FIFA World Cup 2026: Denmark’s Eriksen in ‘good spirits’ after collapse in friendly

Christian Eriksen. Pic/AFP

Christian Eriksen is in "good spirits", said the Danish team football doctor, despite being hospitalised after collapsing during Denmark's friendly against Ukraine, five years after suffering a cardiac arrest during the European Championship.

The 34-year-old former Manchester United midfielder, who had a type of pacemaker inserted after he collapsed in 2021, fell to the ground in the 64th minute of the match in Odense on Sunday.

Medical staff rushed onto the pitch while players from both teams gathered around him to shield the scene from television or smartphone cameras.

The referee called off the match and Eriksen was subsequently taken to hospital, having been shielded by both sets of players as he walked off the pitch.

Denmark's team doctor Morten Boesen said Eriksen had been "briefly unconscious" but "the pacemaker responded as it should."

Boesen was able to offer a positive update on Monday. "I spoke to Christian this morning, and he is doing well. He is with his family and in good spirits. The expectation is that he will be discharged soon,"he said in comments on Instagram.

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