India, June 8 -- Denmark's national team doctor, Morten Boesen, issued an official update on Monday following midfielder Christian Eriksen's collapse on the pitch. The incident happened during the 65th minute of the friendly against Ukraine, and Eriksen was seen clutching his chest. The medical staff rushed onto the turf, and the match was called off with Denmark leading 2-1.

The scenes reminded one of Euro 2020, where Eriksen had collapsed on the field during the game against Finland. At that time, he suffered a cardiac arrest and had to be implanted with a cardioverter-defibrillator.

The 34-year-old Boesen said that Eriksen is doing well. However, he confirmed that the experienced midfielder had lost consciousness for a while. Eriksen...