PARIS — France began the Women’s World Cup the way it ended last year’s men’s tournament: with an emphatic victory.

Wendie Renard, a 6-foot-2 the tallest player in the tournament, scored a pair of headers off corner kicks, and Les Bleus overwhelmed South Korea 4-0 Friday night in a gala World Cup opener.

Eugenie Le Sommer and Amandine Henry also scored on a cool, windy night at Parc des Princes, the home of Paris Saint-Germain. French pop star Jain provided the pre-game entertainment for the sellout crowd of 45,261 fans.

France is vying to become the first nation to hold both the men’s and women’s World Cup titles at the same time. France’s margin of victory was the largest in a Women’s World Cup opener since China beat Norway by the same score at the first tournament in 1991.

Norway and Nigeria meet in the other Group A opener on Saturday. France faces Norway on Wednesday and Nigeria on June 17.

Four years ago, all nine teams that won their opener advanced from the 24-nation group stage to the round of 16.

France is hosting the tournament in a time when women’ teams are increasingly their push for equal treatment from FIFA and other soccer governing bodies.

The world’s fourth-ranked team wasn’t tested by No. 14 South Korea. France had a 17-0 advantage in shots during the first half and 21-4 overall.

Les Bleus, eliminated by Germany on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals four years ago in Canada, applied pressure from the start on goalkeeper Kim Minjung.

Le Sommer scored in the ninth minute off a cross from Henry and held up her hands in the shape of a heart in celebration after the earliest goal in a Women’s World Cup opener. South Korea has conceded the first goal in all eight World Cup it has played.

Griedge Mbock Bathy appeared to score in the 30th minute but the goal was disallowed in a video review, technology also used by FIFA at last year’s men’s tournament in Russia.

Renard doubled the lead in the 35th from Gaëtane Thiney’s corner kick as the crowd chanted “Wendie! Wendie!”

She made it 3-0 from Amel Majri’s corner kick in stoppage time with her 22nd international goal. Ten of her last 11 goals have come on headers.
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• Crystal Dunn upped her game for U.S. Women’s World Cup team after getting cut in 2015 Henry added a goal off a pass from Le Sommer in the 85th.

South Korea substitute Lee Mina had the best chance for her team on a breakaway in the 76th minute, but the shot went just wide.

Renard, selected player of the match, is among seven players on France’s roster that play professionally for Lyon, which recently crushed Barcelona 4-1 to win the women’s Champions League for the fourth straight year and sixth time overall.

Coach Corinne Diacre had surprised many when she left French league leading scorer Marie-Antoinette Katoto off her roster. The 20-year-old plays for PSG. </s> ZURICH (AP) - FIFA says nine soccer federations are interested in hosting the 2023 Women's World Cup including South Korea, which could jointly bid with North Korea.

Brazil and South Africa are in the contest, suggesting underused stadiums built to host the 2014 and 2010 World Cups could be picked.

Other contenders are Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Colombia, Japan and New Zealand.

South Korean officials said this month that FIFA approached them to explore a joint bid with North Korea.

Potential candidates have until April 16 to register to bid, then until Oct. 4 to submit bid books.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino holds a soccer ball as he speaks during a press conference after the FIFA Council Meeting, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Miami. The council approved working with Qatar to explore expanding the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams by adding at least one more country in the Persian Gulf to host matches. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

The 37-member FIFA Council will pick the host in March next year.

The next Women's World Cup is played June 7-July 7 in France. </s> South Africa are interested in hosting the Women's World Cup in 2023 after submitting a bid, Fifa has confirmed.

Banyana Banyana secured qualification for the Women's World Cup for the first time in 25 years at the 2018 African Women's Cup of Nations in Ghana.

And the southern African nation are looking to become the first African nation to stage the global women's showpiece.

On Tuesday, Fifa announced that a record nine countries, including South Africa have tabled a bid to stage the quadrennial championship.

Other bidding countries are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, New Zealand and North Korea in a joint bid with South Korea.

According to Fifa calendar, March 16, 2019 was set as the deadline for withdrawing a file, before sending the documents of the file to interested federations two days later.

The deadline date for returning the documents is April 16, 2019, and two days later, Fifa will send the reports to be completed to the associations.

October 4, 2019 is set as the deadline for returning completed reports under Fifa specifications, while in February 2020, Fifa will report back before taking a decision on host country in March 2020.

Having successfully organised Africa's first ever World Cup in 2010, South Africa stand a bright chance of securing the hosting rights for Women's World Cup. </s> ZURICH — FIFA says nine soccer federations are interested in hosting the 2023 Women’s World Cup including South Korea, which could jointly bid with North Korea.

Brazil and South Africa are in the contest, suggesting underused stadiums built to host the 2014 and 2010 World Cups could be picked.

Other contenders are Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Colombia, Japan and New Zealand.

South Korean officials said this month that FIFA approached them to explore a joint bid with North Korea.

