U.S. beats Germany 2-0 to reach Women's World Cup final

Members of Team USA celebrate during the Women's World Cup.
(Image credit: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

The United States defeated Germany 2-0 Tuesday in a Women's World Cup semifinal game, and will now advance to Sunday's final in Vancouver. The team will go up against the winner of Wednesday's other semifinal match between England and Japan. Carli Lloyd scored during a penalty kick in the 69th minute, and Kelley O'Hara scored another goal in the 85th minute. Going into the game, Germany was the top-ranked team in the competition.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.