Danish footballer; midfielder for VfL Wolfsburg and Denmark
Christian Eriksen has collapsed during Denmark’s friendly with Ukraine in Odense but has regained consciousness and been taken to hospital. Denmark’s team doctor, Morten Boesen, has said Eriksen is with his family and in good spirits; doctors will carry out further tests and expect to discharge him soon. The match was abandoned with Denmark leading 2-1.
England has to negotiate a last‑32 World Cup clash with the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Atlanta, with Jarell Quansah and Reece James sidelined and Djed Spence likely to start. Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane have delivered crucial goals to keep England progressing.
Christian Eriksen has begun an individual rehabilitation programme in Denmark after collapsing during a Denmark-Ukraine friendly in June. Wolfsburg says he is in regular contact with doctors and is spending time with his family as he recovers. Eriksen says the incident was different from 2021 and that his ICD protected him.