Roberto Mancini’s debut as Saudi Arabia coach will be streamed live on FIFA+ in selected territories*, as his Green Falcons side travel to England to take on Costa Rica in an international friendly on Friday 8 September at 20:00 local time, 21:00 CEST. The game will also be available to view on FIFA+’s FAST channels.

The Italian, who led his home nation to UEFA EURO success in 2021, took over as the Saudis’ coach on 27 August. He will begin his time in charge with friendlies against Los Ticos and Korea Republic during this international window, with Mali to come next month.

FIFA World Cup 26™ qualification gets under way for Mancini and the Green Falcons in November, when they face either Cambodia or Pakistan, before taking on Jordan.

* Live stream not available in Costa Rica, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen