Christian Eriksen, his wife and the half-dozen medical staff who attended to him following his cardiac arrest have been invited to the Euro 2020 final by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin.
The Denmark playmaker collapsed during the first half of the Group B opener against Finland and was rushed to hospital after resuscitated on the field at Parken Stadium.
It is currently unknown whether Eriksen will make the trip to Wembley Stadium from his home country, where he continues to recover, though the six medics are expected to attend as guests on Sunday.
What has been said?
Though UEFA have not officially made an announcement as to the invitation, paramedic Peder Ersgaard - one of the team who rushed to attend to Eriksen after he dropped to the turf a handful of minutes before the interval in Copenhagen last month - confirmed that he and his fellow professionals has accepted the offer.
"You look forward [to it] as a child does to Christmas Eve," he told Fagbladet. "It's a great feeling that you can be surprised that way, and it is a surprise; I never saw this coming. It completely swept my legs away from underneath me."
Ersgaard, who added that he was unsure who had made the final call on invitations - his partner Christian Norskov who also attended the scene, was not invited - was quick to praise the actions of his fellow professionals, adding: "I am very proud of what I did that day, but it was a team effort, not a one-man performance. It will be two anniversaries that I will never ever forget."
Will Eriksen attend?
Eriksen and his partner Sabrina Kvist Jensen "have been invited by the president in person", a UEFA spokesperson told AFP.
"We don't know if they will come or will prefer to rest," the spokesperson added.
The semi-final
It remains to be seen whether Eriksen would be watching his home nation of Denmark take on Italy in the final, or whether it will be England, who take on the Danes at Wembley on Wednesday evening.
England captain Harry Kane, a former team-mate of Eriksen at Tottenham, revealed in his pre-match press conference on Tuesday that they will make a sepcial presentation before kick-off in honour of the player.
Kane said: "I am good friends with Chris and it will be sad not to see him here. He is a big part of their success over the years. It was a terrible thing to happen to him. The main thing is that he is recovering well. He will be rooting for Denmark more than he is for me.
"There will be a presentation from all of us here at England to show our support. It is a shame he will not be there with his team. After it happened I text him and missed him well. I look forward to seeing him and texting him and catching up with him. I hope to see him when England are in the final.
"I am friends with Christian and his family. His wife is friends with my wife so we’ve been texting. He has a place in the hearts of everyone in the football world. It is important he rests in a challenging time that he went through."
The bigger picture
Eriksen would possibly get the chance to see Denmark reach a first major final since they shocked the world to win Euro 1992 if they defeat England at Wembley on Wednesday.
The victors will encounter either Spain or Italy in north London, with the last two sides due to meet on Sunday.
Kasper Hjulmand's side, already highly motivated following the Inter man's forced abdication from their squad, have emerged as one of the surprise packages of the tournament and remain fully convinced they can shed their underdogs tag in style.
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