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WATCH LIVE: USA goes for fifth; Women’s rugby semis, final

Rugby - Olympics: Day 2

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 07: Victoria Folayan of the United States carries the ball under pressure against Emilee Cherry of Australia during the Women’s Pool A rugby match on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Deodoro Stadium on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

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Team USA will fight for fifth place in Rio before the semifinals are contested on Monday at the Olympics.

The women’s rugby sevens team made it to the knockout rounds before missing a chance at a monumental upset of New Zealand.

WATCH LIVE: Women’s rugby placing, semis

Placing matches, final -- 4:30 p.m. EDT

The U.S. avenged a loss to Fiji in the fifth-eighth place playoff and will face France for fifth place.

The semifinals see Canada against Australia and Great Britain and New Zealand.

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