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Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapses during World Cup warm-up match

Al Jazeera June 07, 2026 4 views
Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapses during World Cup warm-up match

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Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Finals - Czech Republic v Denmark - epet ARENA, Prague, Czech Republic - March 31, 2026 Denmark's Christian Eriksen looks dejected after failing to qualify for the FIFA World Cup REUTERS/David W Cerny
Danish football player
Christian Eriksen has collapsed on the pitch in a match against Ukraine, but was conscious, 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.
In 2021, Eriksen collapsed 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).
Neither Denmark nor Ukraine qualified for this year’s World Cup.
More to follow.

<small>Source: Al Jazeera</small>

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