Megan Rapinoe’s last game with the United States women’s national team will be a friendly against South Africa on Sept. 24 in Chicago, U.S. Soccer announced Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know:
- Rapinoe, 38, announced before the 2023 Women’s World Cup she would finish the NWSL season and retire this year, doing so earning 203 USWNT caps.
- The Americans are set to play South Africa in a two-game series on Sept. 21 and 24, but Rapinoe will not play in the first game and will be honored ahead of the second, the federation said.
- OL Reign, Rapinoe’s NWSL side, is scheduled to play its last regular-season match on Oct. 15; the club’s last home game, on Oct. 6, is being advertised as “Forever Reign: A Celebration of Megan Rapinoe.”
𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙉𝙆 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙋𝙄𝙉𝙊𝙀@mPinoe will play her final #USWNT match on September 24 in Chicago » https://t.co/iowiCzr84b#ThankYouPinoe pic.twitter.com/DOC6sXrDBN
— U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (@USWNT) August 29, 2023
The Athletic’s instant analysis:
Celebrating Rapinoe’s legacy
First, this isn’t the only match to celebrate Rapinoe’s lengthy career. She’ll get another celebration in Seattle for OL Reign’s final home game in October, and there’s no way to know her final game ever thanks to the…
