EAGAN, MN — The Minnesota Vikings will play in Mexico for the first time in franchise history during the 2026 NFL season, the team announced Wednesday.
The Vikings will visit the San Francisco 49ers at Estadio Banorte in Mexico City during Week 11 of the 2026 season. The game will air on NBC's Sunday Night Football.
The matchup is part of the NFL's expanding international schedule, which will include a record nine international games across four continents, seven countries, and eight stadiums in 2026.
The 49ers were previously announced as the home team for the Mexico City game. San Francisco has played in two regular-season NFL games in Mexico, including the league's first regular-season game there in 2005.
For the Vikings, the trip will mark another major step in the team's international history.
Minnesota played two international games during the 2025 season, becoming the first NFL team to play consecutive international games in different countries. The Vikings lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Ireland before rallying to beat the Cleveland Browns in London.
The Mexico City game will be Minnesota's seventh regular-season international game and 11th international game overall, including preseason contests.
The Vikings are 5-1 in regular-season international games and 4-0 in international exhibition games.
Previous Vikings regular-season international games include the following:
Sept. 29, 2013: Vikings 34, Steelers 27 in London
Oct. 29, 2017: Vikings 33, Browns 16 in London
Oct. 2, 2022: Vikings 28, Saints 25 in London
Oct. 6, 2024: Vikings 23, Jets 17 in London
Sept. 28, 2025: Steelers 24, Vikings 21 in Dublin
Oct. 5, 2025: Vikings 21, Browns 17 in London
The Vikings' complete 2026 schedule will be announced at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
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