PORTLAND, Ore. (December 3, 2025) – The Portland Thorns were well represented throughout the final 2025 FIFA Women’s International Window in November/December, with 11 Thorns players ramping up their campaigns to fight for a spot at the Brazil 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. A complete recap of each player’s international involvement can be found below.

With the 2025-26 CONMEBOL Women’s Nations League well underway, countries in South America are competing for a top two finish to secure instant qualification for the 2027 Women’s World Cup. Forward Deyna Castellanos and Venezuela finished the window as group leaders after two shutout results, a strong 6-0 home win vs Peru and a scoreless road draw against Ecuador. Castellanos played both matches in their entirety and in the victory against Peru, scored the opening goal and assissted the fifth.

Elsewhere in CONMEBOL, forward Valerin Loboa contested the full 90 in Colombia’s 1-1 draw at Bolivia, with Las Cafeteras sitting second in the standings right behind Venezuela.  

Defender Reyna Reyes and Mexico began their 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign with a huge 14-0 win against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the opening round of the 2026 Concacaf W Qualifiers. Though Reyes did not feature in the qualifier match, she did start for Mexico days later in a 2-0 exhibition win against Costa Rica.

Goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold recorded a shutout in the Matildas dominant 5-0 win against rival New Zealand, the first win in the two-match series. Australia won the second match 2-0, but Arnold did not feature on the field. These matches were Australia’s last until they host the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in March, which will also serve as qualifiers for the 2027 Women’s World Cup.

For the United States, midfielder duo Sam Coffey and Olivia Moultrie were called up for a series of friendlies against Italy, securing two shutout victories, 3-0 and 2-0, respectively. The two Thorns only appeared in the first match, with Moultrie scoring early in the second minute and contesting 70 minutes while Coffey played through the final whistle.  

Midfielder Jessie Fleming and forward Mimi Alidou both got significant playing time in Canada’s two-game series against Japan, while defender Isabella Obaze came onto the field to help Denmark close out its draw against Norway at a neutral venue in Spain.

At the youth level, defender Jayden Perry and forward Pietra Tordin travelled across the pond with the U.S. U-23 Women’s National Team, beating the senior Slovakia Women’s National Team 1-0 and England’s U-23s 4-2. Perry and Tordin got the start versus Slovakia and against England, Perry contested the full match while Tordin came on as a late sub.

PORTLAND THORNS FC | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER FIFA WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE

Australia – Mackenzie Arnold

Australia vs New Zealand
Date: Friday, November 28, 2025
Venue: Central Coast Stadium, New South Wales, Australia
Result: 5-0, Australia
Thorns Participation: Arnold (G) Shutout, 90 min

Australia vs New Zealand
Date: Monday, December 2, 2025
Venue: Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
Result: 2-0, Australia

Canada – Mimi Alidou and Jessie Fleming

Japan vs Canada
Date: Friday, November 28, 2025
Venue: PEACE STADIUM Connected by Softbank, Nagasaki, Japan
Result: 3-0, Japan
Thorns Participation: Fleming (M) 81 min

Japan vs Canada
Date: Monday, December 1, 2025
Venue: Transcomos Stadium Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Result: 1-0, Japan
Thorns Participation: Fleming (M) 90 min, Alidou (F) 69 min

Colombia – Valerin Loboa

Bolivia vs Colombia
Date: Friday, October 28, 2025
Venue: Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia
Result: 1-1, Draw
Thorns Participation: Loboa (F) 90 min

Denmark – Isabella Obaze

Denmark vs Norway
Date: Monday, December 1, 2025
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de la Línea, La Línea de la Concepción, Spain
Result: 0-0, Draw
Thorns Participation: Obaze (D) 6 min

Mexico – Reyna Reyes

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs Mexico
Date: Friday, November 28, 2025
Venue: Arnos Vale Sports Complex, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Result: 14-0, Mexico

Costa Rica vs Mexico
Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Venue: FEDEFUTBOL-Plycem Sports Complex, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Result: 2-0, Mexico
Thorns Participation: Reyes (D)

USA – Sam Coffey and Olivia Moultrie

USA vs Italy
Date: Friday, November 28, 2025
Venue: Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Result: 3-0, USA
Thorns Participation: Moultrie (M) 1 goal, 70 min; Coffey (M) 90 min

USA vs Italy
Date: Monday, December 1, 2025
Venue: Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Result: 2-0, USA

USA U-23 – Jayden Perry and Pietra Tordin

Slovakia WNT vs USA U-23
Date: Friday, November 28, 2025
Venue: National Training Center, Senec, Slovakia
Result: 1-0, USA U-23
Thorns Participation: Perry (D), Tordin (F)

England U-23 vs USA U-23
Date: Monday, December 1, 2025
Venue: Wham Stadium, Accrington, England
Result: 4-2, USA U-23
Thorns Participation: Perry (D) 90 min, Tordin (F) 7 min

