Nine days after the horrors of Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest the whole country erupted in jubilant scenes after the 4-1 win
There was a feeling of disbelief in Denmark on Tuesday morning. Had it really happened? Had the magical night that the Denmark head coach, Kasper Hjulmand, had wished for just been a dream?
No, it was true. Nine days after the horrors of Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest in the opening game of Euro 2020 Denmark had beaten
Russia 4-1 to qualify for the last 16 of the tournament. And all around the country there was a clean-up operation in progress to prove it.