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    Every major sports event through 2028 — and the data plan it needs

    Dates and hosts taken from the organisers themselves, each one linked so you can check it. Alongside every event: which countries you actually cross, whether one eSIM covers the trip, and how much data a match day really burns.

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    11 events, 2026–2028
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    Three kinds of event trip

    Connectivity planning for a tournament comes down to one question: how many borders does your itinerary cross? Everything else follows from the answer.

    1

    One country, one eSIM

    Aichi-Nagoya, Brazil 2027, Australia 2027, LA28. Buy a single plan sized for the whole stay. The mistake here is under-buying: a six-week Rugby World Cup is not a 5 GB trip.

    2

    Co-hosted — one eSIM per border

    AFCON 2027 across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda; EURO 2028 across the UK and Ireland. No plan treats those as one zone, so carry a profile per country and switch the active data line when you land.

    3

    Following a circuit

    Formula 1 is a different country every two or three weeks. Buy per race, install before each leg, and leave the spent profiles on the phone — modern handsets hold several eSIMs at once.

    The calendar

    Chronological, from the next event to the 2028 Games. Every date and host below links back to the organiser that published it.

    2026

    2 events
    MotorsportGuide available

    Formula 1 2026 season run-in

    Zandvoort (23 August) through Abu Dhabi (6 December) 2026

    Twelve rounds across Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Gulf

    The back half of the 2026 season runs from the Dutch Grand Prix to the Abu Dhabi finale, taking in Monza, Madrid, Baku, Sepang, Marina Bay, Austin, Mexico City, Interlagos, Las Vegas and Lusail on the way.

    What this means for your data

    Following the championship means a different country every two or three weeks, and no regional plan spans that spread. Buy per race, install each profile before you fly, and keep the old ones on the phone — a modern handset stores several eSIMs at once.

    Netherlands eSIMfrom $5.00Italy eSIMfrom $5.00Spain eSIMfrom $5.00Azerbaijan eSIMfrom $5.00Malaysia eSIMfrom $4.99Singapore eSIMfrom $4.99United States eSIMfrom $4.99Mexico eSIMfrom $6.00Brazil eSIMfrom $5.00Qatar eSIMfrom $5.00United Arab Emirates eSIMfrom $6.00
    F1 2026 standings, calendar & circuit guides Source: Formula 1
    Multi-sport

    20th Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya 2026)

    19 September – 4 October 2026

    Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan

    Forty-five national Olympic committees, 43 sports and the largest multi-sport event on the calendar before Los Angeles. Venues are spread across Nagoya and the wider Aichi Prefecture, so most spectators commute daily on Japanese rail rather than staying beside one stadium.

    What this means for your data

    Japan is a single-country trip, which makes it the easy case: one Japan eSIM covers the whole two weeks. The catch is volume, not coverage — mobile ticketing, IC-card top-ups, live rail timetables and translation apps run all day while you hop between venues, so size the plan for a fortnight of heavy daytime use rather than a weekend.

    Japan eSIMfrom $5.00
    Event guide in progress.Source: Olympic Council of Asia

    2027

    7 events
    American football

    Super Bowl LXI

    February 2027— organiser has not published a full schedule yet

    SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California, USA

    The NFL championship game returns to SoFi Stadium for the second time in five years — and doubles as a dry run for the Los Angeles venues that host Olympic events eighteen months later.

    What this means for your data

    A 70,000-seat stadium on game day is the single hardest cell environment in travel. A local eSIM will not beat physics inside the bowl, but it does mean you arrive connected, get through rideshare pickup and hotel check-in without hunting for Wi-Fi, and never see an international roaming line on your bill.

    United States eSIMfrom $4.99
    Event guide in progress.Source: NFL
    Football

    TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027

    19 June – 17 July 2027

    Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

    The first Africa Cup of Nations staged by three countries at once, branded PAMOJA — Swahili for 'together'. Twenty-four teams across East Africa, with the three hosts qualifying automatically.

    What this means for your data

    Three host countries means three eSIMs. East African borders are close enough that a knockout run can put you in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and Kampala inside a fortnight, and there is no regional plan that treats the three as one zone. Install all three profiles before you leave and switch the active data line as you cross.

    Kenya eSIMfrom $7.00Tanzania eSIMfrom $7.00Uganda eSIMfrom $7.00
    Event guide in progress.Source: CAF
    FootballGuide available

    FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027

    24 June – 25 July 2027

    Eight host cities across Brazil

    Thirty-two teams, 64 matches and the first Women's World Cup in South America. Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã stages both the opening match and the final, with Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador and São Paulo sharing the rest.

