Christian Eriksen In Stable Condition After Collapse On The Pitch

Christian Eriksen awake and in stable condition after collapsing during Denmark's Euro 2020 opener against Finland.

Eriksen started for Denmark in their Euro 2020 opener against Finland on Saturday evening.

Christian Eriksen has been stabilised and is awake at a Copenhagen hospital after collapsing during Denmark's opening Euro 2020 game with Finland.

The 29-year-old required CPR from medical personnel on the field after falling to the ground unchallenged towards the end of the first half.

Eriksen's Danish teammates, Finland's players and all those in attendance were understandably distraught as medical teams attempted to resuscitate him on the field, before he was placed onto a stretcher and taken to a local hospital.

UEFA announced shortly after the game had been suspended, and a further update has provided the news that everybody around the world wanted to hear - Eriksen's condition has been stabilised. Denmark have also released a tweet confirming he is awake and awaiting further tests.

Both teams and match officials have held what's been described as a crisis meeting after the match was suspended and not being postponed.

Official UEFA statement after Christian Eriksen stable conditions announcement.

“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”.