China lost to England 6-1 in their third game in Group D of the FIFA Women's World Cup at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide, Australia, on Tuesday, failing to reach the knockout stage.

In the other game of the group, Denmark beat Haiti 2-0, following England to the Round of 16.

England missed their ace midfielder Keira Walsh because of injury in this game, but it didn't stop the team from continuously piercing China's defensive line from the two wings. In less than four minutes into the first half, Lauren Hemp's attack in the left wing caused chaos of the opponents' defense before Alessia Russo scored the first goal for their side to lead 1-0.

Twenty minutes later, England caught China off guard in counterattack, setting up an open shot for Hemp. She took the chance and extended their lead to 2-0.

Despite their two-goal lead, England continued to bomb the opponents' box by crossing from both sides and taking advantage of their height advantage. As China concentrated all defenders near the goal, Lauren James scored a powerful long shot in the 41st minute. She had a similar goal before the end of the first half, but it was ruled offside.

Though they trailed by three goals, the Chinese national team didn't give up in the second half. Wu Chengshu took their first shot of the game outside the box, leading to a corner kick. Then England's Lucy Bronze committed a handball, receiving a yellow card and giving China a penalty kick.

Wang Shuang scored the penalty for China, breaking England's goal for the first time in the tournament. Having seen their efforts translate into success, the Chinese team launched more fierce attacks, posing more threats against England's goal. They came very close to scoring the second goal.

The rest of the game became a more open competition. James added the fourth goal for England in the 65th minute. Chloe Kelly and Rachel Daly scored another two goals in the final 15 minutes of the regular time.

This will be the first time China will miss the Women's World Cup knockout stage in the eight editions of the tournament they have participated in. Their performance in the second half on Tuesday proved that they were able to make highlights even against the world's top teams like England. They need to figure out how to stretch that kind of work to 90 minutes and do not get distracted by pressure.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Netherlands smashed Vietnam 7-0 at Dunedin Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand, to secure their second win and top Group E, advancing to the Round of 16. They were joined by USA who ended their game with Portugal in a goalless draw in the other game of the group.

The seven goals of the Netherlands came from five players, including Esmee Brugts and Jill Roord, both of who scored two. The competition was long gone after 23 minutes because the Dutch side already led 4-0 on the field. They were undefeated during the group stage with two wins and one draw while netting nine goals and allowing only one.

In contrast, Vietnam lost all three of their games, scored no goal and conceded 12 goals in the World Cup.

USA and Portugal were second and third respectively in Group E and USA were one point above Portugal. That's why they were more comfortable with setting up a solid defense from the midfield, slowing down Portugal before they reached the box and seeking opportunities for quick counterattack. After all, all they needed was a win to go to the knockout stage.

Portugal, which must win to make it out of the group, had no clue on how to break their opponents' defense during any time of Tuesday's game. Their best chance was in the first minute of the second half's stoppage time. Ana Capeta's shot was too fast for goalie Alyssa Naeher to stop, but it hit the left post of USA's goal.