International Notebook: Thompson Scores First Goal for USWNT

Three Angel City players—Claire Emslie, Rocky Rodríguez, and Alyssa Thompson—got minutes for their senior national teams during the FIFA window that ended today. Notably, Thompson scored her first-ever senior international goal for the USA in their first game of the break. In addition, Casey Phair and Kennedy Fuller both appeared in the U-17 World Cup in the Dominican Republic, which will wrap up November 3. 

In Scotland's two Euro qualifiers against Hungary—a 1–0 and 4–0 win—Emslie played 90 and 60 minutes, respectively. The results keep Scotland in the race for qualification; they will face Finland in the next round, on November 29 and December 3. 

Rodríguez played 90 minutes for Las Ticas in the team's two friendlies against Panama.

The USA played three friendlies, two against Iceland and once against Argentina. Thompson started and played a full 90 in the first Iceland game, scoring the opening goal in the 39th minute en route to a 3–1 win. She entered the game at halftime in the second friendly, also a 3–1 win.

Phair and Fuller, representing South Korea and the US in the U-17 World Cup, were drawn into the same group in the tournament. Fuller has scored three goals so far: two in the group stage, against Colombia and South Korea, and one in the quarterfinals against Nigeria. The US lost their semifinal against North Korea, but will compete in the third-place match on November 3.

Phair scored against Colombia in the group stage; South Korea did not advance to the knockout rounds.