The USA were beaten 45-7 by England at the Rugby World Cup in its opening game at Japan 2019. Shaun Davies passes the ball during the Group C match at Kobe Misaki Stadium in Kobe.

England ran in seven tries, including two from Joe Cokanasiga.

Elliot Daly of England is tackled by Blaine Scully, who is captain of the USA team.

The USA did get points on the board with Bryce Campbell of USA going over to score late in the game.

Earlier on September 26, Italy beat Canada 48-7 at the Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium in Fukuoka.

Canada's wing Jeff Hassler (back) tackles Italy's full back Matteo Minozzi during Group B game.

Italy ran in seven tries during the game, though Canada spurned a number of try scoring opportunities.

Canada's fly-half Peter Nelson hands over the ball in a ruck.

Tommaso Benvenuti of Italy competes for the ball with Ben Lesage of Canada.

The 2019 Rugby World Cup delivered its first major shock as minnows Uruguay held on for a historic 30-27 victory over Fiji.

Fiji was expected to comfortably beat its South American opponents but Uruguay staged one the tournament's biggest upsets in World Cup history.

Uruguay's wing Nicolas Freitas is tackled by Fiji's scrum-half Nikola Matawalu during the Pool D match.

Mesulame Dolokoto grounds the ball to score his side's first try but Fiji made too many mistakes in the game.

Local children cheer with both Fiji and Uruguay flags at the Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, a venue built in memory of those lost in the 2011 tsunami.

The loss means Fiji might struggle to progress to the quarterfinals after also losing its opener against Australia.

Ed Fidow celebrates with his Samoan team mates after scoring his sides third try during its win over Russia.

School children attended the match at the Kumagaya Rugby Stadium.

The match was a feisty affair with Samoa fortunate not to have had two players sent off.

Dwayne Polataivao tackles Yury Kushnarev during the Pool A game between Russia and Samoa.

Wales was forced to work hard for its win against Georgia but produced a first half masterclass to clinch the win.

Georgia's wing Giorgi Kveseladze, right, tackles Wales' fly-half Dan Biggar during their Pool D match between at the City of Toyota Stadium on September 23.

Wales faced Georgia in its opening game of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Its passion sometimes proved too much and referee Luke Pearce showed Georgia's Jaba Bregvadze a yellow card for foul play.

Wales celebrate after scoring yet another try against its opposition which proved it was more than capable of competing on a physical level.

Ireland proved to be too strong for its opponents who failed to match the Irish intensity.

James Ryan of Ireland wins a line out during his side's 27-3 win over Scotland.

An Ireland supporter looks on prior to his side's opening game.

Italy cruised to a simple bonus-point victory over Namibia but only after a scare from the part-timers.

England's centre Manu Tuilagi celebrates with fly-half George Ford after scoring a try.

England's Anthony Watson juggles the ball.

New Zealand players perform the Haka prior to their Rugby World Cup 2019 Group B game against South Africa.

New Zealand's wing Sevu Reece catches the ball.

Peceli Yato of Fiji takes on Reece Hodge of Australia. At one point in the second half, Fiji led 21-12.

Christian Lealiifano of Australia holds on to the ball during the Rugby World Cup match between Australia and Fiji in Sapporo, Japan, on September 21.

Waisea Nayacalevu of Fiji, right, beats Christian Lealifano to the ball to score a second-half try. However, two tries from Australia hooker Tolu Latu in five minutes ensured the Wallabies avoided a huge upset.

Argentina's lock Guido Petti Pagadizabal (L) tackles France's scrumhalf Antoine Dupont. France survived a remarkable second-half comeback from Argentina to record a thrilling 23-21 win.

France's Virimi Vakatawa looks to pass the ball to a teammate. France led 20-3 at half-time.

Japan's Matsushima, left, celebrates with Yutaka Nagare, center, after scoring one of his three tries.

Russia's Andrei Ostrikov, left, competes for the ball with Japan's James Moore during their Rugby World Cup match in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, September 20.

Russia scored first and led 7-0, before Japan gradually grew into the match. Kotaro Matsushima of Japan touches down for a try under pressure from Vasily Artemyev of Russia, but it is disallowed.

The match between Japan and Russia was preceded by the tournament's opening ceremony.