The San Francisco 49ers will play the Los Angeles Rams in the historic first-ever regular season game in Melbourne, Australia, the NFL announced Thursday.
The teams will meet at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
The game in Melbourne will be part of an NFL record nine international games in 2026 across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums.
“This is a terrific opportunity to continue to support the league in its mission to grow the game of football,” said Al Guido, CEO of the 49ers. “We look forward to working with the NFL to benefit local Australian communities through sport.”
“As we make history with the NFL and bring the first regular season game to Australia, we are pleased to take our annual match-up against our NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers to the MCG,” said Los Angeles Rams President Kevin Demoff. “Since we first secured marketing rights to the country in 2021 and more recently since the announcement of this game last year, we have seen tremendous excitement for our team from fans both in Australia and also across the world. We look forward to spending this offseason continuing to deepen our connection with the Melbourne community leading up to the game this fall.”
Further details including date and kickoff time will be announced at a later date.
The Los Angeles Rams, alongside the Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles, hold international marketing rights in Australia and New Zealand as part of the NFL’s Global Markets Program, an initiative that grants global marketing rights to clubs in markets outside of the U.S. to build brand awareness and fandom. All 32 NFL teams participate in the program with rights across 21 markets.
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