The Danish soccer federation says Christian Eriksen will be fitted with an implantable device to monitor his heart rhythm.
Eriksen is recovering in a Copenhagen hospital after suffering cardiac arrest during Denmark's game against Finland at the European Championship.
The Danish federation said doctors have determined that Eriksen needs to have an ICD — implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.
The federation said such a device "is necessary after a cardiac attack due to rhythm disturbances." It said Eriksen "has accepted the solution" and that international specialists all recommend the same treatment.
The federation asked that Eriksen and his family be given "peace and privacy the following time."
An ICD device is a small battery-powered device placed in the chest to monitor heart rhythm and detect irregular heartbeats.
It can deliver electric shocks via wires connected to the heart to fix an abnormal rhythm.
Denmark will get on the field for the first time since Christian Eriksen's collapse when the team plays Belgium at the European Championship.
Belgium's players will kick the ball out of play in the 10th minute so the stadium can pay tribute to Christian Eriksen with a minute's applause, striker Romelu Lukaku said Wednesday.
The fans at Parken Stadium are planning a loud ovation for Eriksen in the 10th minute of the Euro 2020 game because the midfielder wears the No. 10 shirt for Denmark. Lukaku said both teams will stop playing to join in the tribute.
"We will kick the ball out for a throw-in to stop and applaud and mark this moment," Lukaku said Wednesday.
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