Christian Eriksen

The “briefly deceased” is back on the EURO stage

Christian Eriksen (right) celebrates an emotional return to the European Championship.(Bild: via REUTERS)

Three years ago, Christian Eriksen was dead for five minutes during the European Championship match against Finland, but on Sunday the Denmark star will celebrate his emotional return to the EURO stage. Since his cardiac arrest, the 32-year-old has been playing with a defibrillator, and he scored Denmark's winner in the dress rehearsal.

"Those were terrible moments - we didn't know whether he was going to die or not," said striker Yussuf Poulsen. A moment in which seconds felt like minutes, minutes like half an eternity. In which the whole of Denmark held its breath, the soccer world stood still and gazed spellbound towards Copenhagen.