Speaking about what really transpired after Denmark’s game against Finland had to be suspended due to Christian Eriksen suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch, Peter Schmeichel told ITV's Good Morning Britan: “Well that's an interesting debate.
“I actually saw an official quote from UEFA yesterday saying that they were following the advice of the player, the players insisted on playing - I know that not to be the truth.
“Or, it's how you see the truth. They were left with three options, one was to play immediately and get the last 50 minutes played.
“The next one was to come in yesterday [Sunday] at 12 noon and finish the 50 minutes and the third option was to forfeit the game, 3-0.
“So work it out for yourself. Is it the players' wish to play? Did they have any choice really? I don't think they had.”
Eriksen had to be resuscitated on the pitch by medical staff and given chest compressions to stabilize his condition. The midfielder was then taken to the hospital before UEFA decided to restart the game on Saturday itself.
Finland ended up picking up a 1-0 win thanks to a winner from striker Joel Pohjanpalo.
