New Delhi, June 8 -- Christian Eriksen was conscious and undergoing further tests in the hospital after collapsing on the field again while playing for Denmark's national team on Sunday in a scary scene that had echoes of his cardiac arrest at the European Championship five years ago.

TV footage showed the 34-year-old midfielder clutching his chest with both hands in an off-the-ball action in the 65th minute of Denmark's international friendly against Ukraine at Nature Energy Park in Odense, Denmark.

In the next TV image shown, Erikson was lying on his back on the ground, surrounded by worried-looking players. Ukraine's coaching staff were seen waving medical personnel onto the field.

Within minutes, the Danish soccer federation sent a...