Five Sunderland Women players recently represented their respective countries during the international break.
Katie Kitching and the New Zealand Ferns qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics after winning the Oceania Football Confederation Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Kitching played 90 minutes in the Ferns’ 6-0 win over Samoa before playing 45 minutes against Vanuatu to win the group.
The Lasses' number 10 scored her first two goals in international colours in the final against the Solomon Islands as they won 11-1 to secure Olympic qualification.
Liz Ejupi netted the only goal in Kosovo’s 1-0 victory over Hong Kong in the Turkish Cup friendly tournament, with the Black Cats striker scoring again against Estonia as Kosovo won 3-0.
The Sunderland number 37 came on as a substitute in the final game to help the side to a 1-0 victory over India as Kosovo won all three games.
Katy Watson represented the England U19 squad, starting the first game as they were defeated 3-2 by France in a friendly. The young striker then came off the bench as the Lionesses drew 2-2 with Norway.
Niamh Boothroyd scored her first goal for Northern Ireland U17 - a piercing long-range strike into the top corner from the left wing – as they won 5-1 over Malta in the Euro U17 qualification group stage game.
The Lasses academy star then scored in the following fixture to help her side to a 4-1 victory over Luxembourg.
Mary McAteer joined up with Wales’ senior team and was in the matchday squad as they won 2-0 over the Republic of Ireland in a friendly.