Monday, July 1, 2019

International Games

The following are regular-season games in the "big four" North American sports that were played in countries other than the United States (Puerto Rico counts as part of the U.S.) and Canada

Major League Baseball
Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico: August 16, 1996, San Diego Padres 15, New York Mets 10; August 17, 1996, Mets 7, Padres 3; August 18, 1996, Padres 8, Mets 0; April 4, 1999, Colorado Rockies 8, Padres 2; May 4, 2018, Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Padres 0; May 5, 2018, Padres 7, Dodgers 4; May 6, 2018, Padres 3, Dodgers 0; April 13, 2019, Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2; April 14, 2019, Cards 9, Reds 5; May 4, 2019, Houston Astros 14, Los Angeles Angeles 2; May 5, 2019, Astros 10, Angels 4.

Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan: March 29, 2000, Chicago Cubs 5, Mets 3; March 30, 2000, Mets 5, Cubs 1; March 30, 2004, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8, New York Yankees 3; March 31, 2004, Yankees 12, Devil Rays 1; March 25, 2008, Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 5; March 26, 2008, A's 5, Red Sox 1; March 28, 2012, Seattle Mariners 3, A's 1; March 29, 2012, A's 4, M's 1; March 20, 2019, M's 9, A's 7; March 21, 2019, M's 5, A's 4.

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia: March 22, 2014, Dodgers 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 1; March 23, 2014, Dodgers 7, D-backs 5.

London Stadium, London, England, Great Britain: June 29, 2019, Yankees 17, Red Sox 13; June 30, 2019, Yankees 12, Red Sox 8. MLB will return to this venue next year, with the Cubs playing the Cardinals on June 13 and 14, 2020.

If you want a count, that's Mexico 11, Japan 10, Australia 2, Britain 2.

National Football League
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico: October 2, 2005, Arizona Cardinals 31, San Francisco 49ers 14; November 21, 2016, Oakland Raiders 27, Houston Texans 20;  November 19, 2017, New England Patriots 33, Raiders 8. The Azteca is currently scheduled to host the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers on November 18, 2019.

Wembley Stadium II, London, England, Great Britain: October 28, 2007, New York Giants 13, Miami Dolphins 10; October 26, 2008, New Orleans Saints 37, San Diego Chargers 32; October 25, 2009, Patriots 35, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7; October 31, 2010, 49ers 24, Denver Broncos 16; October 23, 2011, Chicago Bears 24, Buccaneers 18; October 28, 2012, Patriots 45, St. Louis Rams 7; September 29, 2013, Minnesota Vikings 34, Pittsburgh Steelers 27; October 27, 2013, 49ers 42, Jacksonville Jaguars 10; September 28, 2014, Dolphins 38, Raiders 14; October 26, 2014, Detroit Lions 22, Atlanta Falcons 21; November 9, 2014, Dallas Cowboys 31, Jaguars 17; October 4, 2015, New York Jets 27, Dolphins 14; October 25, 2015, Jaguars 34, Buffalo Bills 31; November 1, 2015, Kansas City Chiefs 45, Lions 10; October 2, 2016, Jaguars 30, Indianapolis Colts 27; October 30, 2016, Washington Redskins 27, Cincinnati Bengals 27; September 24, 2017, Jaguars 44, Baltimore Ravens 7; October 1, 2017, Saints 20, Dolphins 0; October 14, 2018, Seattle Seahawks 23, Raiders 7; October 21, 2018, Los Angeles Chargers 20, Tennessee Titans 19; October 28, 2018, Philadelphia Eagles 24, Jaguars 18.

Twickenham Stadium, London, England, Great Britain: October 23, 2016, Giants 17, Los Angeles Rams 10; October 22, 2017, Rams 33, Cardinals 0; October 29, 2017, Vikings 33, Cleveland Browns 16.

The old Wembley Stadium (1923-2000) hosted preseason exhibition games, but never a regular-season game. There are currently 4 NFL games scheduled for London in 2019. The new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium -- most people are calling it by the same name as Spurs' old stadium, White Hart Lane -- will host the Bears and the Raiders on October 6, and the Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers on October 13. Wembley will host the Rams and the Bengals on October 27, and the Jaguars and the Texans on November 3.

Britain 24, Mexico 3.

National Basketball Association
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan: November 2, 1990, Phoenix Suns 119, Utah Jazz 96; November 3, 1990; Jazz 102, Suns 101.

Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan: November 6, 1992, Seattle SuperSonics 111, Houston Rockets 94; November 7, 1992, Sonics 89, Rockets 85; November 4, 1994, Portland Trail Blazers 121, Los Angeles Clippers 100; November 5, 1994, Blazers 112, Clippers 95.

Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan: November 7, 1996, Orlando Magic 108, New Jersey Nets 95; November 9, 1996, Magic 86, Nets 82; November 6, 1999, Sacramento Kings 100, Minnesota Timberwolves 95; November 7, 1999, T-Wolves 114, Kings 101.

Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico: December 7, 1997, Houston Rockets 108, Dallas Mavericks 106.

Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan: Ocober 30, 2003, Sonics 109, Clippers 100; November 1, 2003, Sonics 124, Clippers 105.

The O2 Arena (formerly the Millennium Dome), London, England, Great Britain: March 4, 2011, Nets 116, Toronto Raptors 103; March 5, 2011, Nets 137, Raptors 136; January 17, 2013, New York Knicks 102, Detroit Pistons 87; January 16, 2014, Brooklyn Nets 127, Atlanta Hawks 110; January 15, 2015, Milwaukee Bucks 95, Knicks 79; January 14, 2016, Raptors 106, Magic 103; January 12, 2017, Denver Nuggets 140, Indiana Pacers 112; January 11, 2018, Boston Celtics 114, Philadelphia 76ers 103; January 17, 2019, Washington Wizards 101, Knicks 100.

Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico: November 12, 2014, Rockets 113, T-Wolves 101; December 3, 2015, Celtics 114, Kings 97; January 12, 2017, Mavericks 113, Suns 108; January 14, 2017, Suns 108, San Antonio Spurs 105; December 7, 2017, Nets 100, Oklahoma City Thunder 95; December 9, 2017, Miami Heat 101, Nets 89; December 13, 2018, Magic 97, Chicago Bulls 97; December 15, 2018, Magic 96, Utah Jazz 89.

Japan 12, Mexico 9, Britain 9.

National Hockey League
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan: October 4, 1997, Vancouver Canucks 3, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2; October 5, 1997, Ducks 3, Canucks 2; October 9, 1998, Calgary Flames 3, San Jose Sharks 3; October 10, 1998, Flames 5, Sharks 3.

Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan: October 7, 2000, Nashville Predators 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 1; October 8, 2000, Pens 3, Preds 1.

O2 Arena, Prague, Czechia: October 4, 2000, New York Rangers 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1; October 5, 2008, Rangers 2, Lightning 1; October 9, 2010, Phoenix Coyotes 5, Boston Bruins 2; October 10, 2010, Bruins 3, Coyotes 0. The Arena is scheduled to host Chicago and Philadelphia on October 4, 2019.

Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden: October 4, 2008, Pens 4, Ottawa Senators 3; October 5, 2008, Sens 3, Pens 1; October 2, 2009, St. Louis Blues 4, Detroit Red Wings 3; October 3, 2009, Blues 5, Wings 3; October 8, 2010, Sharks 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2; October 9, 2010, Jackets 3, Sharks 2; October 7, 2011, Los Angeles Kings 3, Rangers 2; October 8, 2011, Ducks 2, Rangers 1.

Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland: October 2, 2009, Florida Panthers 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3; October 3, 2009, Hawks 4, Panthers 0; October 7, 2010, Carolina Hurricanes 4, Minnesota Wild 3; October 8, 2010, 'Canes 2, Wild 1; October 7, 2011, Buffalo Sabres 4, Ducks 1; November 1, 2018, Winnipeg Jets 4, Panthers 2; November 2, 2018, Panthers 4, Jets 2.

Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany: October 8, 2011, Sabres 4, Kings 2.

Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden: November 10, 2017, Sens 4, Colorado Avalanche 3; November 11, 2017, Sens 4, Avs 3. The Globe is scheduled to host Buffalo and Tampa Bay on November 8 and 9, 2019.

Scandinavium, Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden: October 6, 2018, New Jersey Devils 5, Edmonton Oilers 2.

Sweden 11, Finland 7, Japan 6, Czechia 4, Germany 1.

TOTAL: Britain 35, Japan 28, Mexico 23, Sweden 11, Finland 7, Japan 6, Czechia 4, Australia 2, Germany 1. Or, to put it another way: Britain 35, Japan 28, Mexico 23, Everybody Else 30.

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