Ħamrun SC top group with perfect record to reach EWC quarter-finals

Ħamrun SC are through to the quarter-finals of the Euro Winners Challenge 2026 after topping their group with a perfect record of three wins from three matches. Qualification came in Nazaré, Portugal, where Ħamrun SC fell behind before overturning the deficit to beat local side AD Nazaré B 2-1 in their final group fixture. Manuel opened the scoring for the Portuguese hosts in the eighth minute, and Ħamrun SC came from behind to win and finish the group stage without dropping a point.

The club's goalscorers in the 2-1 victory were not named in the available match report. Ħamrun SC now enter the quarter-finals as group winners; the draw for the next round has not yet been published. Sliema Beach Soccer also flew the Maltese flag in the competition.

The club made their debut in the tournament and the match report described it as a difficult one. Full details of their result and opponents were not included in the published report.