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Costa Rica 3–1 Saudi Arabia

Friday 8 Sep 2023 · Newcastle, England (neutral)

Costa Rica3–1Saudi Arabia

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Calvo Ugalde Al-Bulayhi Leal

12′1–0Francisco Calvo Costa Rica
32′2–0Manfred Ugalde Costa Rica
68′2–1Ali Al-Bulayhi Saudi Arabia
89′3–1Randall Leal Costa Rica

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Costa Rica

1Keylor NavasGK
5Julio CascanteDF
15Francisco CalvoDF●
16Jefry ValverdeDF
22Rónald MatarritaDF
11Jewison BennetteMF ↓65′
12Joel CampbellMF ↓88′
13Jimmy MarínMF ↓82′
17Alejandro BranMF ↓88′
21Sebastian Acuna MurilloMF ↓45′
9Manfred UgaldeFW● ↓82′

Came on

20Youstin Salas↑45′
10Randall Leal●↑65′
7Anthony Contreras↑82′
3Alexis Gamboa↑82′
2Ian Lawrence↑88′
14Christopher Nuñez↑88′

Saudi Arabia

Came on

11Abdullah Al-Hamdan↑59′
19Fahad Al-Muwallad↑82′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Costa Rica: 1700 → 1714
Saudi Arabia: 1682 → 1668

Expected score for Costa Rica: 52.6% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 5, 1993–2023.

Costa Rica wins: 4
Draws: 0
Saudi Arabia wins: 1

Form either side

Costa Rica

Before

0–1 v Guatemala 15 Jun 2023 · Friendly
1–3 v Ecuador 20 Jun 2023 · Friendly
1–2 v Panama 26 Jun 2023 · Gold Cup 2023
0–0 v El Salvador 30 Jun 2023 · Gold Cup 2023
0–2 v Mexico 8 Jul 2023 · Gold Cup 2023

After

1–4 v United Arab Emirates 12 Sep 2023 · Friendly
0–3 v Panama 16 Nov 2023 · CONCACAF Nations League 2023
1–3 v Panama 20 Nov 2023 · CONCACAF Nations League 2023
2–0 v El Salvador 3 Feb 2024 · Friendly
3–1 v Honduras 23 Mar 2024 · Copa América qualification 2024

Saudi Arabia

Before

2–0 v Yemen 6 Jan 2023 · Gulf Cup 2023
0–2 v Iraq 9 Jan 2023 · Gulf Cup 2023
1–2 v Oman 12 Jan 2023 · Gulf Cup 2023
1–2 v Venezuela 24 Mar 2023 · Friendly
1–2 v Bolivia 28 Mar 2023 · Friendly

After

0–1 v South Korea 12 Sep 2023 · Friendly
2–2 v Nigeria 13 Oct 2023 · Friendly
1–3 v Mali 17 Oct 2023 · Friendly
4–0 v Pakistan 16 Nov 2023 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
2–0 v Jordan 21 Nov 2023 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2023

Every Costa Rica v Saudi Arabia match5

From Costa Rica's side.


8 Sep 2023	Saudi Arabia	3–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
17 Jul 1999	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
17 Dec 1994	Saudi Arabia	3–1	Away	Friendly	—
27 Sep 1993	Saudi Arabia	2–3	Away	Friendly	—
23 Sep 1993	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN