Erin Cuthbert (c) had a strong penalty shout turned down and not reviewed by VARJapan survived a late Scotland rally and two viable penalty claims to leave the Scots' World Cup qualification hopes in tatters after a 2-1 defeat. After defeat to England in their opening game, Shelley Kerr's team needed a positive result but were outplayed in the first-half, going down to Mana Iwabuchi (23) and a Yuika Sugasawa penalty (37). Iwabuchi put her side in front midway through the first-half after Scotland captain Rachel Corsie presented her with an opportunity. Hina Sugita then hit the bar in first-half stoppage time with Scotland looking out on their feet. With Japan feeling the pressure, Clelland found the top corner with two minutes remaining with a fine strike but Scotland were unable to find the leveller.

Source: Sky sports June 14, 2019 15:21 UTC