AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Heading into Wednesday's second Women's World Cup group stage game as Canada take on the Republic of Ireland, Christine Sinclair stands on the edge of history: a goal would make her the first man or woman to score at six World Cups.
It's no secret that this will be her last World Cup, either; Sinclair (or "Sinc") has been there and done it all before, both in the NWSL and with Canada on the international stage. She knows what it's like to spar time with the U.