Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published on Sunday, 07 June 2026 22:32 / Updated on Sunday, 07 June 2026 22:39
The Danish Football Association said the midfielder is out of danger. After the match was abandoned in the 65th minute, 2-1 to the Danes, Morten Boesen, Denmark's national team doctor, offered new explanations about what could have happened at the time of the incident.
Morten Boesen: “I think the implanted defibrillator had a problem”
“From what I saw, I think the implanted defibrillator had a problem while he was playing. I thought I saw him put his hand to his chest and maybe even yell 'turn it off!'. Then it collapsed. Then I reached him.
The device is now to be analyzed, as it can pinpoint the cause of the incident. He regained consciousness fairly quickly. I think the device did its job and managed to restore his heart rate,” Morten Boesen told TV 2 Sport.
I ran towards Eriksen and turned him, but he recovered relatively quickly. He regained consciousness and then everything was completely back to normal
Morten Boesenthe doctor of Denmark
Christian Eriksen has had an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) implanted since June 2021, following his cardiac arrest during the match between Denmark and Finland at EURO 2020.
This device constantly monitors the activity of the heart and intervenes when it detects severe heart rhythm disorders, which can put the patient's life at risk, according to reginamaria.ro.
According to the cited source, if the heart begins to beat erratically and can no longer pump blood efficiently, the device can deliver an electric shock directly to the heart muscle to restore the normal rhythm. Although the shock is felt like a sharp blow to the chest, it can save the patient's life in just a few seconds.
