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It took extra work yet again, but the U.S. women's national team will play for the gold medal after outlasting a resilient Germany 1-0 in a semifinal Tuesday night. Sophia Smith burst into the spotlight just in time for the Americans, scoring the game winner in the 95th minute to send the U.S. to the ultimate match of this Olympic tournament Saturday in Paris. It will face Brazil in the gold medal match after the Brazilians' upset win over World Cup winners Spain in Tuesday's second semifinal. One year to the day after enduring one of the lowest moments in program history with a round-of-16 elimination at the Women's World Cup, the USWNT is back exactly where it believes it should be. "It means everything," Smith said afterward. "We had a tough year last year in every way possible, but I feel like this is a new year and we're really just showing the world that we didn't ever drop off."