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NFL Announces Teams, Two New Countries for International Games in 2025
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The NFL is expanding its international operations in 2025.
On Sunday, the league announced the host countries for this year's slate of international games. There are seven scheduled for this season.
England, of course, will be prominently featured; the NFL has been hosting games in London for well over a decade now. Germany is becoming a regular host country as well after the success the NFL has seen in Munich and Frankfurt over the last three years. Brazil is back after a successful debut in São Paulo to help kick off the 2024 season.
Then there are two new countries in the mix this year—Ireland and Spain. For the first time ever, Dublin and Madrid will host an NFL game.
Spain and Ireland are new additions to the international slate! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/JLu2tB5s4G
— NFL (@NFL) February 23, 2025
As you can see above, the NFL also announced the franchises who will be the "home" team for each international game.
The Los Angeles Chargers will play in Brazil. The Indianapolis Colts will return to Germany, this time in Berlin. The Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers get to debut the NFL in new countries, acting as the home side for the Madrid and Dublin games, respectively. Then the Jacksonville Jaguars (as always) will play at Wembley Stadium in London, while the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets will play at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The specific dates and other teams will presumably be announced when the complete NFL schedule drops later this year.
NFL International Games 2025
"HOME" TEAM | CITY | COUNTRY |
|---|---|---|
Los Angeles Chargers | São Paulo | Brazil |
Indianapolis Colts | Berlin | Germany |
Miami Dolphins | Madrid | Spain |
Pittsburgh Steelers | Dublin | Ireland |
Jacksonville Jaguars | London (Wembley Stadium) | England |
Cleveland Browns | London (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) | England |
New York Jets | London (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) | England |
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Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.
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