Overview

• Friday’s Bayern–Werder Bremen match is billed as the last home fixture during the Wiesn for the foreseeable future, with the next possible return not before 2031.
• FIFA combined the September and October international breaks into one 16-day pause starting next season, which will consistently coincide with Oktoberfest.
• FC Bayern officials lament the loss of a long-standing Bavarian tradition that stretches back roughly 60 years of Wiesn-era home games.
• Football administrators consider the reform sportingly sensible because it reduces Bundesliga schedule fragmentation and lets national teams play up to four matches in a single pause.
• The Allianz Arena may be repurposed during the window, with the NFL having previously signaled interest in staging games in Munich, though police and medical capacity concerns during the Wiesn remain unresolved.