ANALYSIS-Soccer-Denmark's Eriksen makes memorable Euro return to silence critics

Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Group C - Slovenia v Denmark - Stuttgart Arena, Stuttgart, Germany - June 16, 2024 Denmark's Christian Eriksen celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth

STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) - Denmark captain Christian Eriksen marked a memorable return to the European Championship three years after suffering a cardiac arrest at the previous edition of the tournament, scoring the goal that secured a 1-1 draw with Slovenia in their Group C opener on Sunday.

The 32-year-old missed his team's run to the semi-final in 2021 after his shock on-pitch collapse in the opening match against Finland.