Overview

• Saudi Arabia's football team will play friendlies against Costa Rica and South Korea at Newcastle's stadium in September.
• The matches will take place on September 8 and 12 as part of Saudi Arabia's 2023 AFC Asian Cup preparations.
• Saudi Arabia has won the Asian Cup three times, last lifting the trophy in 1996.
• Newcastle United is majority owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).
• These will be the first matches Saudi Arabia plays at Newcastle since PIF's takeover of the club.