NFL confirm no Ireland game for 2026 but plan to return 'in a few years'

Croke Park successfully hosted its first ever competitive NFL game in 2025, which saw legendary quarterback Aaron Rodgers and his Pittsburgh Steelers edge the Minnesota Vikings.
NO RETURN IN 2026: The Steelers take to the field at Croke Park. Pic: ©INPHO/James Crombie.

NO RETURN IN 2026: The Steelers take to the field at Croke Park. Pic: ©INPHO/James Crombie.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has stated there will be no season game in Dublin this year.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings met in the first NFL regular season fixture in Croke Park last September, but there is no return planned for 2026.

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