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Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field against Finland.
Christian Erikson was walking near the sideline when he suddenly fell to the grass.
Christian Erikson was walking near the sideline when he suddenly fell to the grass.Credit...Pool photo by Friedemann Vogel
Andrew Das
By Andrew Das
June 12, 2021, 12:50 p.m. ET
Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed to the field late in the first half of his team’s game against Finland at Euro 2020 on Saturday in Copenhagen.
Eriksen was walking alone near the sideline in the 42nd minute when he appeared to stumble and then fall forward. His teammates immediately sensed urgent trouble, rushing to him and waving frantically for trainers to come to his aid.
The players, some of them in tears, then formed a circle to shield Eriksen as the medical teams performed urgent care on the player as he lay on the grass. At one point, television images showed a trainer performing chest compressions on Eriksen.
The incident happened in the 43rd minute of a scoreless game. Play has been suspended.
Andrew Das joined The Times in 2006. An assistant editor in Sports, he helps direct coverage of soccer, the Olympics and international sports. @AndrewDasNYT
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