As the FIFA World Cup Tournament begins its matches in North American cities starting Thursday, June 11th, hams in the stadiums’ 16 host cities — in Canada, the United States and Mexico – will be calling CQ for Football/Futbol on the Air.
They will be using 1×1 callsigns and operating CW, SSB and the digital modes on the HF bands. Teams in each host city will be active on the days the matches are played there. Listen for callsigns, such as W1C, W2C, K0C, K4C, among others – for US call areas – and VC3F and VB7F for Canada. The three stations in Mexico are 4A1MTY, 4A1GDL and 4A1CMX.
The tournament kicks off with the first match in Mexico City on June 11. The final match will take place in the New York/New Jersey host stadium on July 19th. Find additional details on the website http://www.wc2026ses.org or email info@wc2026ses.org
The amateur radio event is not affiliated with the World Cup but has been organised in support of the tournament, which has 48 teams, the largest number of teams in the tournament’s history.
Source: 2026 World Soccer Tournament
Amateur Radio Daily