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Christian Eriksen has revealed he aims to play for Denmark at this year’s World Cup less than seven months after he suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch.
Eriksen collapsed during his country’s Euro 2020 match with Finland at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen on June 12, 2021 and has not played since.
Sportsmail revealed on Monday that the 29-year-old has his sights on a return to training with a European club this month, with Premier League clubs showing an interest.
Christian Eriksen has revealed he wants to play for Denmark at the Qatar World Cup this year
Eriksen suffered the cardiac arrest during Denmark’s clash with Finland at Euro 2020
And speaking for the first time since the events of last summer, Eriksen made clear he expects to return to top-level football.
Asked about his football plans, Eriksen said in an interview with Danish outlet DR: ‘My goal is to play in the World Cup in Qatar. I want to play.
‘That’s been my mindset all along. It’s a goal, a dream. Whether I’ll be picked is another thing. But it’s my dream to come back.
‘I’m sure I can come back because I don’t feel any different. Physically, I’m back in top shape. That’s been my goal and it’s still some time away, so until then I’m just going to play football and prove that I’m back at the same level.’
After live-saving treatment on the field, he was taken to hospital, where he was fitted with an ICD
Asked how important Denmark were in this process, he added: ‘Very important. I want to play for them at the World Cup.
‘My dream is to re-join the national team and play at Parken again and prove that it [cardiac arrest] was a one-timer and that it won’t happen again.
‘I want to prove I have moved on and that I can play for the national team again. Again it’s up to the manager to assess my level. But my heart is not an obstacle.’
Eriksen also said he received an ‘extraordinary’ but ‘weird’ worldwide response in hospital following his cardiac arrest, admitting he did not…
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Source : dailymail
