http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/preview?gid=20051002022 The San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals play the first regular-season game outside the United States in the NFL''s 83-year history when they meet at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.
The league announced in July that it wanted to play outside the country so it could determine whether to begin a broader international push.
The NFL ``is going to look at all of the markets that have indicated an interest in doing this around the world: several in Europe, Canada, Asia,'''' said Roger Goodell, the league''s executive vice president.
Goodell re-emphasized what commissioner Paul Tagliabue said when he announced the project: that if the game is a success, the league might ``look to play an international game, maybe on an annual basis, and rotate that around to some of the markets that have an interest globally.''''
The first of five NFL preseason games in Mexico was in 1994, when the Houston Oilers beat the Dallas Cowboys 6-0. It set the league record for attendance by drawing 112,376 to Azteca. The stadium has since been renovated, making it impossible for attendance to top 105,000.
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This contest is considered a home game for the Cardinals.
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