The international contingent of Portland Thorns players fared very well in their opening matches at the Concacaf W Championship.
Becky Sauerbrunn, Sophia Smith, Christine Sinclair, Janine Beckie, and Rocky Rodriguez all traveled to Mexico to compete for their countries in the World Cup and Olympic Qualifiers.
Sauerbrunn and Smith were with the USWNT, Sinclair and Beckie featured for the CANWNT, and Rodriguez took the field with Costa Rica. All three teams won by multiple goals and all three teams collected shut-outs.
The U.S. played Haiti in their opening match. Both Smith and Sauerbrunn started.