01.12.2025, 12:30
The “Faroese fairytale” continues at the EHF EURO 2026

EHF EURO FEATURE: From zero to hero — how a country with 52,000 inhabitants left their mark on the European handball map

It was maybe the loudest roar during the Men’s EHF EURO 2024, and it was not the goal of the century by Elohim Prandi for France in the semi-finals or an action by Mathias Gidsel. It was the second match day of the preliminary round, in Berlin, when the crowd erupted in the Mercedes-Benz Arena as Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu scored the buzzer-beating equaliser for the 26:26 against Norway and made history.

TEXT: EHF / Björn Pazen