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Christian Eriksen: Danes face emotional Parken return for Belgium Euro clash

A combo image issued by the DBU on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, of Denmark soccer player Christian Eriksen gesturing from his hospital bed and the message that he sent to accompany the photo. [DBU via AP]

Days after playmaker Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest, Denmark return to the Parken Stadium to face Belgium in a game that could prove crucial to their Euro 2020 fate.

Having lost 1-0 to Finland in the aftermath of Eriksen’s collapse, Kasper Hjulmand’s side have been trying to recover in time to face a Belgium team who thumped Russia 3-0 in their opener, and they will have to do so without their best player.

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