NFL unveils international games for 2026 season

The National Football League has unveiled the full 2026 International Games schedule, which will see a record-breaking nine games played across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums next season.

Melbourne (Australia), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), London (U.K.), Paris (France), Madrid (Spain), Munich (Germany) and Mexico City (Mexico) will all host international games in 2026 as part of the league’s long-term commitment to global expansion.

The international slate will get underway in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday, Sept. 10, as the San Francisco 49ers face the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, follows with the Baltimore Ravens taking on the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Sept. 27, at the iconic Maracanã Stadium. This will be the third regular-season game hosted in Brazil and a first for Rio, following two previous games in São Paulo.

London will host three consecutive games in the 2026 NFL season, which will take the total number of regular season games played in the U.K. since 2007 to 45. Two games will be played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and one at Wembley Stadium.

The first Tottenham Hotspur game will take place on Sunday, Oct. 4, with the Indianapolis Colts facing the Washington Commanders. The second matchup, to be played on Sunday, Oct. 11, will see the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Jaguars will then head to Wembley Stadium to play the Houston Texans on Sunday, Oct. 18, in what will be their 16th game in the capital and the third time they will play back-to-back games in London in one season.

The international slate then moves to Paris for the first regular season matchup in France, with the Pittsburgh Steelers playing the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Stade de France.

On Sunday, Nov. 8, the Cincinnati Bengals face the Atlanta Falcons at the Bernabéu Stadium – home to Real Madrid C.F. – as the NFL returns to the Spanish capital for a second consecutive regular season game.

The final European game of the season will be staged in Munich, Germany at FC Bayern Munich Arena where the New England Patriots take on the Detroit Lions. The game, to be played on Sunday, Nov. 15, will mark the sixth regular-season game to be held in Germany, and the third to be played in Munich.

The international slate concludes in Mexico City, where the Minnesota Vikings face the San Francisco 49ers at Estadio Banorte on Sunday, Nov. 22. The game will see the NFL return to Mexico for the first time since 2022 and will be the sixth regular-season game hosted in the country since 2005.

2026 NFL International Games slate:

Date	Matchup	Location	Kickoff
Sept. 10 (Week 1)	San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	8:35 p.m. ET (+1 day 10:35 a.m. Melbourne time)
Sept. 27 (Week 3)	Baltimore Ravens vs. Dallas Cowboys	Maracanã Stadium Rio De Janeiro, Brazil	4:25 p.m. ET (5:25 p.m. Rio time)
Oct. 4 (Week 4)	Indianapolis Colts vs. Washington Commanders	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium London, U.K.	9:30 a.m. ET (2:30 p.m. London time)
Oct. 11 (Week 5)	Philadelphia Eagles vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium London, U.K.	9:30 a.m. ET (2:30 p.m. London time)
Oct. 18 (Week 6)	Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	Wembley Stadium London, U.K.	9:30 a.m. ET (2:30 p.m. London time)
Oct. 25 (Week 7)	Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New Orleans Saints	Stade de France Paris, France	9:30 a.m. ET (2:30 p.m. Paris time)
Nov. 8 (Week 9)	Cincinnati Bengals vs. Atlanta Falcons	Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain	9:30 a.m. ET (3:30 p.m. Madrid time)
Nov. 15 (Week 10)	New England Patriots vs. Detroit Lions	FC Bayern Munich Arena Munich, Germany	9:30 a.m. ET (3:30 p.m. Munich time)
Nov. 22 (Week 11)	Minnesota Vikings vs.  San Francisco 49ers	Estadio Banorte, Mexico City, Mexico	8:20 p.m. ET (7:20 p.m. Mexico time)

The full 2026 NFL Schedule will be released on Thursday, May 14 at 8 p.m. ET.