Sophia Smith scored in extra time and the U.S. women's national team secured a spot in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 victory over Germany.

Two-time champion Germany was eliminated in a wild finale to the group stage of the Women’s World Cup, while low-ranked Morocco advanced to the knockout stage.

The Women’s World Cup is taking shape with shocks and highlights as it nears the end of the group stage.

Some of the biggest names in women’s soccer have been slow to show up at the Women’s World Cup.

England against Germany at Wembley Stadium.

Alexandra Popp scored twice to power Germany to a 2-1 win over France and into the final of the European Championship against England.

The last time a team lost a World Cup quarterfinal after scoring first came in 1999. But those streaks came to an end Saturday as Sweden upset the second-ranked team in the world 2-1 in Rennes, France, to set up a Women's World Cup semifinal against the fast-improving Dutch. The top three European nations at the World Cup locked up berths, with England's performance putting GB through. Italy has captured the imagination of its home public with record viewing figures in the millions in their first World Cup appearance since 1999. Still it was Italy's best finish at a Women's World Cup since making the last eight 28 years ago.