    What this means for your data

    One country, one eSIM — but the host cities are up to 3,000 km apart, so following a group means domestic flights and long transit days. Data usage skews high: ride-hailing is the default way to reach Brazilian stadiums, and it needs a live connection at both ends of the trip.

    Brazil eSIMfrom $5.00
    Women's World Cup 2027 eSIM guide Source: FIFA
    Athletics

    World Athletics Championships Beijing 27

    2027 — exact dates to be confirmed— organiser has not published a full schedule yet

    Beijing, China

    The 21st edition of the championships, back in Beijing for the first time since 2015 and staged at the National Stadium — the Bird's Nest.

    What this means for your data

    China is the one destination on this calendar where the network, not the roaming bill, is the real planning problem. Read our China guides before you buy anything: what a travel eSIM does and does not change about access there is worth understanding in advance rather than at immigration.

    China eSIMfrom $5.00
    Event guide in progress.Source: World Athletics
    Golf

    Ryder Cup 2027

    13 – 19 September 2027 (competition 17 – 19 September)

    Adare Manor, County Limerick, Ireland

    Europe versus the United States in County Limerick — only the second Ryder Cup ever staged in Ireland, after The K Club in 2006. Four build-up days precede three days of competition.

    What this means for your data

    Adare is a village of a few thousand people hosting a crowd in the tens of thousands, and most spectators stay in Limerick, Killarney or Cork and shuttle in. If your trip also takes in Northern Ireland, note that it is part of the UK — a separate eSIM from the Republic, or our Europe+ regional plan, which covers both.

    Ireland eSIMfrom $5.00
    Event guide in progress.Source: Ryder Cup
    Rugby unionGuide available

    Men's Rugby World Cup 2027

    1 October – 13 November 2027

    Seven cities across Australia

    The first 24-team Rugby World Cup: 52 matches over six weeks, played in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle and Townsville.

    What this means for your data

    One eSIM covers the whole tournament, but the distances do not shrink: Perth to Townsville is a five-hour flight. Six weeks of maps, domestic check-ins and match streaming is a 20 GB-class trip, not a 5 GB one.

    Australia eSIMfrom $5.00
    Rugby World Cup 2027 eSIM guide Source: World Rugby
    Cricket

    ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027

    October – November 2027 (full schedule to be confirmed)— organiser has not published a full schedule yet

    South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia

    A 14-team ODI World Cup and the first in Africa since 2003, played across twelve venues — the bulk in South Africa, with matches in Harare and Windhoek.

    What this means for your data

    Be straight about this one: we sell a South Africa plan, and South Africa hosts most of the cricket, but we do not currently sell eSIMs for Zimbabwe or Namibia. If your itinerary includes Harare or Windhoek you will need a local SIM or your carrier's roaming for those legs.

    We do not sell eSIMs for Zimbabwe or Namibia. Those legs need a local SIM or your own carrier's roaming.

    South Africa eSIMfrom $5.00
    Event guide in progress.Source: International Cricket Council

    2028

    2 events
    FootballGuide available

    UEFA EURO 2028

    9 June – 9 July 2028

    Nine stadiums in eight cities across England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales

    Twenty-four teams over 31 days. The opening match is at the National Stadium of Wales in Cardiff and the final at Wembley, with Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Birmingham and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in between.

    What this means for your data

    The trap here is that 'UK and Ireland' is two countries, not one. Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Birmingham and London are UK; Dublin is the Republic of Ireland. A UK-only plan drops you the moment you land in Dublin. Either carry both country eSIMs or use the Europe+ regional plan, which covers the UK and Ireland on a single profile.

    United Kingdom eSIMfrom $5.00Ireland eSIMfrom $5.00
    EURO 2028 eSIM guide Source: The Football Association
    Multi-sportGuide available

    LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games

    Olympic Games 14 – 30 July 2028; Paralympic Games 15 – 27 August 2028

    Los Angeles and partner venues across the United States

    Los Angeles hosts the Summer Games for a third time, using existing venues from Inglewood to Long Beach rather than building a new park, with the Paralympic Games following in August.

    What this means for your data

    Sixteen days, venues 60 km apart, and a transport plan that assumes you are reading live schedules on a phone. This is the longest single-country connectivity window on the whole calendar — plan for a month-validity plan rather than stacking short ones.

