England smash China to ease into WWC last 16 FMTNews FMTSports
ADELAIDE: Lauren James shone again with two fine goals as England put on their best performance of the Women’s World Cup so far to sweep aside China 6-1 today and march into the last 16 as Group D winners.
Without the injured Keira Walsh as the holding midfielder, England shifted to a 3-5-2 formation and caused havoc for China with balls into the box from the flanks. It was a record World Cup defeat for Asian champions and 1995 semi-finalists China, who exited in the group stage for the first time in eight appearances at the global showpiece. Denmark finished second in the group after a 2-0 win over Haiti.
James was finding it hard to find space to show her skills on the edge of the box but, fed by Millie Bright storming out of defence, slid a pass from a deeper position through to Hemp in the 26th minute. James conjured up an even better finish for what would have been her fourth goal of the tournament in stoppage time at the end of the half but it was ruled out for offside after reference to VAR.
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