Canada Soccer to honour veteran midfielder Desiree Scott at May friendly in Winnipeg

Canada will play a pair of women's soccer friendlies against Haiti in Winnipeg and Montreal in FIFA's May-June international window.

The May 31 game at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg has been dubbed a "special celebration match honouring the extraordinary international career" of veteran midfielder Desiree Scott, a native Winnipegger who has announced her international retirement.

The Montreal game is scheduled for June 3 at Stade Saputo.

The 37-year-old Scott, who came out of retirement to play for Ottawa Rapid FC in the inaugural Northern Super League season, won 187 caps from 2010 to 2024 with 144 starts.

"Representing Canada has been one of my life's greatest accomplishments," Scott said in a Canada Soccer statement. "It has been a team that I've been so fortunate to call family and to make history with, and the ride has been nothing short of amazing. I have given my all to our country and just want to say thank you. I am forever grateful."

Canada, ranked seventh in the world, has won all three previous meetings with No. 53 Haiti.

Former captain Christine Sinclair scored four times the last time they met, a 6-0 win for Canada in a January 2012 Olympic qualifier in Vancouver. Before that, Canada won 11-1 in October 2022 in Victoria -- with four goals from Sinclair and three from Charmaine Hooper -- and 2-0 in April 1991 in Port-au-Prince.

A fierce defensive midfielder, Scott was known as "The Destroyer" for her ability to break up opposing attacks.

But she has only played for Canada twice -- in friendlies against Mexico in Toronto and Montreal in June 2024 -- since November 2022. Knee surgery and other setbacks sidelined her.

Scott, then with the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League, announced