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The United States women's national team's identity is still one in progress, but Tuesday's 2024 Olympic women's soccer semifinal proved again that the Americans are a force on each end of the field.
Even as Germany controlled the middle of the field against the United States for long intervals of the match, the Americans proved superior inside each penalty area, as they had nine days earlier in their group-stage clash when they won 4-1. Forward Sophia Smith scored in the first half of extra time to lift the USWNT to a 1-0 victory and a place in the Olympic gold-medal game for the first time since 2012.