Slovenia 1-1 Denmark: Janza's stunner cancels out Eriksen's inspirational goal

Erik Janža scores Slovenia's first goal at the Euros in 24 years to salvage point. Meanwhile, exactly 1,100 days after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch at Euro 2020, Christian Eriksen scores for Denmark at Euro 2024!

Match Report

The 32-year-old Manchester United playmaker collapsed on the pitch after suffering cardiac arrest during Denmark's group match against Finland three years ago.

The Danes took a 17th-minute lead after catching their opponents sleeping at a throw as Jonas Wind's clever flick found Eriksen in space in the box, and the Man Utd playmaker made no mistake with a crisp low finish into the corner past Jan Oblak.

The 32-year-old Eriksen, making his 132nd appearance for Denmark, ran the show in Stuttgart in the first half, exactly 1,100 days since suffering a cardiac arrest in his country's opening game of the previous Euros.

Both teams could, and should, have added to the scoreline in the second half, only for Oblak to deny Rasmus Hojlund with an excellent close-range sprawling stop, before Adam Gnezda Cerin somehow glanced a header wide of a gaping goal moments later.

However, after the previously quiet Benjamin Sesko had rattled the woodwork with a thumping 25-yard drive, Slovenia deservedly drew level 13 minutes from time when Janza tried his luck from the edge of the area, with his shot taking a big deflection off Morten Hjulmand to wrong-foot Kasper Schmeichel.

Denmark face England in their next Group C encounter in Frankfurt on Thursday at 5pm, with Slovenia taking on Serbia in Munich earlier that day.

Line-ups

Slovenia XI: Oblak, Erik Janza, Andraz Sporar, Petar Stojanović, Timi Max Elsnik, Jan Mlakar, Zan Karnicnik, Adam Gnezda Cerin, Jaka Bijol, Vanja Drkusic, Benjamin Sesko

Subs: Ilicic, Vid Belec, Kurtic, Miha Blazic, Jure Balkovec, Benjamin Verbic, Stankovič, Sandi Lovric, Zan Celar, Tomi Horvat, David Brekalo, Nino Zugelj, Zan Vipotnik, Igor Vekic, Adrian Zeljkovic

Denmark XI: Schmeichel, Eriksen, Vestergaard, Hojbjerg, Christensen, Andersen, Alexander Bah, Jonas Wind, Morten Hjulmand, Victor Kristiansen, Rasmus Højlund

Subs: Kjaer, Jorgensen, Delaney, Christian Nørgaard, Poulsen, Ronnow, K. Dolberg, Larsen, Anders Dreyer, Mathias Jensen, Rasmus Kristensen, Joakim Maehle, Olsen, Mikkel Damsgaard, Mads Hermansen