The National Football League has announced that the Minnesota Vikings will play the San Francisco 49ers in the 2026 NFL Mexico Game.
The game will be played on Sunday, Nov. 22 (Week 11), at Estadio Banorte. Kickoff will be 7:20 p.m. Mexico time, which is the same as U.S. Central. The game broadcast will be part of the Sunday Night Football package on NBC.
The 49ers are playing in Mexico for the third time. They were announced as the home team for this game in February.
The game is part of a multi-year commitment to playing games in Mexico City in 2026, 2027 and 2028. It will be the sixth regular-season game to be held in Mexico since 2005 and the first game to be played there since 2022.
“We look forward to welcoming the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers to Mexico City to play in what will be an historic return to the Estadio Banorte in November,” said NFL Director General Arturo Olive. “Both the Vikings and 49ers are popular NFL franchises here in Mexico, with significant fanbases. We are excited to create an incredible gameday experience for our fans here, while continuing to build the NFL’s presence across the 2026 season and beyond.”
The Vikings are no stranger to playing games outside the U.S. Last season, they were the first NFL team to play in Europe over two straight weeks, with games in Dublin and London Sept. 28 and Oct. 5.
The 2026 NFL Mexico game is one of nine international games to be played across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums next season. Melbourne (Australia), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), London (U.K.), Paris (France), Madrid (Spain), Munich (Germany) and Mexico City (Mexico) will all host international games in 2026 as part of what the league calls a long-term commitment to global expansion.
While we already know all of the opponents, the Vikings' complete schedule for 2026 will be announced at 6:30 p.m. this Thursday, May 14.
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El equipo de Minnesota vendrá a la Ciudad de México a disputar el Mexico City Game 2026 contra San Francisco.
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