New Orleans – The Nfl officially heads below. The League puts for the first time a regular season game in Australia and this will take place in 2026.
THE Rams of Los Angeles Will be the home team for the historic game, which will be played in Melbourne. Although there were reports that the Philadelphia Eagles I would also play in Australia, this will not be the case. With the Rams who serve as a team at home, this means that their opponent will be one of the nine teams they should play at home in 2026 (Cardinal,, 49ers,, Seahawks,, Giant,, Cowboys,, Chiefs,, ChargersTBD NFC North Team, TBD AFC East Team). The opponent will be announced on a later date.
The game will be played at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) emblematic, which has a capacity of just over 100,000 fans.
“The expansion in Melbourne, Australia, a beautiful city with a rich sports history, underlines our ambitions to become a global sport and accelerate international growth,” said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, in a statement. “With the Government of the Victorian State, visit Victoria and the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and with the Rams of Los Angeles in 2026, we are impatient to make history in what is an important market for the NFL and a next step important in the widening of our international footprint. ”
The owner of the Rams, Stan Kroenke, said that his team was delighted to make the historic trip.
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“When we identified Australia for the first time as one of our world markets, it was not only because of our passionate fans who live there, but also because of the important role that Los Angeles plays by serving From gateway to Australia and many Pacific countries, “Kroenke said in a statement. “This is the next important step for Rams and the wider family of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment to continue to extend our scope on a global scale, and we are delighted to work with Commissioner Goodell and the office of the League to make the story and put the first regular of the seasonal game in Australia.
Australia has a 4 -hour time difference with the oriental time zone, which will certainly create logistical problems for the NFL. The League did not pinpoint a date for the match, but the director of the NFL, Peter O’Reilly, said that it would probably be a week 1 game.
“We will not lock ourselves in planning here, but the probable scenario would be a match of week 1,” said O’Reilly.
O’Reilly also added that it would probably be a day game in Melbourne, which would make a match during prime time in the United States. For example, if the match demonstrated at 12:30 p.m. in Melbourne on Friday, it would be a kick-off from 8:30 p.m. to Thursday evening in the United States.
The League accepted a multi-year partnership with Melbourne, there will therefore be more games after the 2026 season. O’Reilly noted that the NFL considered both Sydney and Perth for having perhaps organized a match before setting Finally on Melbourne. It will be the second overall NFL match in Australia. The Broncos and the Charters played a pre-season match in Sydney in 1999.
The NFL has sought to develop in new cities. Not only will Melbourne obtain a match in 2026, but Berlin and Madrid will each organize a match for the first time in 2025.
Here is an overview of the home teams designated for each international match in 2025:
The League said there may be more to come to the coming international announcements.