England

FIFA #4 · 1stin Group D · 3-0-0

YES!

England beat China

3-0-0 6 – 1

1-0-2

FT · Tue, Aug 1

Match Details

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Highlights

Free-scoring England top group after 6-1 rout over China

Lauren James scored twice as England cruised to a 6-1 victory over China on Tuesday that sees them finish top of Group D and advance to the round of 16.

Recap via ESPN

1:02 Explaining why VAR denied James another stunning goal vs. China

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Commentary

·Match ends, China PR 1, England 6.
90'+12'Second Half ends, China PR 1, England 6.
90'+11'Substitution, China PR. Wang Linlin replaces Lou Jiahui.
90'+10'Attempt missed. Laura Coombs (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Chloe Kelly.
90'+8'Attempt missed. Shen Mengyu (China PR) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Yao Wei.
90'+7'Rachel Daly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7'Foul by Wu Haiyan (China PR).
90'+6'Attempt missed. Laura Coombs (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Greenwood.
90'+5'Rachel Daly (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5'Foul by Shen Mengyu (China PR).
90'+3'Substitution, China PR. Dou Jiaxing replaces Yao Lingwei.
90'+3'Substitution, China PR. Shen Mengyu replaces Wu Chengshu.

Line Score

	1	2	T
ENG	3	3	6
CHN	0	1	1

Match Leaders

England

LJ Lauren James · 2Goals
LH Lauren Hemp · 3Total Shots
ME Mary Earps · 2Saves

China

WS Wang Shuang · 1Goals
YL Yang Lina · 3Total Shots
LM Li Mengwen · 2Saves

FIFA Women's World Cup Standings

	Team	GP	W	L	GD	Pts
1	England	3	3	0	+7	9
2	Denmark	3	2	1	+2	6
3	China	3	1	2	-5	3
4	Haiti	3	0	3	-4	0

Key Events

90'+11'Substitution, China PR. Wang Linlin replaces Lou Jiahui.

90'+3'Substitution, China PR. Dou Jiaxing replaces Yao Lingwei.

90'+3'Substitution, China PR. Shen Mengyu replaces Wu Chengshu.

84'Goal! China PR 1, England 6. Rachel Daly (England) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Laura Coombs.

81'Substitution, England. Ella Toone replaces Lauren James.

77'Goal! China PR 1, England 5. Chloe Kelly (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lauren James following a fast break.

75'Substitution, China PR. Wu Haiyan replaces Li Mengwen.

75'Substitution, China PR. Gu Yasha replaces Wang Shuang.

71'Substitution, England. Chloe Kelly replaces Lauren Hemp.

71'Substitution, England. Bethany England replaces Alessia Russo.

71'Substitution, England. Niamh Charles replaces Lucy Bronze.

65'Goal! China PR 1, England 4. Lauren James (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jess Carter with a cross.

57'Goal! China PR 1, England 3. Wang Shuang (China PR) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.

56'Lucy Bronze (England) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

45'Substitution, England. Laura Coombs replaces Georgia Stanway.

41'Goal! China PR 0, England 3. Lauren James (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Greenwood following a set piece situation.

26'Goal! China PR 0, England 2. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lauren James with a through ball following a fast break.

4'Goal! China PR 0, England 1. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lauren James with a headed pass.