{"id":593840,"date":"2021-06-12T13:39:04","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T17:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=593840"},"modified":"2021-06-12T14:48:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T18:48:02","slug":"euro-2020-denmark-finland-christian-eriksen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/12\/euro-2020-denmark-finland-christian-eriksen\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro 2020: Denmark v Finland Suspended After Christian Eriksen Collapses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Euro 2020 match between <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/10\/profile-squad-selection-star-players-and-key-fixtures-everything-you-need-to-know-about-denmark-ahead-of-euro-2020\/\" target=\"_self\">Denmark<\/a> and Finland is to be finished tonight (June 12) despite a medical emergency involving Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen.<\/p>\n<h2>Euro 2020:\u00a0 Denmark v Finland Suspended as Christian Eriksen Collapses<\/h2>\n<h3>Midfielder Received Urgent Treatment<\/h3>\n<p>In a statement by UEFA, the competition organisers confirmed that the fixture would go ahead as planned.<\/p>\n<p>They said: &#8220;Following the request made by players of both teams, UEFA has agreed to restart the match between Denmark and Finland tonight at 20:30 CET.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The last four minutes of the first half will be played, there will then be a 5-minute half-time break followed by the second half.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Referee Anthony Taylor was quick to stop the game after it became clear Eriksen was in distress.<\/p>\n<p>He was taken off on a stretcher and was given urgent medical treatment for at least ten minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Eriksen collapsed untouched towards the end of the first half and was immediately seen to by medical personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Denmark players quickly formed a shield around Eriksen to maintain his privacy.<\/p>\n<h3>Denmark Statement<\/h3>\n<p>A statement from the Danish FA confirmed that Eriksen had been transferred to hospital and that he was stable.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read: &#8220;Christian Eriksen is awake and his condition remains stable. He remains hospitalised at Rigshospitalet for further examinations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The match against Finland will be played tonight. This happens after the players have been confirmed that Christian is okay. The match resumes at 20.30.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>This is a breaking news story. More information to come.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"fK_zZpNPRGdwZnK5F4lD8g\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1323213103\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'fK_zZpNPRGdwZnK5F4lD8g',sig:'DVGrsDYZ7ESaB_4IrK6LzEpzYXYM36D2NOAF8MQItd8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1323213103',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Euro 2020 match between Denmark and Finland is to be finished tonight (June 12) despite a medical emergency involving Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen. Euro 2020:\u00a0 Denmark v Finland Suspended as Christian Eriksen Collapses Midfielder Received Urgent Treatment In a statement by UEFA, the competition organisers confirmed that the fixture would go ahead as planned. 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