The NFL is directed under its first regular season game in Melbourne, Australia, in 2026, in what will be the first contest of a several years.
The Los Angeles Rams will play in the first NFL game in Australia next year with their opponent to be determined.
The game will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, also marking the first time that a regular NFL season game will take place inside a place built for the Cricket.
“Expanding to 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, through the press release.
'Together with the Victorian state government, Visit Victoria and Melbourne Cricket Ground, and with Los Angeles Rams in 2026, we hope to make history in what is an important market for the NFL and a next significant step to expand our international footprint. '
The opponent will probably be no other NFC West team, since the NFL rarely puts divisional games abroad. On Saturday it was reported in Australia that the Eagles would be the opponent of the Rams.
The NFL is directed by its first regular season game in Melbourne, Australia
The Rams will play in the regular seasonal game of the Australian NFL in the Melbourne Cricket Ground
'We are delighted that the NFL is put in the sports capital of Australia. Victoria is now the first state in Australia in organizing a NFL game of the regular season, “said Victoria Jacinta Allan's prime minister through the press release.
“It is a victory for Jobs, a victory for companies and a victory for fans who will see American football play in the iconic MCG.”
More to come.