England meet defeat in Women’s U-20 World Cup as Japan march into final

• England 0-2 Japan
• Japan to face France or Spain in Friday’s final

England are out of the Under-20 Women’s World Cup after falling to a 2-0 semi-final defeat by an imperious Japan side at the Stade de la Rabine.

The teams met as the two highest scorers in the competition – each having dished out a six-goal thrashing in the group stages – and England were almost off the mark in the second minute when Chloe Kelly spun past her marker and hit a smart low effort that was clawed wide at full stretch by Hannah Stambaugh in the Japan goal.

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