The Fighting Irish scheduled to fight the Midshipmen in Ireland

Navy and Notre Dame will play their annual rivalry game in Dublin, Ireland, to open the 2020 football season.

The schools, along with Ireland Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, announced Thursday the 94th meeting is scheduled for Aug. 29, 2020. The game is the first of five American college football games at Aviva Stadium sponsored by Aer Lingus airlines.

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The Fighting Irish and Midshipmen previously played in Dublin in 1996 and 2012.

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