Costa Rica defeated Saudi Arabia 3-1 in a friendly match held in Newcastle, England. This was the debut of Argentine Claudio Vivas as the coach of Costa Rica and the return of Keylor Navas to the goalpost.
The goals of the match, held at St James Park in Newcastle, were scored by Francisco Calvo (12), Manfred Ugalde (32), and Randall Leal (89) for Costa Rica, while Ali Al-Bulayhi (68) scored for Saudi Arabia.