Euro 2024 handball: the crazy statistics from the Faroe Islands for their first match against Slovenia

10% de la population des Iles Féroé s'est déplacée à Berlin pour assister au match contre la Slovénie. dpa – Andreas Gora

La Slovénie s'est imposée face aux Iles Féroé ce jeudi lors de l'Euro 2024 de handball en Allemagne. Mais l'essentiel était ailleurs pour une population en quête de reconnaissance.

After the adventures of Ki Klaksvik during the UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, the Faroese once again made headlines during the Euro 2024 handball tournament, which is currently taking place in Germany. According to information from Rasmus Boysen, nearly 5,000 Faroe fans traveled to the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin for the match against Slovenia.

An observation which is not surprising when we observe the important place that handball takes in Denmark. And the Faroese were not unworthy, losing only three small points against the Slovenes (32-29).

10% of the country travels to attend the meeting

5000 spectators for a handball match, this is not surprising if we remember that more than 53,000 people attended the opening match of the 2015 World Cup. Euro, Wednesday in Dusseldorf.

But on the scale of the Faroe Islands, this is a huge figure, since this small autonomous archipelago in the Kingdom of Denmark has only 52,000 inhabitants. Which means that 10% of the country's inhabitants traveled to Berlin to support their team. An incredible statistic that allows the Faroese to talk about their archipelago.

The handball players of the Faroe Islands will have the opportunity to meet their audience tomorrow, for a new very important match against Norway (8:30 p.m.).