Team doctor: Eriksen himself asked to leave the field

Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field during a friendly match against Ukraine in Odense, Denmark, causing alarm among spectators, players, and staff who recalled his near-fatal cardiac arrest during the European Championship in 2021.

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He wanted to walk himself and also say hello to his family. And the ambulance was in the corner. So he was allowed to do that.

After a few tense minutes, the crowd erupted in relief when Eriksen was able to rise. He walked across the field to the ambulance, a decision he made himself, according to team doctor Morten Boesen. "He wanted to walk himself and also say hello to his family. And the ambulance was in the corner. So he was allowed to do that," Boesen stated.

Boesen, who was among the first to reach Eriksen, reported that the player quickly regained consciousness. Monitoring confirmed his heart rhythm had normalized, indicating his implanted pacemaker, fitted after the 2021 incident, was functioning as intended. Boesen was also the medical professional who resuscitated Eriksen on the pitch at Parken Stadium in 2021.

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He was fully monitored.

Speculation about whether the 34-year-old playmaker will continue his football career is inevitable. However, Boesen refrained from commenting on the medical implications, stating, "I don't know enough about that. I will leave that to the specialists in the field and Christian himself."

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I don't know enough about that. I will leave that to the specialists in the field and Christian himself.