Japan 0-2 England PLAYER RATINGS: Rachel Daly excelled in a more advanced role but Tony Duggan looked a little rusty on her return England forward Daly (8) was a real threat down the right against Japan White (8.5) only needed two opportunities to claim two well-taken goals Duggan (6) tried to make an impact on her return from injury on Wednesday By Chris Wheeler for the Daily Mail Published: 22:24 BST, 19 June 2019 | Updated: 22:37 BST, 19 June 2019 Viewcomments England finished their Women's World Cup Group D matches in top spot and with a 100 per cent record after Ellen White's brace steered them to a 2-0 win against Japan in Nice. The Lionesses, who had already qualified for the last 16 and needed to avoid defeat to win the group, went ahead just before the quarter-hour mark through White's cool finish following good work by Georgia Stanway. White then slotted in her second, and third of the tournament, with six minutes of normal time remaining having been teed up by substitute Karen Carney. Sportsmail's Chris Wheeler rated the performances on Wednesday night. England forward Rachel Daly was a real threat down the right and went close a couple of times ENGLAND (4-2-3-1) KAREN BARDSLEY 7 – Crucial early save, tipping Yokoyama’s free kick onto the bar, and always looked in control. LUCY BRONZE 6.5 – Dealt comfortably with the threat of Endo and got forward well. Excellent performance. STEPH HOUGHTON 7 – Brilliant tackle by the captain to deny Sugasawa a goal in the second half Toni Duggan tried to make an impact on her return from injury but looked a little rusty at times MILLIE BRIGHT 7 – A rock at the back for England, stopping almost everything that came her way. DEMI STOKES 6.5 – First appearance of the World Cup and seized her chance. Hardly put a foot wrong. KEIRA WALSH 6 – A little sluggish at times and guilty of giving away free kicks close to her own goal. JILL SCOTT 6.5– Typically diligent display from her and had fine long-range effort saved in the first half. England forward Ellen White only needed two opportunities to claim two well-taken goals RACHEL DALY 8 – Excelled in a more advanced role down the right. A real threat and went close a couple of times. GEORGIA STANWAY 7.5 – Another outstanding England performer. Set up the first goal with lovely weighted pass. TONI DUGGAN 6 – Desperate to make an impact on her return from injury but looked a little rusty at times. ELLEN WHITE 8.5 – Two opportunities and two very well-taken goals to give her country a hard-fought win. Subs: Greenwood, Parris (for Duggan 83), Taylor, Kirby, Telford, Williamson, McManus, Moore (for Walsh 72, 6), Carney (for Stanaway 74, 7), Earps, Mead, Staniforth. Goals: White 14, 84 Manager: Phil Neville 8 – Made eight changes but still engineered a third straight win to claim top spot in the group. JAPAN (4-4-2) Yamashita 8; Shimizu 6.5, Kumagai 6, Ichise 6.5, Sameshima 6; Kobayashi 6.5 (Miura 62, 6.5), Nakajima 7, Sugita 7.5, Endo 6 (Takarada 86); Yokoyama 7 (Sugasawa 61, 7), Iwabuchi 6.5. Subs: Ikeda, Utsugi, Sakaguchi, Minami, Hasegawa, Momiki, Miyagawa, Hirao, Miyake. Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay) 7 – No nonsense approach but let the game flow free of VAR or controversy. Attendance: 14,319 Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility