tournament. Danish star Christian Eriksen collapsing on
the field. Medics rushing in to perform cpr. Fans and fellow
teammates standing by in shock. Here's ABC's Julia
Macfarlane. Reporter: Tonight one of the world's leading
stars collapsing at the euro 2020 tournament. Play is going
to be halted. Reporter: Denmark's Christian Eriksen playing
on his home turf in Copenhagen, suddenly stumbling and
falling forward on the pitch just 43 minutes into the match
against Finland. His teammates creating a circle around
the midfielder, shielding him from cameras. Being
in football for 20 plus years I've never seen a scene such
as that, the panic on the players' faces. Reporter: Eriksen
later carry on a stretcher and transferred to a hospital for
treatment. The game suspended. As the world waited for
news, concerned fans in a show of unity chanting his
name, Christian Eriksen. Eriksen
is now awake and stabilized in the hospital, and he'll be
staying there for further examinations. Meanwhile, the
match resumed at the request of players from both sides.
Whit? Good to hear that encouraging news. All right, Julia,
thank you.