Glimpsing a sliver of the net, Sophia Smith's aim was true.

Smith's extra-time goal earned USA a spot in the gold medal game at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 semifinals victory over Germany on Tuesday.

The Americans, undefeated in France under new coach Emma Hayes, will be vying for their fifth gold medal in their sixth appearance in the Olympic women's football final.

USA will play Brazil, which defeated Spain 4-2 in the late game, in the tournament final on Saturday in Paris. Germany will play Spain for the bronze medal on Friday at Lyon.

Smith broke the scoreless stalemate five minutes into extra time, out maneuvering defender Felicitas Rauch and German goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger. After scoring her third goal of the tournament, Smith fell to the ground in celebration and joined in an embrace with teammate Mallory Swanson.

"I saw like a little opening of net and I was just like, 'I've got to put it there. Just put it there,'" Smith said. "It was a good feeling. I know I had a few other chances this game that I should have put away. But sometimes one is all it takes."

At the final whistle, American players ran downfield to embrace goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, who made a key save when she jumped and kicked the ball away from the goal with her left foot in the waning moments of the second extra period.

"The goal is closer but the job's not done yet," Swanson said. "I think that obviously we're in a great position. You take this win and we're on a high right now, but it's important just to stay steady with everything we're doing. Just stay steady."

The Americans had routed Germany 4-1 in the group stage earlier in the tournament.

USA had missed out on the finals at the last two Olympic tournaments, eliminated in the quarterfinals in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro and relegated to the bronze-medal match at the Tokyo Games three years ago.