Having already booked their place in the knockout stages of the Women's World Cup, England secured top spot in their group on Wednesday evening with a 2-0 win against Japan.
The Lionesses turned in a performance of two halves, vibrant and attacking in the opening 45 minutes but static and sloppy after the break until Ellen White's second of the game secured the three points.
Phil Neville, whose side will face either Cameroon or Chile in Sunday's last-16 tie, made a number of changes to the starting line-up and gave more of his squad valuable game time although he admitted afterwards that his strategy does have its drawbacks.
He told the FA website: "We need to know which team we're playing, then decide how they play, how we're going to beat them and see the players which fit the profile the best.
"That's what rotation is about. It's not about throwing 23 players into a hat and pulling out 11. We strategically plan each rotation. Sometimes if you make more than five you suffer in the rhythm and the flow and I think we did that tonight."