Danish footballer Christian Eriksen shares a post on instagram on Tuesday.

Xtra Time Web Desk: Danish footballer Christian Eriksen, who collapsed on the pitch in his country's opening Euro 2020 game, said that he was doing "fine" in an Instagram post from hospital on Tuesday.

"I'm fine -- under the circumstances, I still have to go through some examinations at the hospital, but I feel okay," he wrote in a post accompanying a photo of him smiling and giving a thumbs-up while lying in bed.

In a scene that shocked the entire sporting world, the 29-year-old Inter Milan midfielder suddenly collapsed on the field in the 43rd minute of Denmark's EURO 2020 Group B game on Saturday against Finland in Copenhagen.

Medical personnel administered CPR as he lay motionless on the field for about 15 minutes before being carried off the pitch and rushed to hospital. 

He was later confirmed to have suffered cardiac arrest.