Team USA scored a victory against South Africa in Rapinoe's final game.
After over 200 appearances on the field with the U.S. women's national soccer team,Rapinoe, a former USWNT co-captain, donned the captain's armband one last time on Sunday and helped lead her team to a 2-0 victory against South Africa at Chicago's Soldier Field, ending her international soccer career on a high note.
"I know that I am a liked player, and I know that I mean a lot to the game," Rapinoe said, addressing the crowd after the game,. "But to have this night come and to actually feel it and see it -- from my teammates, from our staff and certainly from the fans, who have been such a huge part of our success on and off the field, really -- it was very special."
On Sunday, when Rapinoe exited the game in the 54th minute, she hugged her teammates as the crowd at Soldier Field gave her a standing ovation. After the game, Rapinoe's teammates spoke about what she has meant to them personally and to the sport. "It's really hard for me because I'm losing, just, an idol," midfielder Lindsey Horan said of Rapinoe, according to the AP. "It's hard. That's what you've looked up to. It's another reason why you fall in love with the game, those kinds of players that you watch on TV do those things. And you come in and now you're training with them everyday? It's freakin' wild.
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