{"id":291177,"date":"2025-11-17T21:28:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T21:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/291177\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T21:28:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T21:28:11","slug":"magic-number-thats-set-to-draw-americans-to-the-mcg-for-first-ever-regular-season-nfl-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/291177\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Magic’ number that’s set to draw Americans to the MCG for first-ever regular-season NFL game"},"content":{"rendered":"

The MCG has hosted several major sporting events over the years, but in September 2026, the venue will see a ferocious NFL<\/a> game on its turf for the first time. <\/p>\n

In just under 12 months time, thousands of Americans will flood through the airport gates in Melbourne to attend the first-ever regular-season NFL<\/a> match on Australian soil.<\/p>\n

Visit Victoria launched a new promotional video for the game scheduled to take place next September during the LA Rams<\/a>‘ battle against the Seattle Hawks on Monday.<\/p>\n

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The MCG has been named as the host venue for the match, with the Los Angeles Rams selected as the first team to make the trip to Australia.<\/p>\n

It remains unclear which team the Rams will face on Australian soil, but Eddie McGuire hinted that it very well could be the side’s latest NFL opponents – the Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n

“We haven’t announced yet who the second team will be, but it might well be Seattle,” McGuire, who was in attendance for the game, said.<\/p>\n

\"Eddie<\/p>\n

Eddie McGuire seen at the Los Angeles Rams home ground.\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n

“The NFL loves nothing more than that magic number of 100,000 people. So while this is all brand new, the great history and 100,000 for the mighty G, is a big attraction.”<\/p>\n

The NFL has played regular-season games on international turf on several occasions over the past two decades, with Brazil, Ireland, London, Germany and Spain all set to host games this season.<\/p>\n

Just last month, the Rams travelled to London to face the Jacksonville Jaguars, who suffered a 35-7 loss, at Wembley Stadium.<\/p>\n

The promotional video for Australia showcased several key landmarks around Melbourne, with the MCG set to be dubbed ‘the Rams house’ when they arrive.<\/p>\n

“The fact that the LA Rams have picked the mighty Melbourne Cricket Ground to come and play their game just fills us with joy,” McGuire said.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Rams celebrate a touchdown.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

“We can’t wait to embrace all the American fans that are coming Down Under. It is the best place to come.<\/p>\n

“LA, there couldn’t be a better city to fall in love with Melbourne. The same laid back beaches, sports, entertainment, food, wine, freedom, fun … all those great things that Americans love and embrace, that is the DNA of Melbourne.”<\/p>\n

The exact date of the match is unknown; however, the AFL has dropped hints that it could be scheduled to take place in the second or third week of September.<\/p>\n

Tickets are also yet to go on sale, but fans can register their interest for them online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The MCG has hosted several major sporting events over the years, but in September 2026, the venue will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291178,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-291177","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/291178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}