Watch parties for Tuesday's U.S.-Germany Olympic women's soccer semifinal will be held at Legends Sports Bar in Long Beach and Lopez & Lefty's in Anaheim.
Doors will open at Legends Sports Bar at 8:45 a.m., with kickoff at Stade de Lyon in Lyon, France set for 9 a.m. The game will be televised by USA Network in English and Universo in Spanish with both broadcasts available on the Peacock streaming service.
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The U.S. defeated Japan, 1-0, in its quarterfinal Saturday at Parc des Princes in Paris with Trinity Rodman scoring in the second minute of stoppage time in the first overtime period for her third goal of the tournament.
Germany defeated Canada, 4-2, on penalty kicks after overtime ended scoreless.
The Americans are fifth in the rankings compiled by FIFA, soccer's international governing body, one spot behind the Germans.
The U.S. is 24-5-7 against Germany, including a 4-1 victory in a group play game July 28.
Rodman, who played for the San Juan Capistrano-based So Cal Blues club team, is among three players with Southern California ties on the U.S roster. Fellow forward Lynn Williams played at Pepperdine from 2011-14. Defender Jenna Nighswonger played for Huntington Beach High School.
Rodman is the daughter of Basketball Hall of Fame member Dennis Rodman.
Williams scored the final goal in the group play game against Germany.
All but three of the 18 players on the U.S. team play in the National Women's Soccer League. The exceptions are Lindsey Horan, who plays for Olympique Lyon of the Premiére Ligue, the top division of French women's soccer, fellow midfielder Korbin Albert, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain of the Premiére Ligue, and defender Emily Fox, who plays for Arsenal FC of Barclays Women's Super League, England's top division.
Germany's 18-player roster consists of 15 players who play in Germany, one each in England and Spain while goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger plays for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the NWSL, where she is a teammate of U.S. defenders Tierna Davidson and Emily Sonnett, midfielder Rose Lavelle, Nighswonger and Williams.
The US-Germany semifinal winner will face the winner of Tuesday's Brazil-Spain semifinal in the gold medal game Saturday at Parc des Princes, while the loser will face the Brazil-Spain loser Friday in the bronze medal game at Stade de Lyon.
The watch parties are organized by the Long Beach and Orange County chapters of American Outlaws, a nationwide support group for the U.S. men's and women's national soccer teams.
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