Eriksen cancels the friendly match between Denmark and Ukraine.
The friendly match between the national teams of Denmark and Ukraine was canceled today, Sunday, before its conclusion due to a new cardiac crisis suffered by Christian Eriksen, the star of the Danish team.
In the 65th minute, Eriksen collapsed on the field while his team was leading 2-1.
The Danish team took the lead with goals from Patrick Dorgu and Joachim Maehle in the 13th and 36th minutes, while Ukraine narrowed the gap with a single goal scored by Viktor Tsyhankov in the 44th minute.
After a stoppage of nearly fifteen minutes, the match director moved the cameras away from the field while Christian Eriksen was being assisted, amid the anticipation of the fans in the stands and the players and coaching staff of both teams.
During the stoppage, the referee spoke with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, the captain of the Danish team, and his counterpart in Ukraine, Mykola Matviyenko, before deciding to cancel the match after Christian Eriksen was transported to the hospital in an ambulance amidst a storm of applause.
Eriksen, who is 34 years old, previously suffered a cardiac crisis during the match between Denmark and Finland in the Euro 2020 tournament in the summer of 2021, which also required him to leave the field after his heart stopped for several minutes, and the success of temporary resuscitation.
Eriksen had to have a device implanted to regulate his heartbeat to continue his football career, before Inter Milan decided to part ways with him because league regulations do not allow such medical cases to participate in matches.
After that, the Danish star moved between Brentford and Manchester United in England, before joining VfL Wolfsburg in Germany in the summer of 2025 on a two-year contract.
It is also worth noting that both Denmark and Ukraine failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and were preparing for this friendly match as a kickoff for their journey in the UEFA Nations League for the new 2026/2027 season next September.