Tuesday in Qatar: Christian Eriksen completes his remarkable recovery

The eye simply has to be drawn to Christian Eriksen. Just 17 months since he almost died on the field in one major tournament, he’s back in the biggest of all. It’s miraculous

REMARKABLE COMEBACK: Denmark's Christian Eriksen. Pic: Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP

Fixtures (all times Irish)

Group C: Argentina v Saudi Arabia, Lusail Stadium, 10 am: And so it begins. Lionel Messi’s fifth tilt at the biggest prize but one that appears more promising than all those that came before. Lionel Scaloni couldn’t have asked for a softer start in a meeting of two of the best supported teams here