Potential candidates have until April 16 to register to bid, then until Oct. 4 to submit bid books.

The 37-member FIFA Council will pick the host in March next year.

The next Women’s World Cup is played June 7-July 7 in France. </s> Mark the date - June 6 2019. When the history books recount the rise of Women's soccer, the start of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup may be seen as a sea change moment. First, there's the spectacle of an opening ceremony to enjoy, and then we move on to the tournament's first match - and you're in the right place to discover how to live stream France vs South Korea and the rest of the festivities, no matter where in the world you are.

Live stream France vs South Korea and opening ceremony - where and when It all gets going in Paris tonight - the famous old Parc des Princes (still home of Paris Saint-Germain) will be host to the razzmatazz of the opening ceremony first, and then the first 90 minutes of actual soccer. To the match itself first of all - that is due to kick-off today at 9pm local time (so 3pm ET, 12pm midday PT, 8pm BST). But if you'd also like to see the spectacle of the opening ceremony, which is set to feature popular French singer Jain, then tune in half-an-hour before kick-off.

France will be looking to take inspiration from their male counterparts' World Cup victory in Russia last year, and they enter their own tournament with high expectations. They're already ranked number 4 in the world (following a brilliant 3-1 win over the US in January), and that home-crowd advantage can surely only help. They are overwhelming favorites to open their account successfully in Paris, and a lot of eyes will be on exciting midfielder Kadidiatou Diani to turn on the style early doors.

While they'll be cheered enthusiastically from faraway supporters back at home, nobody is giving Korea much of a chance of making an impact at the 2019 World Cup. If you follow the Women's Super League in the UK, then you may recognise Chelsea midfielder Ji So-Yun. She'll need to put in an awesome performance to get the best from her teammates in Paris today.

Whether you're watching Women's soccer for the first time or you've been a fan for years, you've come to the right place to find out how to live stream France vs South Korea at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup - no matter where on Earth you are.
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Watch a FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 live stream from outside your country

For devotees to Women's soccer, you won't want to miss a minute of the 2019 FIFA World Cup. For broadcaster details in the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand keep on scrolling down this page.

But if you try to access those streams (or any other domestic coverage) from overseas, you'll soon be tackled by a geo-restriction. Meaning you won't be able to watch. At least not without either compromising your security with a dodgy, illegal stream or by installing a VPN and relocating your laptop or mobile IP address back to one in your home country.

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How to watch France vs South Korea: US live stream

Just as it did for the men's World Cup last year, Fox Sport is your go-to destination for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup live streaming (or Telemundo and Universo for Spanish). There's also the Fox Go app you can download to your mobile device if you want to watch away from your TV. The match itself starts at 3pm ET, 12pm midday. Cord cutter and no interest in getting cable? We hear you...well FuboTV is looking like a strong option - you can get a free trial and it's showing the soccer in 4K, too. Or you could try any of the other following services...
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How to stream France vs South Korea live in the UK

UK football fans will be delighted to hear that free-to-air BBC has the rights to show all the games of this year's World Cup, and the opening ceremony and match are being shown on BBC One itself. That also means the option to watch online with BBC iPlayer. Tune in tonight from 7pm BST. Outside the UK for this one but still want to watch the BBC coverage? Then we'd suggest getting yourself a VPN and connecting a server in England.

How to watch France vs South Korea: live stream in Australia

Hooray! Free-to-air station SBS has the first throws of the 2019 Women's World Cup to watch (as well as all Matildas games and the latter stage matches). The service's World Game website and app will also be streaming all SBS matches live, meaning you can access coverage on laptops and mobiles, too, with the match kicking off at 5am AEST. You'll need a VPN if you're intending to watch the Australian coverage from overseas.

How to watch France vs South Korea: New Zealand live stream </s> FIFA has confirmed it has received a record number of formal expressions of interest from countries looking to host the Women's World Cup in 2023, with nine possible bidders from four different continents in the hat so far.

FIFA's deadline for expression of interest to host the 2023 tournament was earlier this month, with the nine prospective bidders now given until April 16 to submit their official bidding registration to the world governing body, the next stage of the process.

Among the nine interested countries are Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Bolivia, with one hoping to stage the first Women's World Cup in South America.

Expression of interests have also come from Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

The initial paperwork was also submitted by South Korea, expressing interest in jointly hosting the World Cup with North Korea, as had previously been rumoured, with the possibility of such even publicly welcomed by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

Never before has a list of interested member associations been so big.

After submitting bidding registration by the middle of next month, FIFA will then send hosting documents to each potential bidder. The deadline for the submission of the bidding book, signed hosting agreement and all other official documentation is then October 6.

Whether all of the currently interested countries make it as far as submitting a formal bid remains to be seen. An announcement regarding the winning bid is expected in March 2020.

Women's football continues to grow at a rapid rate. The Women's Super League in England is now fully professional as of this season, while Spanish pair Atletico Madrid and Barcelona recently played in front of a 60,000 crowd at Wanda Metropolitano.

