now na his family e go affect pass because him no sabbi where he dey

jmoore:
Why is that Yohanna signing to Brighton not on the frontpage?

It hit FrontPage yesterday evening.

https://www.nairaland.com/8685954/brighton-signs-nigerian-teenage-sensation

For a second time.... Make him resign before him diii