An update confirms Christian Eriksen is ‘conscious’ after collapsing on the pitch during the Denmark v Ukraine game on Sunday.
The 34 year old, who currently plays for Wolfsburg, went down on the 79th minute at Odense Stadion, making his 151st international appearance as Denmark were 2-1 up, with the match being abandonment after medical staff rushed to tend to him.
After the referee blew the whistle to call the game off, players from both Denmark and Ukraine came together in a moment of collective solidarity with Christian Eriksen.
The Danish Football Association said in a statement on social media: “Christian Eriksen is conscious and feeling well according to the circumstances. The match has been called off.”
He previously suffered a cardiac arrest at the 2020 Euros, when Denmark played against Finland in 2021.
Eriksen was fitted with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), allowing his to continue playing.
Christian Eriksen is leaving the pitch under medical supervision pic.twitter.com/balaiGqUdE
— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) June 7, 2026
The Denmark and Ukraine squad are gathering in a circle after Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch. 😳❤️ pic.twitter.com/mi4gEiXE4e
— The 44 ⚽️ (@The_Forty_Four) June 7, 2026
Morten Boesen, the national team doctor, said: “Christian is doing well and walked off the pitch by himself. As I see it, the pacemaker responded as it should.
“He was briefly unconscious, but regained consciousness very quickly, and we were quickly in contact with him.
“He will now undergo further examinations at the hospital to determine what caused the incident.
“We are in ongoing contact with him and the doctors at the hospital.
“But Christian is doing well, and he asked me to send his regards to all the players and tell them that he was okay.”
— Fodboldlandsholdene 🇩🇰 (@dbulandshold) June 7, 2026
Eriksen walked onto the ambulance
He’s conscious and that’s all that matters
Wishing him a speedy recovery
Applause and chants of Erkisen from around the ground from both home and away fans
Game interrupted by referee now
Very well could be abandoned but we will see pic.twitter.com/MNogMDdu4i
— Zorya Londonsk (@ZoryaLondonsk) June 7, 2026
In 2022, speaking exclusively to Sky Sports News, Eriksen spoke on nearing a return from a cardiac arrest, saying his family were fully onboard, and that there are no limits to what he can do with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD).
He said: “I agree that this is an example of modern science,” he said from the dressing room at Brentford’s Community stadium. “I’d heard of an ICD before, but I’ve never known as much about it as I do now.
“In positive terms, now a lot people in the world know that if you have something and you get an ICD, it doesn’t stop your world from living. It depends on the diagnosis but, with this, you are more safe with this than anyone else.
“I spoke to Daley Blind (who plays for Ajax with an ICD). I’ve seen him a few times in Amsterdam since, and even in the first week in hospital I texted him from hospital asking ‘what can I do with this?’ He is the more famous example that it can be doable. But, for the common world, it’s more new. In hospital you hear that an ICD is more normal and it doesn’t stop you doing anything.
“It was pretty early in the hospital I was told that, with an ICD there are no limits. You just have to let it heal for a few months, and after you can do whatever you’re capable of. It was pretty quick that I wanted to go back but I didn’t want to do anything pushy.
“So I went to see some doctors and made a program for three or four months, which I have been following until the end of December – a lot of testing and training. Luckily it’s been going well. It’s been a long process but my mind started early to see if I can play again, and luckily I can.
“I didn’t have any doubts I could come back, because it was really a slow, controlled process. The tough part is you have to push yourself, because I’m not pushing anyone. No one is pushing me. It’s me pushing myself. Mentally that was the biggest challenge. Mentally I’m ready.”
“On life first and most (it has changed me),” he added. “It has been just another proof that the family is more important now than it was before.You do look at it differently, and look at your kids differently.
“But in football terms, not that much. The enjoyment was there before. Even now, seven months not playing, the enjoyment is quickly coming back. I will be appreciating my life, that I’m here. I’ve done that for the last seven months.
“My family have been very supportive. They have, of course, been through a hard time from when it happened. Luckily I’m still here, foremost. They have been in the process all the way. They have seen the small steps that have been made, and all the tests that have been done.
“They have really been following it and also I think that’s made them more safe and trustworthy, seeing how much work I’ve put in, how much I trust the doctors in what they have done. Then it’s only to trust them as they trust me, and trust the doctors.”
Social media users wished Christian Eriksen well as an update emerged that he was ‘conscious’ after collapsing on the pitch during the Denmark v Ukraine game…
@Dadsourjobtv: Thoughts and prayers to Christian Eriksen ❤️
@Fx1Jonny: My thoughts and prayers are with you Christian Eriksen. I truly hope you make a full recovery as soon as humanly possible 🙏💔
@nathanevs92: Sending best wishes to Christian Eriksen not something you want to be seeing again
@K_simple_k: Wishing Christian Eriksen a speedy recovery 🙏❤️
@DaleRobbie: Unbelievable how good that pacemaker worked, tremendous piece of equipment
@Warren42368203: What an invention the pacemaker is.
@StuartSmith8:
Christian Eriksen ❤️
So, so sad this has happened again
Thinking of you and your family
Time to give up the game
Wishing a speedy recovery 😄❤️x
eintrachtinternational: The football world stands with you, Christian Eriksen. Wishing you strength and a speedy recovery ❤️
@CFC_Dubois: Extremely sad to see that happen to Eriksen again. Not sure about the comments calling him to retire, don’t think that’s the priority at this second.
@JDunnWilson: Pacemakers are astonishing things. Excellent work from the medical staff to get across the situation so quickly
mvhoncharuk: A truly frightening moment. Wishing Eriksen all the best and a quick recovery. Sending love from Ukraine 🫶 Thank you for the match. 🇺🇦🇩🇰
@davez2010: Great news to hear that Eriksen is conscious 🙏🏾 thank for for that Pacemaker ❤️
@KatyParkes: Hope he’s all ok 🙏🏼 our thoughts are with you Christian Eriksen #Denmark
real_vasilisk: Standing together with Christian Eriksen❤️🙏 Wishing you good health 🇩🇰🇺🇦 🇩🇰🇺🇦 🇩🇰🇺🇦 🇩🇰🇺🇦
@TopAnalystkk: Eriksen has been through so much already and shown incredible strength to come back stronger. The football world is praying for him right now. Wishing him a quick recovery and the very best.
@StephenGed26711: Wishing Christian Eriksen a speedy recovery.
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