The NFL will play a regular-season game in Brazil in 2024, the first in South America in the latest expansion of the league’s rapidly growing international plan.
The league announced Wednesday, at owners’ meetings in the Dallas area, that the game will be played at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The stadium has a capacity of approximately 50,000 seats and hosted the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. .
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The NFL played its first two regular-season games this year in Frankfurt, Germany, and 3 more in London. They are also scheduled for 2024, 3 in London to accompany the matches of Germany and Brazil.
At owners’ meetings held in December two years ago, the league designated internal marketing rights to groups in countries as part of a strategy to expand fan expansion internationally. Miami is the only team that has such rights in Brazil.
“Bringing the NFL to new continents, countries and cities around the world is a critical component of our plan to continue to grow the game globally,” said Commissioner Roger Goodell.
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