To those watching it live the Women’s World Cup final didn’t seem over until late on, but it was really all over within 14 minutes. In a repeat of the 2011 final, the replay could not have been more different. Four years ago the USA had to fight tooth and nail to get past Marta’s Brazil. Then in a cruel twist of fate it was the resilient Japanese who withstood the American onslaught, led by Abby Wambach, coming from behind twice to win a tense penalty shoot out. The form of both teams before the final suggested a reverse of