Christian Eriksen says he is “doing well” and is at home with his family following his collapse in Sunday’s game against Ukraine.
The 34-year-old spent the night in hospital following the incident, and wrote in a statement on Instagram, external that his “recovery has already started”.
The game in Odense was stopped on 65 minutes when he collapsed and was abandoned shortly after, with Eriksen able to walk from the field after regaining consciousness.
The former Manchester United, Tottenham and Brentford midfielder was fitted with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) – a type of pacemaker – after suffering a cardiac arrest during a Euro 2020 match against Finland in 2021.
“As you can probably imagine, receiving a shock from my ICD has had a major effect on both me and my family, but I want to assure everyone that this was a different situation from what happened in 2021,” wrote Eriksen.
“In addition to being grateful for the support and assistance of all the players and the medical team on the field, I am also incredibly grateful to the doctors who have cared for me and my heart over the years.
“Thanks to their expertise, my ICD did exactly what it was designed to do: protect me when I needed it.
The ICD allowed Eriksen to resume his playing career with Brentford in 2022 – eight months after his collapse at the Euros – before he spent three years with Manchester United.
On Sunday, Denmark national team doctor Morten Boesen said “the pacemaker responded as it should”.
“For now, my focus is on recovering, spending time with my family, going on vacation, and playing football with my children,” Eriksen added.
Speaking to BBC Sport before his comeback in 2022, Eriksen – who now plays for Wolfsburg – said he had no concerns about playing with an ICD.
“I don’t see any risk, no. I have an ICD, if anything would happen then I am safe,” he added.
Neither Denmark nor Ukraine qualified for the World Cup, which begins on Thursday.
