England are ‘right where they want to be’ after securing progress to the knockout stages of the women’s World Cup as group winners with victory over Japan on Wednesday, head coach Phil Neville has said. Forward Ellen White scored either side of halftime as England beat 2011 champions Japan 2-0 in Nice to secure top spot in Group D with a perfect record. “We got another clean sheet, won another game and we’ve played three and won three,” Neville told reporters. “In the second half, because we were so open and fatigued we probably got exposed a little bit,” he added. We place a big emphasis on winning as we like to play in a certain style.”England’s round-of-16 match will be held in Valenciennes on Sunday.

Source: The Star June 20, 2019 21:00 UTC