フラン enjoy dream start as women's World Cup kicks off

French players celebrate their win over South Korea in the opening game of the women's World Cup on Friday

French players celebrate their 勝利,勝つ over South Korea in the 開始 game of the women's World Cup on Friday

Host nation フラン 鎮圧するd South Korea 4-0 in the 開始 game of the women's World Cup on Friday, leaving former 勝利者s Germany with plenty to live up to as they 準備する to 開始する,打ち上げる their (選挙などの)運動をする.

It was a 罰金 start to a tournament that has been 法案d as the biggest yet for the women's game, with a sell-out (人が)群がる of more than 45,000 filling the Parc des Princes in Paris and celebrating a はびこる French victory.

Les Bleues are の中で the favourites to 勝利,勝つ the トロフィー on home 国/地域 and they showed no mercy to the Koreans, with the prolific Eugenie Le Sommer giving them an 早期に lead and defender Wendie Renard -- the tournament's tallest player -- twice 長,率いるing home before the interval.

Captain Amandine Henry, impressive throughout, wrapped up the 勝利,勝つ late on in the Group A 遭遇(する), watched by French 大統領 Emmanuel Macron and FIFA 長,指導者 Gianni Infantino.

Infantino has 約束d the month-long tournament will see the "爆発" of the women's game, with almost a million tickets sold so far for matches in the nine host cities.

On an emotional 開始 night, Henry said she and her チーム仲間s had been "の近くに to 涙/ほころびs" as the 国家の 国家 played before kick-off.

"I could not have dreamed for more than this," Henry said.

フラン coach Corinne Diacre struck a 公式文書,認める of 警告を与える as she 警告するd: "This is just one step. We have six more to go and we need to keep our feet on the ground and keep working hard."

It was a 罰金 start for フラン and the tournament with a carnival atmosphere as the French showed their 信任状 having been 始める,決める the 的 by their own 連合 of going all the way to the final in Lyon on July 7.

The problem for Diacre's team, 階級d fourth in the world, is that, if they 勝利,勝つ their group, they could 井戸/弁護士席 結局最後にはーなる 直面するing 統治するing 支持する/優勝者s the 部隊d 明言する/公表するs 支援する in Paris in the 4半期/4分の1-決勝戦.

Wendie Renard scores her first goal and France's second in their 4-0 win over South Korea in Paris

Wendie Renard 得点する/非難する/20s her first goal and フラン's second in their 4-0 勝利,勝つ over South Korea in Paris

The USA, whose 合法的な 戦う/戦い to be paid the same as their male 相当するものs has made waves in the run-up to the tournament, start their (選挙などの)運動をする against Thailand on Tuesday in Reims.

Germany are 階級d second in the world behind the 部隊d 明言する/公表するs. They are bidding to 解除する the トロフィー for the third time after previous 勝利s in 2003 and in 2007.

They are hoping to get off to a winning start as they take on the Chinese in Group B in Rennes at 1300 GMT on Saturday.

- 'We can 勝利,勝つ it' -

中国 reached the final in 1999 but, two 10年間s on, the prospects of a repeat run seem remote, even if Paris Saint-Germain's Wang Shuang will be one of the players to watch.

"It is always in the 支援する of your mind that, と一緒に the USA, Germany used to be the 主要な country in women's football," Germany 今後 Svenja Huth told AFP.

"Nowadays, there are eight or nine teams who can be world 支持する/優勝者s. England, Holland and フラン have developed amazingly in 最近の years. It is going to be 堅い, but we can 勝利,勝つ it."

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Women's World Cup

Artists 成し遂げる during the 開会式 of the Women's World Cup

Later on Saturday, in the same group, Spain take on South Africa in the northern port of Le Havre at 1600 GMT, with the Banyana Banyana hoping to make a big impression in their first World Cup 外見.

They lost on 刑罰,罰則s to Nigeria in the final of the last Africa Women's Cup of Nations.

Nigeria are in フラン's Group A, and the 最高の Falcons 直面する Norway in Reims in the final game of the day at 1900 GMT.

- Norway 行方不明の Hegerberg -

The Norwegians are 確信して of going far にもかかわらず 存在 without Ada Hegerberg, the 勝利者 of the women's Ballon d'Or 勝利者 for the world's 最高の,を越す player.

The striker, who 得点する/非難する/20d a hat-trick in Lyon's 支持する/優勝者s League final 勝利,勝つ over Barcelona last month, 辞退するd to come to the tournament 予定 to a 論争 with her 国家の 連合, which she 告発する/非難するs of failing to 尊敬(する)・点 women players.

England and Brazil, both 捜し出すing to 勝利,勝つ the women's 全世界の 肩書を与える for the first time, enter the 競争 on Sunday, 直面するing Scotland and Jamaica それぞれ.

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