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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. Sophia Smith grabbed the winner in the 95th minute in Lyon when she lobbed over goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger from some 14 metres. In the final on Saturday in Paris, the US will face either world champions France or Brazil who contest the second semi-final later Tuesday. The US beat Germany 4-1 in the group stage, and were the more dominant side again against 2016 winners who were missing star forwards Alexandra Popp and Lea Schüller. Rose Lavelle had an early …

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