The NFL announces a record nine international games for the 2026 season, spanning seven countries and four continents. London hosts three of the matchups, while the league also schedules its first games in Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro, and Paris. The league’s international slate begins with a Week 1 game in Melbourne, marking the NFL’s debut in Australia, and includes a Week 7 matchup in Paris, marking its first game in France. Other international locations named by the league include Munich, Madrid, and Mexico City, alongside Rio de Janeiro. The schedule lists Jacksonville Jaguars and San Francisco 49ers as teams playing twice each during the international stretch. All nine matchups are released at once as the NFL’s largest global schedule to date. The league positions the 2026 slate as its most ambitious overseas undertaking, with multiple debut markets alongside a repeated focus on London, which is set to stage three games in October.