Copenhagen (AFP)
Dane Christian Eriksen, who suffered a spectacular heart attack during the Denmark-Finland match on Saturday, is still hospitalized in stable condition, the Danish football federation announced on Sunday.
"This morning we spoke with Christian Eriksen who greeted his teammates. His condition is stable and he is still hospitalized for further examinations," DBU said in a tweet.
"The national team and management have received crisis assistance and will continue to be there for each other after yesterday's incident," it wrote.
A press conference scheduled for the morning was canceled and training postponed indefinitely, TV2 television reported.
Towards the end of Denmark-Finland's first period, far from the ball and any opponents, Eriksen collapsed abruptly on the pitch, eyes rolled back, before suffering a heart massage.
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The game was interrupted as the Danes, some of them in tears, gathered to form a circle around the 29-year-old midfielder and hide him from view.
"We managed to bring + back + Christian," said Danish national team doctor Martin Boesen.
The match then resumed and ended with a defeat for the Danes (0-1).
"It was a sad evening in every way, Christian Eriksen's woes obviously eclipsing everything else," DBU wrote in a statement.
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