At 03:45 Beijing time on March 27, at the John Cruyff Arena, the Netherlands played a warm-up match with Denmark. The 30-year-old Danish international Eriksen returned to the national team after 287 days and scored his first goal in just two minutes.
At half-time, the Danish team made a substitution adjustment, with the 30-year-old Eriksen replacing the post-00 youngster Lindestrøm. Eriksen's entry made the Dutch fans frantically wave the flag, and the 70-year-old Dutch coach Louis van Gaal also stood up and applauded him.
Eriksen experienced a life-and-death 13-minute experience at last year's European Championship. In the first round of the group stage against Finland in the closing stage of the first half, Eriksen suddenly collapsed, and was later rescued by CPR by emergency personnel. Because of some regulations in Serie A, Eriksen had to terminate his contract with Inter and go to Premier League side Brentford to continue his career. Eriksen, like Dutch international Brinder, has now had a heart defibrillator implanted.
On the 287th day after the escape, Eriksen once again put on the Danish shirt and played for the national team. It took only 2 minutes to come off the bench and help the Danish national team score a goal. This is the second time Eriksen has scored for the Danish national team in 496 days, and the last time he scored at the national team was in the UEFA Nations League against Iceland in November 2020.
According to statistics, Eriksen's goals in the national team have risen to 37, and he has equaled Michel Laudrup's goals, ranking 6th in the danish national team's all-time top scorer list.
Denmark, like the Netherlands, has already qualified for the World Cup in Qatar. If nothing else, Eriksen will be on the pitch at the World Cup in Qatar.