Record Olympic football champions United States advanced to the quarter-finals at the Paris Games after a 4-1 win against Germany on Sunday. German Giulia Gwinn in the 22nd minute cancelled out Sophia Smith’s opener but the US retook the lead thanks to Mallory Swanson in the 26th before Smith made it 3-1 before the break. Lynn Williams’ late effort sealed the win for the four-time gold medallists US, who are seeking a first title since 2012. With the result, they took the sole lead of Group B with six points and are secured a spot in the next stage. “It wasn’t necessarily the better team that …