Naeher heroics lead USWNT past Canada to Gold Cup final

Twila Kilgore is ready for 'Canada's full force'.

USWNT head coach Twila Kilgore believes her team know what to expect against Canada ahead of the Women's Gold Cup semifinal.

Alyssa Naeher saved three penalty attempts and made one from spot kick as the United States beat Canada in a shootout to earn a hard-fought win at rain-soaked Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Wednesday night to set up a showdown with Brazil in the Concacaf W Gold Cup final.

Heavy rains before kickoff left the field covered in standing water, making the movement of the ball -- if it rolled at all -- extremely unpredictable in the semifinal meeting of the two North American soccer rivals, who traded goals in regular time…