Christine Sinclair asked for 145 tickets for friends and family for her international swansong.

B次元官网网址淭here might be eight left,B次元官网网址� the Canadian captain said.

B次元官网网址淚 should have asked for more,B次元官网网址� said veteran midfielder Sophie Schmidt. B次元官网网址淚 didnB次元官网网址檛 know I was allowed.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淚 didnB次元官网网址檛 know I knew that many people,B次元官网网址� countered Sinclair.

TuesdayB次元官网网址檚 friendly against Australia will mark the 331st international outing for Sinclair, the 226th for Schmidt, and the last for both. Veteran goalkeeper Erin McLeod, who announced her international retirement in January after 119 caps and 47 clean sheets, is also being honoured Tuesday but says she will watch from the sidelines.

A relaxed Sinclair and Schmidt, longtime friends and often roommates on the road, met the media after SundayB次元官网网址檚 practice at B.C. Place Stadium, which is being renamed Christine Sinclair Place for the night Tuesday. On Sunday, the giant scoreboard above centre field read CS Place, with SinclairB次元官网网址檚 No. 12 adorning a Maple Leaf.

Sinclair and Schmidt both came off the bench in FridayB次元官网网址檚 5-0 win over Australia in Langford, B.C., before a sellout crowd of 6,102 at Starlight Stadium.

More than 45,000 tickets have already been sold for TuesdayB次元官网网址檚 match.

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B次元官网网址淏ut I knew that once we kind of moved back to Vancouver, things would change. Just the vibe around practice. I think we had like a half-an-hour-long photo shoot so we could all take individual pictures with everyone. I think itB次元官网网址檚 kind of sinking in now that this is it.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 actually really enjoyable to play football without any stress,B次元官网网址� added the 40-year-old from nearby Burnaby. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 a nice feeing.B次元官网网址�

The two games against Australia are a bonus for Schmidt who announced in February she was retiring from the international game after this summerB次元官网网址檚 World Cup. But she came back this month to time her exit with Sinclair.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 just been a real treat to be in this week,B次元官网网址� said the 35-year-old midfielder from Abbotsford, B.C. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 always an absolute honour to represent Canada. So (IB次元官网网址檓) definitely making the most of that and taking that part seriously. But off the field thereB次元官网网址檚 no place IB次元官网网址檇 rather be.

B次元官网网址淪inc and I were reminiscing and just talking about how amazing this environment is B次元官网网址� how great the humans are here. So just a lot of laughter. Soaking it all in. My pups (Leia and Oats) are here, bringing a lot of joy to the team. (IB次元官网网址檓) just embracing it. Because time is dwindling away very quickly.B次元官网网址�

Sinclair and Schmidt were both 16 when they made their senior international debut.

Sinclair made her first cap on March 12, 2000, in a 4-0 loss to China at the Algarve Cup and scored her first goal two days later in a 2-1 win over Norway. In the process she became the youngest-ever Canadian player and goal-scorer, records subsequently broken by Kara Lang.

Twenty-three years later, Sinclair leaves the international game as the worldB次元官网网址檚 all-time leading scorer with 190 goals.

She says she is looking forward to meeting former teammates at TuesdayB次元官网网址檚 game and made a point of mentioning past stars like Charmaine Hooper B次元官网网址渢hat never got the proper sendoff and celebration.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淪o I canB次元官网网址檛 wait to share that moment with them, because honestly theyB次元官网网址檙e the ones that built this program and weB次元官网网址檙e only here because of them.B次元官网网址�

Schmidt debuted April 19, 2005, in a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands. She scored the first of her 20 senior goals for Canada eight days later in a 2-0 win over France.

While retiring from the international game, both are continuing their club career. Sinclair has said she plans one more season with the Portland Thorns while Schmidt is under contract with the Houston Dash through 2024.

Asked if she had any advice for young players looking to follow in her footsteps, Sinclair said: B次元官网网址淗onestly, just dream and go for it.

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