Venezuela – Deyna Castellanos

Ecuador vs Venezuela  
Date: Friday, November 28, 2025
Venue: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador
Result: 0-0, Draw
Thorns Participation: Castellanos (F) 90 min

Venezuela vs Peru
Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Venue: Estadio Metropolitano de Lara, Cabudare, Venezuela
Result: 6-0, Venezuela
Thorns Participation: Castellanos (F) 1 goal, 1 assist, 90 min

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PORTLAND, Ore. (Saturday, August 15, 2026) – The Portland Thorns continued their impressive home form with a 2-1 win over Orlando Pride on Saturday when forward Caiya Hanks — who was making her return to the pitch after missing action for over a year with an ACL injury — scored a stoppage time winner to secure three points for the home side.

Both sides battled back and forth as they tried to search for the opening goal, with Thorns goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold making three saves to ensure the match remained level going into the halftime break.
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The Thorns came out into the second half much more threatening in Orlando’s half and finally broke the deadlock in the 58^th minute when forward Pietra Tordin laid the ball off to forward Deyna Castellanos, who from the top right corner of Orlando’s box placed the ball perfectly into the top left corner of the goal over the hands of Orlando goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse.

The lead was short lived however when Arnold’s diving save to punch out a crossed ball in the 63^rd minute ricocheted off the knees of Orlando forward Jacqueline Ovalle and rolled into the net to level things back up.

From there, Portland and Orlando continued in their fight to search for a second and despite several good looks at goal, the match remained level.

That would all change after Hanks — who subbed on in the 88^th minute — curled the ball into the goal from outside the box in the 96^th to send Providence Park into a frenzy as the Thorns secured three points and extended its home unbeaten streak to 12 matches, nine on the season.

UP NEXT: The Portland Thorns host Denver Summit FC for the first time at Providence Park on Saturday, August 22. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:45 pm PT on ION and 910 ESPN Portland. Purchase tickets for the match HERE.

TEAM NOTES

• Pietra Tordin extended her assist tally to nine, sitting alongside Croix Bethune (KC) for most in the league so far this season. Tordin is one assist away from equalizing the league record for assists which is 10 (Tobin Heath, POR 2016 and Croix Bethune, KC 2024).  
• Deyna Castellanos scored her first goal of the 2026 season.
• Caiya Hanks, who was removed off the Season-Ending Injury list, made her return to the pitch for the first time since June 15, 2025 and scored the game-winner.
• M.A. Vignola got her first assist of the season.
• The Thorns have gone 12 home regular season matches (dating back to September 2025) without losing (8W,4D), extending the current club record.
• The Thorns have not lost at home in 2026 (6W,3D).
• In seven matches since 2018, Portland has not lost at home against Orlando (7W-0L-0D).

GOAL BREAKDOWN
First Half

N/A

Second Half

POR – Deyna Castellanos (Pietra Tordin) 58’
ORL – Jacqueline Ovalle 63’
POR – Caiya Hanks (M.A. Vignola) 90+6’

LINEUPS
Portland Thorns (4-2-3-1): Mackenzie Arnold (GK), M.A. Vignola, Jayden Perry, Isabella Obaze (Sam Hiatt 78’), Carolyn Calzada, Jessie Fleming-C, Nina Nijstad (Cassandra Bogere 85’), Pietra Tordin (Caiya Hanks 88’), Deyna Castellanos (Renee Lyles 78’), Marie Müller (Morgan Weaver 67’), Sophia Wilson

Subs not used:  Morgan Messner (GK), Reyna Reyes, Shae Harvey, Mallie McKenzie

Orlando Pride (4-4-2): Anna Moorhouse (GK), Hailie Mace (Gabi Nunes 90+8’), Rafaelle (Zoe Matthews 89’), Cori Dyke, Oihane Hernández (Zara Chavoshi 76’), Solai Washington, Ally Lemos, Haley McCutcheon-C, Julie Doyle (Summer Yates 65’), Jacqueline Ovalle, Barbra Banda (Angelina 65’)

Subs not used: Cara Martin (GK), Cossette Morche, Luana, Nicole Payne

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MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

POR: N/A
ORL: Jacqueline Ovalle (Yellow) 40’, Julie Doyle (Yellow) 52’, Rafaelle (Yellow) 85’

MATCH STATS

POR | ORL

Goals: 2|1
Assists: 2|0
Possession: 51|49
Shots: 10|12
Shots on Target: 4|6
Saves: 5|2
Tackles: 16|16
Tackles Won: 9|11
Interceptions: 14|26
Fouls: 7|6
Offsides: 0|1
Corner Kicks: 0|6

ATTENDANCE: 19,106

Referee: Brad Jensen
Assistant Referee 1: Katarzyna Wasiak
Assistant Referee 2: Sarah Gaddes
4th Official: Justin St. Pierre
VAR: Danielle Chesky
Assistant VAR: Seun Yinka-Kehinde

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