The Dallas Cowboys will take part within the NFL’s first sport in Rio de Janeiro in 2026, the league introduced Thursday.
The 78,000-seat Maracana Stadium, which has hosted World Cup matches and the 2016 Olympic opening and shutting ceremonies, will host the sport. The league beforehand introduced Rio as one among its new worldwide markets; at the very least three regular-season video games will probably be performed there within the subsequent 5 years.
The Cowboys’ opponent and the sport date will probably be introduced at a later date, but it surely’s prone to be early within the season. The NFL got here to Brazil for the primary time in 2024, and its Sao Paulo video games in 2025 and 2026 had been performed on Friday of Week 1.
The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Inexperienced Bay Packers in Sao Paulo in 2024 and the Los Angeles Chargers beat the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs there this previous yr.
The NFL is including Worldwide Collection video games in Melbourne, Paris and Rio for the primary time in 2026 whereas persevering with sequence in London, Madrid, Mexico Metropolis and Munich. Earlier Thursday, the NFL introduced the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers would contest the Melbourne sport, the league’s first in Australia.
–Area Degree Media
