China, Japan bow out, Europeans dominate Women's World Cup

It was also Martens who opened scoring for the Netherlands in the 17th minute, before Japan battled back with a lovely finish from Yui Hasegawa just before halftime.

Japan came back strong after the break and could have taken a lead first as Hina Sugita hit the crossbar on 79 minutes, before a last-minute penalty was awarded to the rivals with VAR confirming a handball by Saki Kumagai.