Medics rushed to aid Christian Eriksen after the Denmark midfielder collapsed to the ground during the European Championship match with Finland. There were distressing scenes inside the ground in Copenhagen, as the Danish players stood by the side of their attacking midfielder.
Eriksen, who left Tottenham in January 2020, appeared to collapse to the ground away from the ball.
The players then brought his condition to the attention of doctors and the referee, who rushed to the scene.
Kasper Schmeichel and Andreas Christensen were among those to support Eriksen.
The situation then became even more serious when doctors placed Eriksen in the recovery position.
Doctors then began to carry out CPR in a bid to resuscitate Eriksen.
Eriksen’s wife Sabrina then came down onto the touchline and was consoled by Simon Kjaer and Schmeichel.
Denmark boss Kasper Hjulmand walked across to the other side of the field where Eriksen was being treated before returning to speak with Finland boss Markku Kanerva.
The Finland players then let the field as referee Anthony Taylor also guided the officials off the pitch.
