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The San Francisco 49ers and the L.A. Rams are playing the NFL's first-ever game in Australia, marking an expanded push to grow the game internationally.

The Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers will meet at the famed Melbourne Cricket Ground next week in what the NFL intends to be the first of many regular-season games in front of its growing Australian fan base.

The Los Angeles Rams have the privilege of partaking in a premier Week 1 opener this season. The Rams will travel all the way to Australia to take on the San Francisco 49ers in a battle between NFC West foes in Oceania to begin the new season.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has previously said he'd like to have up to 16 international games on the schedule and recently said he had "no doubt" a team would eventually be permanently located outside the U.

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Sept 4 (Reuters) - When the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers run onto the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a week's time, they will be the final pieces in a giant logistical puzzle that the National Football League has plotted for nearly two years as part of a greater mission to convert the world to American football.

The 49ers touched down Thursday for their weeklong stay in Melbourne, Australia, to face the Rams. How did the team prepare for the trip?

The San Francisco 49ers have arrived in Melbourne for their season-opening NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sept. 11.