Australia wasn't done, though, and Caitlin Foord snapped a header home of a Kyah Simon cross to bring the deficit back to two.
Kerr seemed to have it 4-3 with a header of her own, but the ball refused to cross the line after snapping off the far post.
USA coach Vlatko Andonovski made two changes at the hour mark, lifting Rapinoe and Sam Mewis for Tobin Heath and Rose Lavelle.
Alex Morgan would come on for Lloyd in the 81st, perhaps signaling the end of the 39-year-old's time with the team. And something to monitor for the future: Morgan needed help to limp off the pitch just over 10 minutes later.
The Matildas got the last goal, though, setting up a desperate final few minutes when Emily Gielnik hit a scorching ball past a flying Franch in the 90th minute.
Australia had a legitimate shout for a penalty waved away in stoppage time, at least if the penalty given to Canada in the semifinal is a guide, but VAR was unwilling to take a deep look.
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