Christian Eriksen doesn't just want to play again. He wants to play on the World Cup stage.
Seven months after suffering cardiac arrest in a Euro 2020 match against Finland that nearly killed him, Eriksen says he is eyeing a return for Denmark at the 2022 World Cup. In his first extensive public comments since his collapse, Eriksen told Denmark's DR1 that it's his goal to represent his country again in Qatar.
"My goal is to play in the World Cup in Qatar. I want to play," Eriksen said in translated remarks. "That's been my mindset all along.