England ease past Japan in their final SheBelieves Cup match to win the competition for the first time.
England won the SheBelieves Cup for the first time after thrashing Japan in their final match in Tampa.
England also beat Brazil and drew with hosts USA to ensure they topped the four-team round-robin competition. Japan knocked England out in the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2015 but failed to impose themselves following a dominant first-half display from the Lionesses. But Keira Walsh's sensational diagonal ball set up the goal of the night as Mead took it in her stride before cutting into the box and firing into the back of the net.
Telford was also forced to tip Kobayashi's half-volley over the bar after Hina Sugita's header bounced inches wide of the left post.
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