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France Cruise Past South Korea in 2019 Women's World Cup Opener

Hosts France started their bid to win the 2019 Women's World Cup off on the right foot, earning a simple 4-0 win over South Korea.

Eugenie Le Sommer got the opener inside of 10 minutes, and Wendie Renard struck with two headers to give the hosts a big lead in the first half. France calmly played out the contest after the break, adding a fourth goal through Amandine Henry.

Les Bleues are among the favourites for the title on home soil.

France could have taken a lead inside of five minutes after a mistake from Kim Min-jung, who badly misjudged a cross and was fortunate Le Sommer couldn't react in time.