Denmark's Christian Eriksen to be fitted with heart starter after on-pitch collapse

The 29-year-old midfielder had to be resuscitated during match against Finland

Denmark players return to resume the match against Finland two hours after midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed in Copenhagen on Saturday, June 12. AP

Denmark's goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel after resuming the match. AP

Denmark's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg gestures to the stands at the Parken Stadium as the team returns to the pitch to resume the match. AP

View of the Rigshospitalet hospital, where Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen is being treated. Reuters

A video screen is dedicated to Denmark's Christian Eriksen after the match. PA

Denmark's Christian Eriksen is carried off after collapsing during the match against Finland at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. Reuters

A Denmark fan holds up a Christian Eriksen shirt AFP

Denmark players react as Christian Eriksen receives medical attention, Reuters

Christian Eriksen is carried off after collapsing. Reuters

Denmark's players make protective shield as paramedics attend to midfielder Christian Eriksen. AFP

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg as Christian Eriksen receives medical treatment. Getty

Fans react after Christian Eriksen's collapse. AFP

Denmark's players gather as paramedics attend to midfielder Christian Eriksen. AFP

Denmark fans in shock after Christian Eriksen collapsed. Getty

Jonas Wind in tears as Christian Eriksen receives medical treatment. Getty

Denmark players head off the pitch as Denmark's Christian Eriksen is carried off. Reuters

Finland players gather on the pitch. AP

Russian fans hold flag reading "Health to Eriksen" during their match against Belgium later on Saturday. AP

Midfielder Christian Eriksen is to be fitted with a heart starter, the Danish football federation have announced.

The 29-year-old Inter Milan and former Tottenham midfielder suffered a heart attack on the pitch and had to be resuscitated at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen after slumping to the ground during the first half of his side's Euro 2020 Group B match against Finland on Saturday.

Eriksen regained consciousness before being taken to hospital, where medics continue to work to identify what caused his cardiac arrest.

Denmark team doctor Morten Boesen released a statement on Thursday, which read: "After Christian has been through different heart examinations it has been decided that he should have an ICD (heart starter).

"This device is necessary after a cardiac attack due to rhythm disturbances. Christian has accepted the solution and the plan has been confirmed by specialists nationally and internationally, who all recommend the same treatment."

Eriksen had previously expressed his gratitude for the "amazing messages from all around the world" after posting his first photo from hospital since collapsing.

Three days after the incident, Eriksen wrote on Instagram: "Hello everyone. Big thanks for your sweet and amazing greetings and messages from all around the world. It means a lot to me and my family.

"I'm fine - under the circumstances. I still have to go through some examinations at the hospital, but I feel okay.

"Now, I will cheer on the boys on the Denmark team in the next matches. Play for all of Denmark."

Denmark resume their Euro 2020 campaign against Belgium on Thursday followed by the final Group B game against Russia two days later.