MELBOURNE, Australia -- The San Francisco 49ers have arrived in Melbourne for their season-opening NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, Sept. 11 (Thursday, Sept. 10 in the United States).
It is expected to be the first of many regular-season NFL games in front of its growing Australian fan base.
The team’s 200-member traveling party touched down on Friday morning after a 15-hour chartered Qantas flight and will spend a week acclimating before facing the Rams in front of an expected sold-out crowd at the MCG.
Touched down in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/mzL1nvoJMr
— NFL Australia & NZ (@NFLAUNZ) September 4, 2026