Christine Sinclair helped Canada beat Australia 1-0 on Tuesday as the captain played a final international match for her country.
Quinn scored Canada’s goal in this emotional match.
British Columbia native Sinclair gave way to Sophie Schmidt in the 58th minute, marking the end of a stellar international career that saw the Canadian produce a world record 190 goals.
Her teammates came to embrace the star on the field, while the crowd of 48,112 people stood and applauded.
The 40-year-old athlete therefore ends an international career of 331 matches, including 313 starts, and 27,601 minutes played for Canada. Furthermore, no man or woman has more goals on the international stage than Sinclair.
“Thank you for inspiring us all,” said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in a post on social media before the meeting. Your impact on gaming and sports in Canada is something we will celebrate for a long time. »
Sinclair helped set up Canada’s goal in the 40th minute. She sent Jessie Fleming’s corner kick towards the goal. The ball then went to Kadeisha Buchanan, who fired a shot, but onto the crossbar. Quinn was positioned to get the ball and she scored.
The crowd stood up and made noise in the 12th minute of the match, as Sinclair wore number 12.
On Sunday, Sinclair mentioned that she had requested 145 tickets for this match, for family and friends.
Canada Soccer said it was the largest crowd for a friendly women’s soccer match in Canada.
Canada Soccer also said it was the seventh largest crowd recorded for a Canadian national soccer team match.