USA Women Qualifies For Final in the Women World Cup

Germany striker Celia Sasic missed a penalty on 58 minutes, but USA captain Carli Lloyd kept her head to score from the spot 10 minutes later. Substitute Kelley O'Hara booked the USA's place in the final six minutes from time with a close-range volley. The winners will play England or Japan in Vancouver at 00:00 BST on Monday.

It was a tough semi-final encounter played out in front of a partisan crowd of more than 50,000, but English-born coach Jill Ellis's USA side took their chances to end Germany's World Cup dreams. Olympic champion's USA came into the match boasting the meanest defence of the tournament; in five games only Australia had beaten goalkeeper Hope Solo and that was in their opening match.