Christian Eriksen expected to leave hospital soon after collapse during Denmark friendly

Team doctor Morten Boesen broke the good news that the midfielder is recovering well and remains in good spirits.

The 34-year-old, who now plays for VfL Wolfsburg, fell to the ground in the 65th minute of Sunday's match in Odense after appearing to clutch his chest. The game was subsequently abandoned as medical staff rushed onto the pitch to attend to him.

Providing an update on Monday, Boesen said Eriksen had spoken with family and was recovering positively.

"I spoke with Christian this morning and he is doing well. He is with family and in good spirits," Boesen said in a statement issued by the Danish Football Association.

"The expectation is that he will be discharged soon and can return home."

Boesen added that Eriksen was only briefly unconscious and regained consciousness quickly after receiving treatment on the field.

"Christian is doing well and walked off the pitch by himself. As I see it, the pacemaker responded as it should," he said.

"He will undergo further examinations at the hospital to determine what caused the incident. But Christian is doing well and asked me to send his regards to all the players and tell them he was OK."

The alarming scenes revived memories of Eriksen's collapse during Denmark's Euro 2020 match against Finland in Copenhagen in June 2021, when he suffered a cardiac arrest and required life-saving CPR on the pitch.

Following that incident, Eriksen was fitted with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), a device designed to monitor and restore heart rhythm if required. The midfielder later said the device gave him confidence to resume his career, insisting before his return to football in 2022 that he felt "safe" playing with the ICD.

Sunday's incident left teammates and opponents visibly shaken. Denmark captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg described the moment Eriksen collapsed as a major shock.

"There's a throw-in. I go out to the side and I turn around a bit, and I see Christian on his way to the floor," Hojbjerg said.

"Everyone reacted super-fast and with respect. I can only compliment how much courage those who took care of Christian on the field had."

Players from both teams immediately formed a protective circle around Eriksen while he received treatment, before gathering together after the match was abandoned.

Denmark coach Brian Riemer later revealed Eriksen was responsive as he left the field.

"Christian Eriksen waved to his teammates as he left the pitch," Riemer said.

"The most important thing is that Christian is doing well and he is. He has left the field and sent his regards to the players."

Eriksen's successful return to football after his 2021 cardiac arrest became one of the sport's most remarkable comeback stories. After leaving Inter Milan because Italian regulations prevented players with ICDs from competing, he restarted his career with Brentford in 2022 before joining Manchester United later that year.

He spent three seasons at United, winning the FA Cup and League Cup, before moving to Wolfsburg in 2025.

For now, the focus remains on determining the cause of the latest incident, although Denmark's medical staff have stressed that Eriksen is recovering well and remains under observation ahead of an expected discharge from hospital.

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