VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Although they’re not yet 30 years old, Jodie Taylor and Steph Houghton have already seen a revolution in English women’s soccer during their careers.A sport once overlooked and underfunded in its football-mad nation has seized the spotlight this month, breaking barriers and toppling bastions of inveterate sexism with every World Cup victory. The Lionesses reached a new summit Saturday with a gritty 2-1 quarterfinal win over Canada, knocking out the hosts and advancing to the semifinals against Japan on Wednesday in Edmonton, Alberta.Amid the hugs and celebration at BC Place, Houghton spared a thought for the brilliant boost they’re getting back home in the sport’s motherland.”We always said that we had one aim when we came (to Canada),” the England captain said. ”It was to inspire a nation, and if the mums and dads have let their young girls watch the game late (Saturday) in England, I think hopefully we’ve got a lot of young girls playing football at an early age, and in the next few years we have a stronger English national team.”England already is guaranteed its most successful Women’s World Cup. The Lionesses began in Canada with a 1-0 loss to France, but…