Michigan will play its 2026 season opener against Western Michigan in Frankfurt, Germany. The game will be held at Deutsche Bank Park, a soccer stadium with a retractable roof. This marks the first time Michigan will play a game outside the U.S., excluding practices held in Rome in 2017.

The University of Michigan and Western Michigan University are in talks to open their 2026 football season on foreign soil in Germany, the two schools announced Friday. The Wolverines would host the Broncos at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026.

Michigan is expected to start its 2026 football season across the pond in Frankfurt, Germany in a matchup vs. Western Michigan, On3's Brett McMurphy reported. This would be the Wolverines' first international game in program history.

The University of Michigan and Western Michigan University will reportedly open the 2026 college football season with a game in Frankfurt, Germany.

The NFL brought two regular-season games to Deutsche Bank Park in 2023: The Chiefs versus the Dolphins and the Colts against the Patriots.

Michigan is engaged in ongoing discussions to play its first game of the 2026 season against Western Michigan on Aug. 29 in Germany, the university announced. The Wolverines would face the Broncos inside Frankfurt's Deutsche Bank Park, which has a capacity of 55,000 for soccer matches.

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