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The Stade de France will host the very first NFL regular season match in France in the fall, which will pit the New Orleans Saints against an as yet unnamed opponent, the professional American football league announced on Monday. The full poster for the match, including the team that will challenge the Saints, the date and time of kickoff, will be announced when the 2026 NFL schedule is revealed during the spring, indicates the press release sent to AFP.
“Hosting a regular season match in Paris in 2026 marks an exciting new step in the league’s continued international expansion“, declared its NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, quoted in the press release. “We are delighted to host our first regular season match in Paris in 2026, at the Stade de France.“
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“Paris is one of the greatest sporting and cultural capitals in the world, recognized for its success in hosting major international events that bring fans together on the biggest stages. Playing our first ever regular season match at Stade de France, alongside the New Orleans Saints, illustrates our continued ambitions for growth on a global scale, and we look forward to bringing the NFL to our passionate fans in France“, he added. “The city of New Orleans and France share a unique cultural heritage and historySaints owner Gayle Benson confirmed. It is an honor for our organization to strengthen this bond by hosting a match in Paris.“
For several years, the Super Bowl, with the always-awaited half-time show, has been broadcast simultaneously on M6 and on beIN Sports. The final of the current championship, between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, will take place on the night of Sunday to Monday (from midnight).
62 matches abroad since 2005
Paris has been waiting for several years to host a relocated meeting of the North American championship, as has already happened in London, Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Dublin or even Madrid for Europe, as well as in São Paulo, Mexico and Toronto for the American continent outside the United States.
In total, 62 regular season NFL matches have been relocated since 2005. And the pace will accelerate further, because in addition to this official Parisian meeting, the league has announced a first match in Australia, in Melbourne, involving the Los Angeles Rams, another in Rio de Janeiro at the Maracana stadium, temple of football, one in Munich at the Allianz Arena, one in Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium and three matches in London.
