Denmark national team doctor, Morten Boesen, has revealed that Inter Milan midfielder, Christian Eriksen, collapsed on Saturday as a result of cardiac arrest in the EURO 2020 game against Finland.

Fans and players of both teams were thrown into shock when the 29-year-old collapsed untouched with four minutes to halftime at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen in front of his wife, Sabrina Kvist, who was already emotional.

The former Tottenham player required an emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation for over 10 minutes on the pitch before he was stabilised and taken away on a stretcher to a hospital at Rigshospitalet for further examinations.

Denmark captain, Simon Kjaer, played a particularly important role in Eriksen’s immediate medical care, with the 32-year-old clearing the Inter Milan player’s airways as one of the first responders, organising the huddle around Eriksen and consoling the player’s terrified wife, Kvist.

However, the team doctor revealed that the player was close to death, revealing that the cause of the cardiac arrest remains unknown.

When asked how close they came to losing Eriksen, Boesen replied: “He was gone…. how close were we? I don’t know – we got him back after one defib… so that’s quite fast.”

He added: “Eriksen’s preliminary tests have given good results, but he will have to undergo further tests. None of us know what happened.”

According to Daily Mail, Denmark boss Kasper Hjulmand said Eriksen could not remember his collapse but he was more concerned about the welfare of his teammates when he (Ghulmand) spoke to him.

Eriksen told Hjulmand: “I don’t remember much but I’m more concerned about you guys. How are you doing?

“That’s typical Christian,” Hjulmand added. “It was good to see him smile.”