Having already qualified for the quarter-finals, England comfortably beat Northern Ireland in the last game of the group stage.
The Lionesses will go into the last eight with no goals and three victories.
Beth Mead, the tournament's top scorer, scored her fifth goal in five minutes after the break.
Northern Ireland finished bottom of the group with no win.
It wasn't a home nations derby with much on the line, but England were heavy favorites and were expected to show why inSouthampton.
England were frustrated in the early stages at St Mary's Stadium but soon imposed their quality because of the absence of manager SarinaWiegman.
Fran Kirby created a piece of magic to break the deadlock when she curled the ball into the top corner, and then made it 2-0 with a low strike before half-time.
For the second game in a row, Russo came off the bench to score and he did it again in 5 minutes.
An own goal from Northern Ireland's Kelsie Burrows, who missed the ball, was the final score.
Lauren Wade tested Mary Earps from close range in the first half as Northern Ireland tried to compete after the break.
Their fans were in a celebratory mood as they chanted, banged drums and stood for almost the entire of their final game at Euro 2022.
England strengthened their status as a team few will want to face when they face Spain orDenmark in the quarter-finals.
She didn't want England to change too much as she wanted them to stay focused on Wednesday's quarter-finals.
They took a while to get used to it, but as the game went on they became more familiar with it.
England could not be in better shape for the knockout stages as they extend their run to 16 matches and have conceded just three goals in 11 months.
Lauren Hemp produced arguably her best performance at the Euros.
England's intensity was not disrupted by the introduction of the substitute players and they added threats in other areas.
England were the favorites to win Group A and did so very well.
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