The NFL sold out its Australia game in 30 minutes – but will the sport make its mark Down Under?
Quinn Rooney/Getty On Friday morning in Melbourne, close to 100,000 people will cram into the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the first National Football League (NFL) game ever to be played in Australia. Tickets for the clash between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers at the 100,000-seat stadium sold out in about half an hour. So, there is definitely interest in Australia. But even though the NFL has played games around the world for decades, why has it now chosen to go to…
Where: Sydney, Australia, Brazil, Mexico City, Mexico, Los Angeles, Tokyo, South Korea, Japan, United States, San Francisco, Kansas, Spain, France, Seattle, Germany, London, United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden
Exact coordinates
sydney: -33.870, 151.210
australia: -25.270, 133.780
brazil: -14.240, -51.930
mexico city: 19.430, -99.130
mexico: 23.630, -102.550
los angeles: 34.050, -118.240
tokyo: 35.680, 139.690
south korea: 35.910, 127.770
japan: 36.200, 138.250
united states: 37.090, -95.710
san francisco: 37.770, -122.420
kansas: 39.010, -98.480
spain: 40.460, -3.750
france: 46.230, 2.210
seattle: 47.610, -122.330
germany: 51.170, 10.450
london: 51.510, -0.130
united kingdom: 55.380, -3.440
canada: 56.130, -106.350
sweden: 60.130, 18.640
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