EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Coach Norio Sasaki can say whatever he wants in suggesting his Japanese players are superior to England’s.Coach Mark Sampson would prefer to see that decided on the field Wednesday, when his upstart Lionesses face the defending champion Nadeshiko in the Women’s World Cup semifinal. The winner advances to face the United States in the final at Vancouver, British Columbia, on Sunday.Pausing for five seconds after being informed what Sasaki had told reporters earlier Tuesday, Sampson began by saying he expects a game of contrasting styles.”We’ll have to appreciate and respect the quality they’ve got technically,” Sampson said. ”But we’ve got some half-decent players technically ourselves.”They’ve been more than half-decent enough to get sixth-ranked England this far in making the nation’s deepest run in four tournament appearances.”We’ve upset the apple cart so far,” Sampson said, in noting how England has won four straight, and coming off a 2-1 win over host Canada. ”We know we’ve made life very difficult for every one of or our opponents. And that’ll be our intention tomorrow.”It’s also not lost on England that they’re 1-0-2 in their past three meetings against Japan. And that includes a 2-0 win in the 2011 World Cup…