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The United States seek a record-extending fifth Olympic gold in women’s football after outlasting Germany 1-0 in extra time on Tuesday. Their opponents on Saturday in Paris will be Brazil who stunned world champions Spain 4-2 in the other semi-final in Marseille. It will be the third final between the two, with the US winning both previous ones, in 2004 and 2008. Brazil will have retirement-bound superstar Marta back from a red-card suspension. Sophia Smith grabbed the winner for the US against Germany in the 95th minute in Lyon when she lobbed over goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger from some 14 me…

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