In 2021, Christian Eriksen collapsed on pitch throughout Denmark’s first Euros fixture in Copenhagen. It was an incident that might snowball into an inspirational run from the Danes, who ended up as one of many 4 semifinalists. For Eriksen although, the event got here to an finish halfway by their first fixture.
Three years later, Eriksen has made his manner again into the Danish squad for this summer season’s European Championship finals in Germany.
Following his cardiac arrest in 2021, Eriksen was subsequently fitted with a pacemaker gadget that enabled him to proceed his profession. The previous Tottenham Hotspur and Inter midfielder has since featured for English Premier League groups corresponding to Manchester United and Brentford.
Eriksen is among the solely 11 gamers to have performed in additional than 100 video games for Denmark. The opposite lively participant to have accomplished so, Simon Kjaer (131) – Eriksen’s shut good friend, who was additionally hailed for his fast response on pitch to come back to Eriksen’s assist throughout his hour of want – will captain the crew once more.
“It’s laborious to disappoint somebody, these are boyhood desires that come up quick, [but] I’m very pleased with the squad we have now,” Denmark supervisor Kasper Hjulmand instructed reporters after asserting the squad.
Denmark squad for Euro 2024
Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel, Frederik Ronnow, Mads Hermansen
Defenders: Andreas Christensen, Simon Kjaer, Joachim Andersen, Jannik Vestergaard, Victor Nelsson, Alexander Bah. Joakim Maehle, Rasmus Nissen Kristensen, Victor Kristiansen
Midfielders: Christian Eriksen, Thomas Delaney, Morten Hjulmand, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Christian Norgaard, Mathias Jensen, Mikkel Damsgaard,
Forwards: Jacob Bruun Larsen, Andreas Skov Olsen, Anders Dreyer, Kasper Dolberg, Rasmus Hojlund, Jonas Wind, Yussuf Yurary Poulsen