In Denmark’s Euro 2024 match versus Slovenia, Christian Eriksen’s goal is probably going to be especially important.

Three years ago, during Denmark’s Euro 2020 group match against Finland—which had been delayed by a year owing to the COVID-19 pandemic—Eriksen passed out on the field.

 

The Danish captain was revived and sent to the hospital after receiving life-saving treatment on the field.

Precisely 1,100 days after the incident, Eriksen gave Denmark the lead against Slovenia with a stunning back-heel that he collected on his chest and volleyed into the bottom corner.

The picture of Eriksen grinning broadly as he celebrated his goal was a far cry from the horrific images from Euro 2020.

That day, when Eriksen was receiving treatment, his Danish teammates tried to keep him hidden from the cameras and the public by standing arm in arm.