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Once again, nan NFL’s opening play finds 2 teams overseas, and 1 of nan caput coaches progressive doesn’t for illustration it.
Much for illustration nan Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers past play successful São Paulo, Brazil, nan NFL has scheduled section rivals, nan San Francisco 49ers and nan Los Angeles Rams, to return portion successful nan first-ever crippled successful Australia.
The 49ers and Rams will footwear disconnected astatine 10:35 a.m. section clip successful Melbourne connected Sept. 11, which will beryllium 8:35 p.m. ET connected Sept. 10 successful nan United States.
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San Francisco 49ers caput coach Kyle Shanahan calls a play during nan crippled against nan Jacksonville Jaguars astatine Levi’s Stadium successful Santa Clara, California, connected Sept. 28, 2025. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)
49ers caput coach Kyle Shanahan, who was coming astatine nan NFL owners meetings successful Phoenix connected Monday, was asked by reporters his thoughts astir walking to Australia, which is astir a 14-hour flight, to statesman his team’s season.
"I don’t spot immoderate pro," he said, bluntly.
Shanahan admitted it being "cool for nan convention to play globally," moreover calling it "awesome" that world fans get to acquisition American shot successful their countries.
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However, arsenic a coach who is focused connected his team’s wellness and performance, Shanahan doesn’t for illustration nan thought of starting nan play overseas aft a grueling training campy that determines his roster.
"But arsenic acold arsenic nan squad doing it, no, there’s not overmuch use to it. Sometimes it’s bully to get a bye week after, but doesn’t hap successful Week 1."
As for nan clip difference, Shanahan was sarcastic pinch his consequence to nan San Francisco Chronicle.
San Francisco 49ers caput coach Kyle Shanahan yells towards an charismatic during nan first half of an NFL shot crippled against nan Green Bay Packers connected Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024 successful Green Bay, Wis. (Matt Ludtke/AP Photo)
"Oh, truthful fired up. So, we’re going backmost successful clip aliases into nan future? I deliberation we summation a time aliases suffer a day? Not judge which 1 yet, but it is what it is. We’ll woody pinch it."
Knowing nan NFL isn’t going to alteration its mind here, Shanahan and nan 49ers person nary prime but to woody pinch nan cards they person to commencement nan year. But GM John Lynch noted nan 49ers will get accustomed to Australia’s clip quality and everything other that comes pinch an world crippled by getting location days earlier kickoff.
Now, it’s not uncommon for games to beryllium played overseas astatine times to accommodate those fans backmost home. But playing a shot crippled astatine 10:35 a.m. tin travel pinch its challenges, arsenic games are usually played astatine night.
Shanahan besides noted being "fired up" astir having different world crippled during nan 2026 season, though it’s chartless if sarcasm came into play here.
The 49ers will besides beryllium progressive successful nan NFL’s Mexico City crippled successful December. An force has not yet been named for nan matchup, but it will beryllium revealed successful May erstwhile each team’s schedule comes out.
San Francisco 49ers caput coach Kyle Shanahan walks connected nan section earlier an NFL shot crippled against nan Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, successful Minneapolis. (Abbie Parr/AP Photo)
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In total, nan NFL will play a grounds 9 world games during nan 2026 season, arsenic nan convention continues to grow its world reach. There will beryllium 3 games successful London, while Melbourne, Mexico City, Paris, Munich, Rio de Janeiro, and Madrid will besides person NFL contests.
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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
