110th international match
Christian Eriksen has returned to the Danish national football team 287 days after suffering cardiac arrest at the European Championship – and has made a sensational comeback. The 30-year-old from Premier League club FC Brentford came on as a second-half substitute in Saturday night’s friendly against the Netherlands in Amsterdam and was greeted with a standing ovation. Barely two minutes later, the now 110-time Danish national player scored to make it 2:3 – the victory still went to Oranje.
Both teams have qualified for the World Cup in Qatar at the end of the year. National coach Kasper Hjulmand has also nominated Eriksen for the next game of the Danes against Serbia. Eriksen collapsed on June 12, 2021 at the European Championships at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen during the game against Finland with a cardiac arrest on the lawn. Rescue workers managed to revive the experienced international and thus save his life.
19 out of 32 tickets awarded: These teams have qualified for the 2022 World Cup
Exactly a month ago, Eriksen made his competitive comeback at FC Brentford in London – appropriately in the club colors red and white, which he also wears for Denmark. In the game against Newcastle United (0:2), the Dane came on as a substitute in the 52nd minute and was celebrated. After a long forced break, Eriksen has now completed his 110th international match for the former European champion. The Netherlands will receive the DFB selection again for a test duel in Amsterdam next Tuesday.
To home page