    United States eSIMfrom $4.99
    LA 2028 Olympics eSIM guide Source: LA28

    The co-hosting trap

    Tournaments keep splitting across borders — three countries for AFCON 2027, five football associations for EURO 2028 — and fans keep assuming one plan covers the lot. It does not. A UK plan stops working in Dublin. A Kenyan plan stops working in Kampala. The fix is boring and cheap: one profile per country, all installed before you leave home, switched in settings when you land.

    • Formula 1 2026 season run-in — Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Singapore, United States, Mexico, Brazil, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
    • TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 — Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
    • UEFA EURO 2028 — United Kingdom, Ireland

    Europe is the one place where a single profile does span borders: our Europe+ regional plan covers 35 countries, the UK and Ireland among them, which makes EURO 2028 a one-eSIM trip if you want it to be.

    See the Europe+ regional plan

    How much data will you actually use?

    These are the sizes fans land on in practice. Streaming matches on your phone rather than watching them in front of you moves you a tier up, sometimes two.

    A single match or session day — maps, mobile ticket, rideshare, group chats, a few clips1–3 GBDay trip
    One match plus a few days in the host city3–5 GBMost fans
    A two-week Games or a group stage in one country10–20 GBFull tournament
    Six weeks of travel across a host country, or a whole championship season20 GB+ or unlimitedFollowing the whole thing

    Already played

    These guides stay up. The tournament is over; the advice about multi-country switching and match-day data is not.

    Sports travel eSIMs — FAQ

    Which major sports events are coming up between 2026 and 2028?

    The Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya (19 September – 4 October 2026), the back half of the 2026 Formula 1 season, Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium in February 2027, AFCON 2027 across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda (19 June – 17 July 2027), the FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil (24 June – 25 July 2027), the World Athletics Championships in Beijing in 2027, the Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in Ireland (13–19 September 2027), the Men's Rugby World Cup in Australia (1 October – 13 November 2027), the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in October–November 2027, UEFA EURO 2028 across the UK and Ireland (9 June – 9 July 2028), and the LA28 Olympic Games (14–30 July 2028) and Paralympic Games (15–27 August 2028).

    Do I need a separate eSIM for every host country?

    For co-hosted tournaments, yes. Each Lotsotravel eSIM covers one country, so AFCON 2027 across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda means three profiles. The exception is Europe: our Europe+ regional plan covers 35 countries including both the UK and Ireland on a single eSIM, which is the simplest way to handle EURO 2028.

    How much data does a match day actually use?

    A typical match day runs 1–3 GB once you add maps to the stadium, a rideshare app both ways, a mobile ticket, group chats and a few short clips uploaded. Live streaming pushes it higher. For a whole two-week Games, plan on 10–20 GB rather than stacking short plans.

    Can I install the eSIM before I fly?

    Yes, and you should. Buy the plan, wait for the email telling you your QR code is ready, then install the profile over home Wi-Fi. The data line activates when you arrive and connect to a local network, so you are online walking off the plane instead of hunting for airport Wi-Fi.

    Will my normal phone number still work at the event?

    Yes. Keep your home SIM active for calls and texts, including two-factor codes for ticket apps and banking, and set the eSIM as your data line. Turn data roaming off on the home line so it never connects to a foreign network and bills you.

    What if a host country isn't in the Lotsotravel catalogue?

    Then we say so on the card rather than implying coverage we do not have. The 2027 Cricket World Cup is the current example: we sell a South Africa plan, which covers most of the tournament, but we do not sell eSIMs for Zimbabwe or Namibia, so matches in Harare and Windhoek need a local SIM or your own carrier's roaming.

    How this calendar is maintained

    Every date and host country on this page comes from the body that runs the event — FIFA, UEFA's member associations, World Rugby, the ICC, the Olympic Council of Asia, CAF, the NFL, Formula 1, World Athletics, Ryder Cup Europe and LA28 — and each card links straight to the page we took it from so you can check us. Source links last re-read on .

    Where an organiser has published a window but not a full schedule, the card says so instead of inventing a date. Where we do not sell an eSIM for a host country, the card names the gap. Prices shown beside each destination are pulled live from our own catalogue at page load, not typed in by hand.

    We sell travel eSIMs, so treat this as what it is: a connectivity guide from a connectivity company. It is not ticketing, travel or visa advice, and it does not tell you whether a given network will be fast inside a full stadium — nobody can promise that honestly.

    Land already connected

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