The NFL confirmed that the official schedule of the 2026 season will be revealed next Thursday May 14 in a televised event that will include the full announcement s matches and the analysis of the new campaign. The presentation will begin at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time in the United States, equivalent to 6:00 p.m. time in Mexico City.

The league also reported that, before the publication of the schedule, some networks with broadcasting rights will release selected matches during the previous days ios. As occurs every year, the expectation around the announcement includes both the most attractive regular season games and the distribution of international matches.

The special broadcast can be viewed through the NFL Network, as well as the ESPN network's platforms, which will transmit live the programming dedicated to the launch of the schedule.

One day before, on Wednesday May 13, the NFL will officially present the remaining international games for the 2026 campaign. The announcement will be made during the Good Morning Football show, aired on NFL Network.

The next season will have a record number of matches outside the United States. The league will take official matches to four continents, seven countries and eight different stadiums, for a total of nine international commitments.

Mexico, Brazil and Spain appear among the international headquarters

Among the confirmed venues to host NFL games are London, Madrid, Melbourne, Mexico City, Mún ich, Paris and Rio de Janeiro. England will have three matches: two at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and one at Wembley Stadium.

Spain will host a match at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, home of Real Madrid. In Mexico, the match will be played at the Banorte Stadium, while Brazil will have activity at the Maracaná stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

So far, the NFL has only officially confirmed two international matchups. The first will be between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia, scheduled for September 10 during the first week of the season.

The second commitment already confirmed will be played in Brazil between the Baltimore Ravens and the Dallas Cowboys.

The league also previously announced that the San Francisco 49ers will be home in the game scheduled for Mexico City, although not yet e knows the rival. Despite that, the versions that point to the Miami Dolphins as possible opponents for the match in Mexican territory grew.

The NFL indicated in its statement that “the 2026 NFL schedule will be published on Thursday May 14” and specified that some games will be announced in advance before the full revelation.