U.S. women's soccer advances to World Cup semifinal

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Midfielder and team captain Carli Lloyd headed the ball off a pass from Julie Johnston in the 51st minute to put the U.S. ahead of China 1-0 on Friday night. Hope Solo notched her fourth straight shutout in the World Cup and, with her 134th victory, passed Brianna Scurry as the team's winningest goalkeeper.

The U.S. will face top-ranked Germany on Tuesday in Montreal.

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Julie Kliegman
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.