Christian Eriksen, football's resident miracle man, gave everyone a scare during Denmark's friendly against Ukraine in Odense when he collapsed on 65 minutes. But fear not - he's fine, walked off the pitch by himself, and is now at the hospital for 'further examinations' because apparently his heart just likes to keep things interesting.

The 34-year-old, who has a history of dramatic cardiac events, was fitted with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) - a pacemaker that has become his personal bodyguard - after his on-pitch cardiac arrest during Euro 2020 against Finland. That little device allowed him to return to professional football with Brentford in 2022, just eight months after his collapse, and later spend three years at Manchester United before joining Wolfsburg last summer.

Denmark's team doctor, Morten Boesen, confirmed the ICD did its job: 'He was briefly unconscious, but regained consciousness very quickly. The pacemaker responded as it should.' Eriksen was making his 151st international appearance and had played 34 games for Wolfsburg in the 2025-26 season before this latest episode.

Captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg described the moment: 'I see Christian on his way to the floor, and we know a little about how he reacts, what that means.' The players formed a protective ring around him, just as they did five years ago, and both teams stood arm in arm as coach Brian Riemer addressed them. Riemer later said, 'The most important thing is that Christian is doing well and he is.'

Eriksen, ever the optimist, once told BBC Sport: 'I don't see any risk, no. I have an ICD, if anything would happen then I am safe.' And so far, that's proven true. Neither Denmark nor Ukraine qualified for the World Cup, which starts Thursday, but at least they'll have their hearts intact for the next one.