Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, who collapsed mid-game towards Finland on Saturday on the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen has been shifted to a hospital the place he’s present process additional remedies, the Danish FA has confirmed.
The incident occurred on the forty second minute when Denmark gained a thrown in Finland’s half and Christian Eriksen rushed to obtain the ball however he collapsed face first because the ball hit his knee.
Understanding the severity of the incident, referee Anthony Taylor and a few Danish gamers urged the medical workers to come back instantly. Meanwhile, different gamers together with Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel additionally rushed in direction of Eriksen as he laid on the bottom. Denmark captain Simon Kjaer, before the medics bought there, he secured his neck, cleared the airways and began CPR.
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After receiving remedy for over 10 minutes, Eriksen was stretchered off the bottom by the medical workers. During these 10 minutes, gamers from either side have been seen distraught and they have been praying for the 29-year-old’s effectively being. The Danish gamers additionally surrounded Christian Eriksen to stop cameras from capturing these horrific footage. The beforehand raucous crowd at stadium additionally fell silent.
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After tv footage confirmed Danish gamers in tears as medical workers tried to revive the Inter Milan participant, a Reuters photographer on the sport noticed Eriksen increase his hand as he was carried from the pitch on a stretcher. Later, Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano too confirmed that Eriksen was aware when he was stretchered off.
Getty Images official image. Christian Eriksen appears aware. All prayers and ideas with Chris and his household ❤️🙏🏻🇩🇰 pic.twitter.com/93PUM59ruZ— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 12, 2021
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UEFA then had introduced that the sport had been suspended “because of a medical emergency.” A stadium announcer asked fans to stay in their seats until further information could be provided. Both Finnish and Danish fans inside the stadium who were waitying for an update on Christian Eriksen as he was taken to the hopital for tretment were chanting Christian Eriksen’s name.
Following the incident, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin also wished Eriksen a speedy recovery. “Moments like this put everything in life into perspective.  I wish Christian a full and speedy recovery and pray his family has strength and faith,” he stated in a press release.
“At these instances, the unity of the soccer household is so robust and he and his household carry with them the nice needs and prayers of everybody. I heard of followers of each groups chanting his identify. Football is gorgeous and Christian performs it superbly,” he added.
Footballers and football clubs from all over the world too took to social media to wish the Danish playmaker a speedy recovery.
The match was restarted almost two hours later, following the request made by players of both teams.
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