NFL commissioner Roger Goodell confirms league wants multiple teams based outside the US: 'no doubt'

The NFL has made no secret of its desire to increase its footprint internationally.

Not content with dominating the domestic marketplace, commissioner Roger Goodell has been open about the importance of playing more games overseas.

The 2026 season will already feature nine international games, spread out in different countries around the world.

Melbourne, Australia hosts a week one game between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams.

In week three, the Ravens and Cowboys will play in Rio De Janiero, Brazil.

Then there are four straight weeks with games in Europe.

Colts-Commanders in London in week four, Eagles -Jaguars also in London in week five, Texans-Jaguars at Wembley in week six, and Steelers-Saints in Paris in week seven.

Later weeks feature the Bengals-Falcons in Madrid, Patriots-Lions in Munich and Vikings-49ers in Mexico City.

ROGER GOODELL DISMISSES 49ERS COACH'S CONCERNS ABOUT PLAYING IN AUSTRALIA, SAYS IT'S PART OF LONG-TERM PLAN While most years had eight international games, and this upcoming season features nine, there's already been a vote to approve up to 10 non-US games starting in 2027.

That vote also removed the ability of teams to prevent their home games from being moved to an international host.

All this is to say that the international expansion in the NFL is only growing.

And Goodell took that a step further this week, saying in a new interview that there will be not just one but multiple teams, plural, based internationally.

"At some point, there will be NFL teams outside the USA," Goodell said in an interview with former NFL player Markus Kuhn for German media outlet RTL/ntv.

"I have no doubt that this will happen one day." While he didn't specify a city, or cities, that would host these "teams," he made an even more aggressive prediction: that the new international destination could potentially hold a Super Bowl .