England crossed the line seven times en route to a 45-7 rout of the United States on Thursday night, taking control for the majority of the 80 minutes in their second Rugby World Cup Pool C win.

Playing with a short turnaround since beating Tonga on Sunday, England crushed the United States at Kobe Misaki Stadium (Noevir Stadium), proving why they are considered one of the tournament favorites.

(Billy Vunipola of England breaks the tackle of Cam Dolan of USA.)[Getty/Kyodo]

England claimed their second bonus point in two games as they aim to reach the knockout stage after failing to do so when they hosted the tournament in 2015. England now head into games against heavyweights Argentina and France.

"We are pleased where we are. After two games, we have 10 points and have conceded one try. Had two fantastic experiences in Sapporo and Kobe," head coach Eddie Jones said.

Jones' side held the United States scoreless, until finally giving the Eagles something to celebrate over after Bryce Campbell dotted after the hooter.

England needed just five minutes to open the scoring in front of a vocal crowd. George Ford, captaining the side for the fifth time, found a gap in the Eagles' defense when a defender slipped, and sprinted to cross under the bars and open the floodgates.

(Luke Cowan-Dickie of England is tackled by John Quill of USA.)[Getty/Kyodo]

Billy Vunipola touched down from a driving maul from a lineout in the 24th minute, and Luke Cowan-Dickie dotted on another maul to put England ahead 19-0 at the break. They finished their night with four more tries in the second stanza.

The Eagles defended hard and robbed several of England's chances, but they struggled with their set-pieces and rarely threatened as they hardly stepped foot into England's 22.

While some of the decisions by referees have become an ongoing controversy at this tournament, Nic Berry flashed a red card to the Eagles' John Quill for a dangerous tackle with about 10 minutes left in the game.

(Joe Cokanasiga of England breaks past Bryce Campbell of USA.)[Getty/Kyodo]

Wing Joe Cokanasiga scored a second-half brace, crossing the chalk for England's first try after the break seven minutes into the half.

World Cup debutant Ruaridh McConnochie extended the lead 10 minutes later and Lewis Ludlam dotted in the 66th minute. Cokanasiga made it 45-0 before Ford added his fifth conversion.

England will play Argentina, who lost their opening game to France, in Tokyo on Saturday before facing France a week later in Yokohama.

"We will have a short break and focus on Argentina. We know that they are going to be playing for their life and they are a passionate, proud rugby country," Jones said.

"So what's going to be important is that we match their passion and then we play with a fair bit of control... They are a difficult team to beat, and we understand that."

While U.S. head coach Gary Gold said before the match that the main objective was to perform consistently, the former Kobe Kobelco Steelers coach's homecoming to the western Japan city did not go the way he had hoped.

Eagles prop David Ainuu became the second youngest front-row starter in World Cup history, but his moment ended quickly as he left the pitch less than five minutes due to an injury following the first scrum of the day.

"It's a fantastic group of guys that want to work really hard, but we were just taught a lesson today. We lost every single aspect of the game," Gold said. "Credit to England, they pinned us back in our own half and never gave us an opportunity to play."

(Bryce Campbell of USA goes over to score his team's first try under a tackle from Joe Cokanasiga of England.)[Getty/Kyodo]