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England maintained their perfect Women's World Cup Group D record when Ellen White's double earned them a 2-0 win over Japan.
White hit back and forth every second while the Lionesses, who had already qualified for the last 16, topped the group with nine points, five more than Japan. , second.
Scotland threw a three-goal lead in the other group match as they were held 3-3 by Argentina to be eliminated from the tournament.
England coach Phil Neville made eight changes to the team that beat Argentina, but that did not cause too much disruption as he dominated a Japanese team without any advantage in attack.
GOAL! – Ellen White with a compound finish and her second World Cup goal and #eng drive #JPN 1-0 after 15 minutes#FIFAWWC #JPNENG pic.twitter.com/EqbJXN2BzO
– RTÉ Soccer (@RTEsoccer) June 19, 2019
England will now face a third place in the next round: China (Group B), Cameroon or New Zealand (Group E), or Chile or Thailand (Group F).
Their opponents will be determined Thursday at the closing of groups E and F, and the match will be held Sunday in Valenciennes.
GOAL #engEllen White doubles the head of England with her second of the night. They drive #JPN 2-0 #FIFAWWC #JPNENG pic.twitter.com/ZBi5AAHEaQ
– RTÉ Soccer (@RTEsoccer) June 19, 2019
White admitted that England was expecting Japan to become stronger in the second half.
The striker told BBC1: "I think it was something in the second half that was attacking them.
"In the end, we wanted to win three wins out of three, and we are going to the round of 16 with a lot of confidence and a lot of momentum now."
White said that England was growing as the tournament unfolded.
She added, "I think we're growing at the same time as this tournament, and we're looking forward to the round of 16 and all the people we could face."
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