Denmark-Finland match suspended after Christian Eriksen collapses on pitch - Sportsnet.ca

Christian Eriksen has been stabilized and transferred to hospital after collapsing on the pitch Saturday during the first half of Denmark’s European Championship group stage match against Finland.

Following the medical emergency involving Denmark’s player Christian Eriksen, a crisis meeting has taken place with both teams and match officials and further information will be communicated at 19:45 CET.

The player has been transferred to the hospital and has been stabilised.

— UEFA (@UEFA) June 12, 2021

UEFA suspended the match after Eriksen needed urgent medical attention on the field near the end of the first half.

Eriksen was given treatment for about 10 minutes after collapsing on the field before being carried off on a stretcher. UEFA then announced the game had been suspended "due to a medical emergency."

The UEFA EURO 2020 match in Copenhagen has been suspended due to a medical emergency.

— UEFA (@UEFA) June 12, 2021

A stadium announcer asked fans to stay in their seats until further information could be provided.

Eriksen had just played a short pass when he fell face-forward onto the ground. His teammates immediately gestured for help and medics rushed onto the field. Eriksen was given chest compressions as his teammates stood around him in a shielding wall for privacy.

The Finland players huddled by their bench and eventually walked off the field while Eriksen was still getting treatment, as did the referees.

Eriksen was eventually carried off to a loud ovation, with his teammates walking next to the stretcher.

— With files from The Associated Press

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