Final score: England 32-41 New Zealand
New Zealand become world champions for fifth time
Penalty (7pts), Thompson 2, Noel-Smith tries, Scarratt 2 pens & 2 cons for Eng
Winiata 2, Natua 3, Smith, Cocksedge tries, Cocksedge 3 cons for NZ
Earlier Wales beat Ireland 27-17 to finish seventh
France beat USA 33-21 to finish third
England 17-10 New Zealand
Jim Dale: The #WomensRugbyWorldCup, external final is phenominal! As exciting a game rugby as you could wish to see! Come on England
David Thackeray: Great to watch and what an excellent referee.
Ashic: England didn't take their chances, New Zealand strike.
England 17-10 New Zealand
England 17-10 New Zealand
Kat Merchant
2014 England World Cup winner on Radio 5 live sports extra in Belfast
England will be quite disappointed to be going in only seven points ahead because they should be further in front.
New Zealand started to look really dangerous there so it looks like England's control is starting to slip away a bit.
England 17-10 New Zealand
A crackling, sizzling half of rugby.
England 17-10 New Zealand
New Zealand are not done with this half yet...
Victoria Subritzky-Nafatali dummies and darts from 10 with the clock in the red.
But that is your lot as ref Joy Neville pops her arm up England's way.
Toka Natua
The prop grounded the ball with a deft backhanded motion after being turned turtle over the line.
That puts the Kiwis right back into the mix.
They might even take a seven-point deficit, given that they have played 10 minutes of the half down a player.
A missed conversion and a missed chance to further cut the debt.
England 17-10 New Zealand
Kat Merchant
2014 England World Cup winner on Radio 5 live in Belfast
That was a really good passage of play from New Zealand, but Katy Mclean shouldn't have kicked the ball away. They had an overlap, they had numbers, England should have kept it in hand rather than giving a fantastic New Zealand side possession.
England 17-5 New Zealand
New Zealand's prop Toka Natua crashes over from short-range.
There did not look anything wrong with it on first viewing...
England 17-5 New Zealand
New Zealand are up to within five metres.
A try here, late in the half, would be massive...
England 17-5 New Zealand
New Zealand are starting to make inroads. Prop Aldora Itunu churns through the white wall like an runaway combine harvester.
Is there space for Portia Woodman? Nope, Katy Mclean is across quickly to shut down and snuff out the Kiwi dangerwoman.
But the Black Ferns have a line-out 10 metres out...
England 17-5 New Zealand
Ugo Monye
Former Lions and England winger in Belfast
England are playing an all-court game at the moment. They are taking it up the guts and then spreading it wide - the Red Roses are truly roaring.
Image source, Rex FeaturesLydia Thompson (con Scarratt)
All England's replacements - warming up behind the dead-ball area - envelop Lydia Thompson as she dives in at the corner.
A great finish from the wing after Rachel Burford had punched the hole, the ball was recycled double-quick and Katy Mclean slung the wide pass to exploit the under-staffed Kiwi defence.
And a pin-point conversion from way-out wide from Emily Scarratt into the bargain.
England 10-5 New Zealand
What a run from flanker Alex Matthews, swatting away New Zealand defender like flies at a picnic.
New Zealand are in reverse and England are up into the black half.
New Zealand are back up to a full roll-call as Sarah Goss comes back on after her yellow card.
England 10-5 New Zealand
New Zealand are back on the front foot and asking questions.
But that ball has got away from the mitts of Aroha Savage, her eye caught by the flared nostrils and pawing hooves of the England defence in front of her.
New Zealand have two minutes remaining on Sarah Goss's yellow card.
Penalty try
Sarah Hunter dribbling the ball with the dexterity of Stan Matthews at the back of the scrum.
New Zealand break early and despairingly to try and deny the pushover.
But Joy Neville has had enough of their indiscipline.
She is under the sticks to award the penalty try and the extra two points come automatically when the referee is the scorer nowadays.
Image source, PAEngland 3-5 New Zealand
Joy Neville waves her arms by her side.
No try, ball held up.
England are denied this time. But they have the put-in five metres out, a player advantage and a massive scrum advantage...
England 3-5 New Zealand
A pile of bodies on the floor, over the line.
A checker-board of black and white with the ball nowhere to be seen and referee Joy Neville is handing this one over to the video official....
England 3-5 New Zealand
A massive scrum set-piece from England.
The white pack splinters through the Black Ferns like an ice-breaker cleaving through the spring sea.
Penalty. England are going for five points rather than three...
England 3-5 New Zealand
Ugo Monye
Former Lions and England winger in Belfast
It's an aggressive hit on Katy Mclean by Sarah Goss. She goes past the horizontal, I think it's a little bit careless.
Great officiating by Joy Neville - the yellow card is the right decision.
Image source, Rex FeaturesEngland 3-5 New Zealand
New Zealand flanker Sarah Goss has sent Katy McLean crashing to the turf in a dumper-truck of a tackle.
The video official is going to review this one...
The decision is that Goss has not returned her opponent to earth with the due care and attention.
Yellow card is issued and New Zealand are down to 14 for the next 10 minutes.
A little unfortunate perhaps. McLean looked spirit-level horizontal to me. One for the old-school union to grumble over.
Image source, PA