Roger Goodell confirmed that the NFL is expanding its international schedule of games in future seasons. With games already taking place in England, Germany, Mexico, and Brazil, other countries are going to be put on the map in the NFL’s quest for world domination.
And one of their next stops could be down under in Australia.
According to Jonathan Jones at CBS, NFL regular season games could take place in Australia by the 2026 season with the NFL building relationships and making inroads in the continent which has its own unique brand of football as their national sport.
Via CBS Sports:
Outside of London, where the NFL has for years centered its international operations, the country seeing the greatest investment from the NFL is Australia. Sources tell CBS Sports the NFL could hold a regular season game on the island continent as early as the 2026 season, and the NFL has pondered playing the Pro Bowl Games Down Under at some point in the future.
Though the NFL is expanding its international games to eight for the 2025 season, it is believed that Australia — specifically Sydney and Melbourne — will have to wait another year for a game. The NFL has conducted site visits to both cities as it continues to work through the logistical hurdles.
Despite a time difference larger than any other lands currently being explored by the league — Sydney is 16 hours ahead of Eastern time now but 14 hours ahead in September — the NFL is eager to get to Australia for a…
