Denmark Midfielder Christian Eriksen Stable After Fainting On The Pitch, Still In Hospital

Christian Eriksen (Twitter @ euro2020)

JAKARTA - Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen is still in hospital and in stable condition on Sunday, June 13, after collapsing in his team's first match at Euro 2020 against Finland.

This was reported by the Danish football association via Twitter. "This morning we spoke with Christian Eriksen, who has sent his regards to his team-mates. His condition is stable, and he is still in hospital for further examinations," Danish FA DBU said on Twitter.

Eriksen (29), collapsed suddenly in the 42nd minute of the game while running near the left field line after a throw-in from Denmark.

As there was silence among the 16,000 spectators, his team-mates gathered around him as he received treatment on the pitch and was then carried off on a stretcher.

"The team and staff from the national team have received crisis assistance and will continue to be there for one another after yesterday's incident," the DBU said.

"We would like to thank everyone for the sincere greetings to Christian Eriksen from fans, players, royal families from both Denmark and England, international associations, clubs and others," he said.

Messages in support of Eriksen, who plays for Inter Milan, poured in.

The Group B match was halted and finally restarted an hour and 45 minutes later. Finland won 1-0.