Denmark captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, additionally an ex-Tottenham midfieder, instructed Danish broadcaster TV2: “There is a throw-in, after which I am going out to the aspect. I flip round a bit, and I see Christian on his option to the ground, and we all know a bit about how he reacts, what which means.
“[Everyone] reacted super-fast and with respect. I can solely praise how a lot braveness those that took care of Christian on the sphere had.
“I can not say way more than that you just get a shock, and that a very powerful factor is that Christian is doing nicely.”
When Eriksen was receiving remedy 5 years in the past, Denmark and Finland gamers shaped a hoop round him, and each units of gamers did the identical whereas he was being attended to by medics on Sunday. He was finally capable of stroll to an ambulance.
After the sport had been referred to as off, gamers and training workers from each groups stood arm in arm in a hoop as they have been addressed by Denmark coach Brian Riemer.
“A very powerful factor is that Christian is doing nicely and he’s,” Riemer mentioned later. “He has left the sphere, and he has despatched his regards to the gamers.
“Now it is about us standing collectively, as you can see that we did in probably the most dignified approach on the sphere, and naturally making certain that everybody has a shoulder to lean on from right here.”
Neither Denmark or Ukraine certified for the World Cup, which begins on Thursday.