Denmark’s Christian Eriksen is awake and stabilised in hospital after being given CPR following his collapse during a Euro 2020 game.
Teammates of the Inter Milan and former Spurs player were in tears as medical staff tried to resuscitate him on the touchline.
He collapsed about 40 minutes into the game with Finland in Copenhagen, with no other players near him.
UEFA tweeted that Eriksen had “been transferred to the hospital and has been stabilised” and that the match would resume at 7.30pm UK time at the request of both teams.
The Danish football association posted: “Christian Eriksen is awake and his condition remains stable.
“He remains hospitalized at Rigshospitalet for further examinations.”
A barrier was erected while Eriksen received medical treatment and his teammates also shielded him from view.
He appeared to be having heart massage as well as several electric shocks to the chest from medical staff.
The 29-year-old received treatment for about 10 minutes before being taken off on a stretcher.
Finnish supporters sang “Christian” and Danish fans “Eriksen” in support after he left the pitch.
Fabrice Muamba, whose heart stopped for more than an hour while playing in a match between Bolton and Spurs in 2012, tweeted: “Please God”.
UEFA said “a crisis meeting” had taken place with both teams and the match officials after the incident.
Its president, Aleksander Ceferin, later tweeted: “Moments like this put everything in life into perspective. I wish Christian a full and speedy recovery and pray his family has strength and faith…”
Eriksen played for Spurs for seven years before joining Inter Milan last year and has played for Denmark’s senior team since 2010.
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