{"id":45238,"date":"2021-06-18T15:41:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T14:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=45238"},"modified":"2021-06-18T15:21:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T14:21:38","slug":"euro-2020-eriksens-whatsapp-text-to-denmark-teammates-after-belgium-defeat-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/euro-2020-eriksens-whatsapp-text-to-denmark-teammates-after-belgium-defeat-revealed","title":{"rendered":"Euro 2020: Eriksen\u2019s WhatsApp text to Denmark teammates after Belgium defeat revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Denmark playmaker, Christian Eriksen, sent a WhatsApp message to his teammates, telling them they had put on a \u201cfantastic\u201d display despite their 2-1 defeat to Belgium at Euro 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Four days after Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest against Finland, the Danes returned to action in Group B on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Kasper Hjulmand\u2019s men got off to a dream start, as Yussuf Poulsen struck in the second minute.<\/p>\n<p>However, Roberto Martinez introduced Kevin De Bruyne at the break and the Manchester City midfielder inspired his side to victory.<\/p>\n<p>De Bruyne laid on Thorgan Hazard\u2019s equaliser, before netting the decisive goal with 20 minutes remaining.<\/p>\n<p>It means the Danes are still without a single point ahead of their final group game against Russia next Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEriksen wrote in the WhatsApp group after the game and he said we had been fantastic,\u201d Denmark forward Martin Braithwaite told reporters at his post-match press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI read the text on my way to the dressing room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWe were playing for Christian and the whole country. We felt the whole stadium around us, it was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Euro 2020: Stay strong \u2013 Cristiano Ronaldo tells Eriksen after midfielder collapsed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Denmark playmaker, Christian Eriksen, sent a WhatsApp message to his teammates, telling them they had put on a \u201cfantastic\u201d display despite their 2-1 defeat to Belgium at Euro 2020. Four days after Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest against Finland, the Danes returned to action in Group B on Thursday. 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