10, netted her a two-stroke lead over Aya Kinoshita and
Ayaka Morioka, who fired identical 68s.
Meanwhile, Japan's
Ayaka Miura pulled off a second-round Americana grapple to submit Brazil's Samara Santos.
Ayaka Miura captured her fifth straight win after submitting Samara Santos with an Americana choke 39 seconds into the second round of their women's strawweight bout.
Miedema received the ball from Shanice van de Sanden but with only
Ayaka Yamashita to beat struck straight at the Japan goalkeeper.
Bardsley's counterpart
Ayaka Yamashita subsequently made a number of fine saves, then Japan threatened to equalise - with Houghton at one point executing a perfectly-timed tackle in the box to take the ball away from Yuika Sugasawa - before White slotted in her second with six minutes of normal time remaining.
Steph Bardsley's counterpart
Ayaka Yamashita subsequently made a number of fine saves, then Japan threatened to equalise - with Houghton at one point executing a perfectly-timed tackle in the box to take the ball away from Yuika Sugasawa - before White slotted in her second with six minutes of normal time remaining.
Bardsley's counterpart
Ayaka Yamashita subsequently made a number of fine saves, then Japan threatened to equalise with Houghton at one point executing a perfectly-timed tackle in the box to take the ball away from Yuika Sugasawa - before White slotted in her second with six minutes of normal time remaining.
Japan goalkeeper
Ayaka Yamashita made a number of fine saves during the contest at the Allianz Riviera, after her counterpart Karen Bardsley had done well to tip a Kumi Yokoyama free-kick onto the bar in ninth minute.
But with Japan goalkeeper
Ayaka Yamashita on form, England couldn't push home their advantage and, after weathering severe pressure and relying on some lacklustre Japanese finishing, it was White who raced through to bury her second and send the Lionesses through as Group D winners with maximum points.
For Scotland, Lee Alexander had an evening to remember, veteran Vanina Correa impressed for Argentina and yesterday it was Japan keeper
Ayaka Yamashita's turn.
Georgia Stanway showed good strength as she turned and played a through-ball to White, who lifted an effort beyond goalkeeper
Ayaka Yamashita.
Stanway turned Hina Sugita and held her off to play an excellent throughball to White, who deftly lifted an effort past
Ayaka Yamashita and into the bottom corner.