England manager Phil Neville has slammed Cameroon following a dramatic Round of 16 World Cup clash in Valenciennes, where the Lionesses 3-0 victory was overshadowed by unsavoury incidents.
Manchester City pair Steph Houghton and Ellen White scored first-half goals to give England the advantage but the second effort, initially ruled out for offside, sparked fury from the Cameroon squad.
They pointed to the TV screens in the stadium and strongly believed the goal should not have stood, despite the replays they were pointing to clearly showing that City 's new signing was onside when she received the ball from Lucy Bronze.
Their frustration did not ease in the second period as they saw a goal ruled out for offside, although the decision was once again correct, and the tie was put beyond any doubt when Manchester United's Alex Greenwood headed home Toni Duggan's corner.
Unfortunately for England, a victory that represents their best-ever result in a World Cup knockout match may now be remembered for Cameroon's scenes of protests and Neville did not mince his words at the final whistle.
"It didn't feel like football. I know we get these these briefs about coming on TV and saying it was good game, but that wasn't a last-16 tie in terms of behaviour from footballers. This is going out worldwide," he told BBC Sport.
"I didn't enjoy it, the players didn't enjoy it and my players kept their concentration, but those images are going out worldwide and young girls are seeing that behaviour and it's not right.
"There has to be a standard of behaviour that you have to do, and my players did that."
When asked if he had any sympathy for Cameroon, the former United and Everton defender was clear in his response.
"None. The rules are rules. for the second goal, Ellen White was onside, deal with it.
"We are spoken to by Fifa about 350,000 times and in the end, the referee took pity on them. They should count their lucky stars that it wasn't five or six. A team that are refusing to play. I'm proud of my players for playing a game of football."
England are now set to face Norway on Thursday in a quarter-final tie played in Le Harve, where the Lionesses are aiming to reach the semi-finals for the second tournament in a row.
