KOEN VAN Wee/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesUEFA invited Christian Eriksen, a Danish midfielder, and paramedics to the final of the tournament.Peder Ersgaard said that he was excited like a child at Christmas Eve. He received a VIP invitation from Aleksander Ceferin (h/t Reuters via ESPN). "I am proud of my efforts and the team. It was not a one-man show.According to Reuters Eriksen was invited to the final with Sabrina Kvist Jensen as his partner and six medical personnel. As of the writing of this article, Eriksen had not been confirmed to attend the final which will take place at Wembley Stadium, London, on Sunday.Eriksen fell on the pitch in the first half of Denmark's loss to Finland 1-0 on June 12. After receiving CPR, Eriksen was placed on the pitch and had his heart re-energized using a defibrillator. He was then transferred to a Copenhagen hospital where he was stabilized.After his collapse, he had an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) surgically placed and was released from the hospital on Friday.Eriksen has been mostly away from the public since then, but he did snap a picture with a young fan recently.Denmark is now in the semifinals after losing the first two games of the tournament to Finland and the game against Finland. They will face England on Wednesday, 3:00 p.m. ET at Wembley.Spain will face Italy in the other semifinal of the tournament on Tuesday, at 3:00 p.m. ET, also at WembleyErsgaard stated to Reuters that he hoped to see Denmark face off against Italy. "That would really, really be huge. Imagine if they were European champions.
