Players escort paramedics as Denmark's midfielder Christian Eriksen is evacuated from the pitch during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group B football match between Denmark and Finland at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. - AFP Pic
COPENHAGEN: Denmark star Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch in Saturday's Euro 2020 game against Finland in Copenhagen, causing the suspension of the match in the first half.
Players gather as Denmark's midfielder Christian Eriksen (bottom) lies on the pitch during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group B football match between Denmark and Finland at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. - AFP Pic
Danish players were in tears as medical staff tried to revive the Inter Milan player, who suddenly collapsed near the touchline.
Denmark's players gather as paramedics attend to midfielder Christian Eriksen (not seen) during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group B football match between Denmark and Finland at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. -AFP Pic
"The UEFA EURO 2020 match in Copenhagen has been suspended due to a medical emergency," UEFA said in a short statement.
Denmark's defender Simon Kjaer comforts midfielder Christian Eriksen's partner Sabrina Kvist Jensen during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group B football match between Denmark and Finland at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. - AFP Pic
The previously raucous crowd at the Parken Stadium in the Danish capital fell silent after the 29-year-old fell to the ground near the end of the opening period, with his teammates gathering around him.
Sabrina Kvist Jensen (L), partner of Denmark's midfielder Christian Eriksen, reacts after Eriksen collapsed during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group B football match between Denmark and Finland at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. -AFP Pic
After around 15 minutes Eriksen was stretchered off the field followed by the rest of the Denmark team, while Finland's players also left the pitch.
The fans in the stadium, who were celebrating the chance to see their national team again live at the stadium, sat silently in their seats waiting for news of Eriksen's condition to filter through. - AFP
Fans react in the crowd after Denmark's midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group B football match between Denmark and Finland at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. -AFP Pic
