Group B: Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Russia

[HoChiMinhFOX]

Just now, Dahnsouff said:

Not really, all parties would have been consulted. Our feelings of outrage are very ill placed in this decision.

Yeah I figured they must've asked them if they were ok to continue. 

[urban.spaceman]

They're replaying the last 4 minutes of the half, then a 5 minute half time break before the 2nd half, according to 5Live

[stripeyfox]

3 minutes ago, HoChiMinhFOX said:

Can't believe it's going ahead. That's actually madness. So insensitive.

they're being professional and doing their job. No one is making them play. They are choosing to do so. And it is with the blessing of both teams

 

[Unabomber]

Hope Denmark win 

[Koke]

 

[shen]

I cannot believe they're playing the rest of the game tonight. How on Earth is this a sensible decision? I'm speechless.

[KFS]

Sometimes you hear that this type of thing drives players on. I’m sure both will be fired up and it’ll be played out with utmost respect. As long as it’s not being driven by Uefa I’m fine

[HoChiMinhFOX]

Just now, stripeyfox said:

they're being professional and doing their job. No one is making them play. They are choosing to do so. And it is with the blessing of both teams

 

See previous comment. But yeah I guessed that after I posted. 

[Koke]

Just now, shen said:

I cannot believe they're playing the rest of the game tonight. How on Earth is this a sensible decision? I'm speechless.

 

I'm sure the players were consulted and that Eriksen is in a stable condition. If the players weren't in a state to play the game wouldn't hsvd gone ahead. 

[HoChiMinhFOX]

Fair play to the players 👏 going to play their socks off I'm sure. 

[urban.spaceman]

19:11

'The medical team did an amazing job'

Former Arsenal and England physiotherapist Gary Lewin, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "The medical team will have gone into what we call the 'emergency action plan'. 

"Every team and stadium has an action plan. The medical team will have tried to stabilise him on the pitch. I have to commend the players, the way they protected him and stood around him, I thought was incredible. It showed amazing team spirit. 

"Once the team have stabilised him, they would have got him into the cardiac position as soon as they possibly could. I think that's obviously where he is now. I believe the early reports are he is conscious, so let's cross our fingers.

"The picture of him leaving the ground with oxygen, that's another sign that whatever happened, the action taken by the medical team was very, very quick and very, very efficient. 

"All I can say is what an amazing job they all did."

[shen]

Just now, stripeyfox said:

they're being professional and doing their job. No one is making them play. They are choosing to do so. And it is with the blessing of both teams

 

I don't care if they're being professional. People receive psychological treatment after witnessing such a shocking thing. I'm really not sure they are in a right state to make such a decision. The respective FA leaders should have made the decision to postpone the match.

[simFox]

Same in racing when a driver dies, everyone goes racing because that's what they do and that's what the driver would have wanted. It's a mark of respect

[StanSP]

If the players want to play, let them. It's their choice. Their feelings and they're in the moment. 

 

It's not for us to decide so can't really show any outrage or anything at the decision. 

[EastAnglianFox]

This might sound a bit crass, but which channel is it on?

[Guest Bert Fill]

Just now, Koke said:

 

I'm sure the players were consulted and that Eriksen is in a stable condition. If the players weren't in a state to play the game wouldn't hsvd gone ahead. 

Exactly.

For all we know he’s sitting up in hospital saying ‘for god’s sake, I’m not dead, play the effing game.’

 

[Izzy]

1 minute ago, shen said:

I cannot believe they're playing the rest of the game tonight. How on Earth is this a sensible decision? I'm speechless.

I can only imagine that Eriksen himself has given his blessing or asked/requested the game continue.

 

 

[lgfualol]

It sounds like he is, but I hope Eriksen will be ok. Shocking to watch.

[Parafox]

52 minutes ago, Nuneatonfox in Manchester said:

Anthony Taylor needs to take a tremendous amount of credit for the speed at which he got the medics on. 

Agreed. His reaction to the situation was exemplary. When a person goes into witnessed cardiac arrest (assuming that's the case as he reportedly received very prompt CPR + 1 shock from the defib) it is almost impossible to not recognise the situation. That said, it's how you react to it that counts. 

[Pliskin]

To be fair, the Danes will want to go out and win it for Eriksen! Sometime’s in the face of adversity, getting back up and going again can sometimes help….. 

[Fox in the North]

I’m just surprised they’re in the right frame of mind to carry on. Fair play to them if they genuinely want to.

[Sly]

I understand them wanting to play. 

 

[Fox92]

2 minutes ago, EastAnglianFox said:

This might sound a bit crass, but which channel is it on?

 

[Pliskin]

21 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

Simon Kjær what man. Heroic actions.

He has potentially saved his life. Starting the CPR as quickly as he did.

[shen]

2 minutes ago, Izzy said:

I can only imagine that Eriksen himself has given his blessing or asked/requested the game continue.

 

 

A man who's suffered a cardiac arrest (most likely) making a decision like that? Yeah, he will totally have been in the right state of mind to say something like this. I would be staggered if he was put in a position to be posed a question like that.

I broke watching the Finnish team applaud the Danish team onto the pitch...