The 2019 Women's World Cup in France promises to be the biggest and best yet. </s> ZURICH – South Africa are one of nine nations who have put their name forward to host the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup, with the winner set to be announced in March next year. The other nations in the running are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Japan and New Zealand, while South Korean officials have claimed that they have been approached by Fifa about the possibility of entering a joint bid along with North Korea.

The fact that SA and Brazil, hosts of the respective 2010 and 2014 men's World Cup events, are involved in the bid for the women's showpiece, opens the possibility that one of these nations could get the nod and make use of the stadiums which costs hundreds of millions of Rands to build a few years back.

Each of the bidding nations have until April 16 this year to lodge their official paperwork with Fifa.

South Africa's national senior women's football team, known as Banyana Banyana, will join fellow African nations in Nigeria and Cameroon, among the 24 countries in action at this year's Fifa Women's World Cup in France, starting on June 7.

Like us on Facebook </s> A joint proposal from North and South Korea is among a record nine bids for the 2023 Women's World Cup, football's world governing body FIFA has announced.

The other bids come from Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa, which means four of football's six confederations - Africa, Asia, Oceania and South America - are represented in the contest.

There are two stadiums of note in North Korea. The Kim Il-sung Stadium in Pyongyang is the biggest, with a capacity of 50,000 seats.

The Yanggakdo Stadium, also in North Korea's capital, holds 30,000.

Having formally expressed their interest in hosting the ninth Women's World Cup, the 10 federations involved now have a month to return their bidding registrations and until October to submit their bid books, signed hosting agreement and all other related documents.

Unlike the men's tournament, which is voted on by all 211 member associations at a FIFA Congress, the winner of this race will be decided by a vote of FIFA's 37-strong ruling council next March.

In a statement, FIFA said it 'will implement a fair and transparent process, which will include a clear evaluation model as well as a concrete commitment to sustainability and human rights'.

FIFA introduced a human rights element to its bidding contests in 2017 following widespread criticism of the decision to award the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar, respectively.

According to its 41-page 'Overview of the Bidding Process', FIFA will require the 'implementation of human rights and labour standards' by the bidding federation, the government and 'other entities' involved in organising the event, including those who build or renovate stadiums, training bases, hotels and airports.

While the joint Korean bid will undoubtedly attract the most interest, Australia were the first to declare their interest and are probably the front-runners in terms of their media campaign.

The announcement of nine potential hosts is a far cry from the last two bidding races when there were only two bidding federations for the 2015 and 2019 editions of the tournament. And the fact they are all new would-be hosts is another indication of the growth of the women's game.

This year's tournament is being staged in France between June 7 and July 7, with England and Scotland among the 24 nations taking part. </s> Google Doodle today marks the start of 2019 Women’s World Cup in France. The Women’s World Cup kicks off today, and is being held between June 7 and July 7. The doodle today celebrates the eighth edition of the tournament with a collage depicting the popularity of soccer in various parts of the world. Google says that the doodle represents characters from an upcoming series of doodles by guest artists and each represent the competing countries. “Each Doodle will capture the local excitement of the World Cup competition as well as what soccer means to the guest artist personally,” Google explains.

The doodle depicts the national teams of Argentina illustrated by Xoana Herrera, Australia by Sophie Beer, Brazil by Laura Lannes, Cameroon by Reine Dibussi, Canada by Jenn Liv, Chile by Luisa Rivera, China by Lisa Feng, England by Priha Mistry, France by Aurore Carric, Germany by Noam Weiner, Italy by Giovanna Guiliano, Jamaica by Robin Clare, Japan by Ayumi Takahashi, Netherlands by Eline Van Dam, New Zealand Phoebe Morris, Nigeria by Data Oruwari, Norway by Ingunn Dybendal, Scotland by Nuria Boj, South Africa by Phathu Nembilwi, South Korea by Sehee Chae, Spain by Nuria Tamarit, Sweden by Sara Andreasson, Thailand by Banana Blah Blah and the United States by Roxie Vizcarra. Their detailed illustrations will appear over the course of the World Cup on Google’s homepage.

Over the next month, the Women’s Soccer World Cup will see players from the national teams of 24 countries compete. The final match will take place on July 7 in Lyon, France. FIFA, the organizing body of Women’s World Cup 2019, calls it the biggest Women’s World Cup taking place yet. The official mascot of this year’s game is ettie the French poussin. Seven teams are making their appearance in the World Cup, and defending champion America will be gunning for its fourth title.

During the 2019 World Cup, four teams – Chile, Scotland, South Africa and Jamaica – are making their debut. Jamaica, in particular, is the first Caribbean team ever to qualify. This is the first Women’s World Cup to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system. The first match is between host nation France and South Korea and the second game is held between Germany and China. The group stage will conclude in three days, and qualified teams will progress to round of 16.
The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup starts with the hosts France defeating South Korea 4–0.