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Hosts France laid down a marker in the opening game of the women's World Cup as towering defender Wendie Renard scored twice in a rampant 4-0 win over South Korea to kick off the tournament in style in Paris on Friday. A sell-out crowd of 45,261 filled the PaWatch: Hosts France enjoy winning start as women's World Cup kicks off
Hosts France laid down a marker in the opening game of the women's World Cup as towering defender Wendie Renard scored twice in a rampant 4-0 win over South Korea to kick off the tournament in style in Paris on Friday. A sell-out crowd of 45,261 filled the Parc des Princes to watch the start of what is billed as the biggest women's World Cup yet, but there was no sign of the pressure getting to the French on the big occasion. Les Bleues are among the favourites to win the trophy on home soil and they showed no mercy to the Koreans, with the prolific Eugenie Le Sommer giving them an early lead and Renard -- the tallest player at the tournament -- twice heading home before the interval. Captain Amandine Henry, impressive throughout, wrapped up the win late on in this Group A encounter. The display was watched by France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, who were in the crowd alongside Gianni Infantino. The FIFA chief had this week promised the month-long tournament would see the «explosion» of the women's game as he was waved in for a second term at the head of world football's governing body. Almost a million tickets have been sold for matches in the nine host... Read more