Though the FIFA women’s international window officially closed last week, confederation championships in Asia and South America are ongoing, keeping three prominent Thorns FC players active beyond the NWSL.
In Asia, Ellie Carpenter and Hayley Raso are part of the Australia team that, already qualified for the 2019 World Cup, pursue Asia’s top honor, having gone 2-0-1 in group play to secure a spot in Asian Cup’s knockout round.
In South America, Andressinha and Brazil finished top of their group to make Copa América’s final, four-team, round-robin phase, with the top two teams from the ensuing three-game test winning spots at France 2019.