In the early evening of June 12, 2021, Christian Eriksen was just happy to be alive. And lucky.
The Dane suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch while playing for his country against Finland in a European Championship group stage match, suddenly collapsing to the floor with no one around him.
Instantly it became clear how serious the incident was. He, essentially, died on the pitch and was brought back to life thanks to rapid and urgent resuscitation with the use of a defibrillator.
Not many would have predicted that Eriksen would be going to the Qatar World Cup later this month.