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Indomitable Lionesses bow out of Women's World Cup after England loss

Cameroon's hopes of carrying Africa's dream at the Women's World Cup crashed after a 3-0 defeat to England in their Round of 16 game on Sunday.

The Indomitable Lionesses had progressed to the knockout stages of the competition for the second time in a row since their debut outing four years ago in Canada.

To advance, the Central Africans required a 2-1 final Group E triumph over New Zealand after earlier group stage defeats to Canada and the Netherlands.

Now, in the knockout stage at Stade du Hainaut, goals from Steph Houghton, Ellen White and Alex Greenwood condemned Djuemba's side to back-to-back Round of 16 defeats in World Cups.