PARIS —
Trinity Rodman’s left-footed curler from inside the penalty area snapped a scoreless tie in the first extra-time period Saturday, giving the U.S. women a 1-0 win over Japan at packed Parc des Princes stadium and a spot in Tuesday’s semifinals of the Paris Olympics soccer tournament.
The Americans will play the winner of Saturday’s late quarterfinal final between Canada and Germany.
The U.S., which saw its run through last summer’s World Cup end in penalty kicks after playing Sweden to a scoreless draw, seemed headed toward penalties again when Rodman ran onto a long diagonal ball from Crystal Dunn along the right side of the 18-yard box.