FULL MATCH | France v Korea Republic | Group Stage | FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™
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Renar at the heart of the defense captain by Oandine Henri and Busaglia. [music] Eliz Busaglia makes her 189th international appearance passing the record of Laara Gor and Andre Sandra Subon has more caps with 198. It's a strong front line Eenei Lome along with Kadidatu Diani and welcome Debbutan [music] Deline Cascarino. [singing] >> Referee is from Uruguay Claudia. Her assistants from Uruguay, Ecuador and Honduras. [music] >> [music] >> And history is being made in France 2019 as the two captains meet Henri and Chosu Yung and in charge of V Argentina's Maro Vigliano Korea Republic six of their starting 11 play for the Donam dominant club side at home, the Hyundai Steel Red Angels. Their two most experienced players don't play for that club. 122nd cap for Chos Soyun who plays in England's Women's Super League with West Ham and also England based Chelsea's G Soun, her 117th cap. Most of this starting 11 played in the last [music] World Cup in Canada. We expect their formation to be 433. Could quite easily though if they don't dominate possession be 451. [music] All eyes on Lissomere won the Champions League with Leyon this season for the fourth consecutive time. Her 160th cap. 74 goals to her credit. Big job on tonight for the Korean captain Cho So Hyun. [cheering] >> Lots of responsibility on the shoulders of herself and Gi. So Hun 6. [cheering] The headline banner on the French daily sports newspaper Leip today read, "Shall we do it again?" to underline the present mood in France. And of course, this team looking to follow in the footsteps of the men who lifted the World Cup in Russia 2018. No nation has held the World Cup in both the men's and women's game at the same time. Only Germany have won both. Early free kick here for Korea Republic. Little bit of holding by Lomeier. Early moments of an international always a little itchy particularly on the world stage. Everybody looking to get their first touch as soon as possible. This is Marian Toron. Her first World Cup the France right back now batty to Rena. It's a lovely ball from Wendy Rena taken on now by Henri. [cheering] Useful looking cross. Career Republic defend for now but then the shot just flashes wide from Henry. Well, just for a moment it looked like it was going to bend and sail into that far corner. >> Presented with the opportunity, Henri wraps her right foot around it and just didn't quite curl back enough, but the goalkeeper was beaten. >> [cheering] >> France through again here. This is Diani Henry. That was a really powerful shot, but it was charged down at source. Eventually some rest bite for Korea Republic with the benefit of the free kick. It's Corin Dak, former international defender, won 121 caps. This man played for Korea Republic in the 1990 World Cup finals, leading his country into a second successive women's World Cup. Been a bright start though by France. Here's Toron. Now Cho Ligin. Decent pressing by France. Everybody's first touch being worked in the opening exchanges. Toron wins the free kick. This is the second women's World Cup to feature 24 nations divided up into six groups of four and playing for 16 places in the knockout phase. Top two from each group along with the four best placed third teams fed in by Toronto. It's an excellent cross just fingertips I think from the goalkeeper. Lovely cross from Toron. Yes, that was a vital touch by Kim Ming Jong. Just evaded Henry there. Korea Republic without their most experienced goalkeeper. King Jong Mi who was injured in the buildup to the competition. 34 years old. The goalkeeper that's missing had problems with their first two choice goalkeepers. But Kim Min Jong has the opportunity to impress the 22-year-old. Only her fourth cap in the Korean goal. Sure to come under an examination here. Forward by Busagle. And here's Toron again [cheering] once more. She's done well. The right back. Goalkeeper able to take that quite comfortably. It's been an excellent start by Marian Toron in that right back position. Already shown her adventure and a couple of very good crosses. forward by hang France quickly recycled possession. Here's Diani and the shot brings the save. Lome fed by Diani's pass. Kim Mong making a relatively comfortable save. Here come France again. Excellent work there by Cascarino. It's another cross testing that career Republic defense and they defend it well. A lot of pace and quality Delphine Cascarino, one of the rising stars of the French team. That's a corner to France which means they can get the tallest player in the competition Wendy Renar forward along with Bogbati. And they have a considerable height advantage over the Koreans from set pieces. Will that be telling? [cheering] >> [cheering] >> Tina with the corner. >> Free kick to the Korea Republic. Foul on Cho. It's been a feature of the first nine minutes, the pressing from France. Here's Henry. Chance goal. [cheering] THE OPENING GOAL OF THE 2019 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP GOES TO Yanei Lee and one of the tournament favorites, France. Strike first. And the team that has scored first in every opening match at a Women's World Cup has gone on to win the game. And they're not flattered in all honesty by this early lead. [music] Captain Henry with the accurate pass and Lomeire was there to do the rest. [music] You give the France number nine chances in those areas and invariably she buries them. And that is the earliest goal ever in the opening match at a women's World Cup. >> Goal for France scored by player number nine. >> [cheering and applause] >> So work to do for Korea Republic. Their coach was saying in the press conference yesterday they wouldn't be coming here to defend. They've had little option so far because France have started supremely confident here backing themselves to make the best possible start to this World Cup. Here's Bokati. Throw in earned by Jen. Katani Tin settling for the France throw. which will be taken by Toron plays for Mont Pelleier. [cheering] It's a corner to France. These are important moments from the Korea Republic perspective. Can't afford to concede another here. just trying to settle themselves after conceding that goal to Lome but hardly being given room to breathe here by the hosts. Majer will take the corner. In comes a shot from Tina. Just a little more comfortable this time for Kim Mong. But the threat is obvious from set pieces. >> [cheering] >> Rena to when they are at their best France football has a wonderful fluidity about it. [cheering] Lovely touch out of the night air there by Cascarino. Support here from Toron at the whistle in favor of Korea Republic. And we're glad to hear that from our Uruguayan referee Claudia. >> [cheering] >> Wendy Rena. Here's Majri to the goal scorer Lome. Koreans quite happy to sit back and soon as France cross that halfway line look to apply the press. Ball stayed in here for Toronto. back to her via Cascarino. Joe Hun mentioned earlier that so important for the Korean captain and G two most experienced players in that Korean midfield to try and wrestle a little bit of control there. Easier said than done. No less than 13 of the 22 starters here play for just two clubs. Leon in France and the Hyundai Steel Red Angels in the Korea Republic. So there's plenty of understanding in both lineups here now. First chance really for Korea Republic to threaten the French goal. But and Bokati gets the best of that argument have a little bit of pace though at the top end of the pitch. Korea Republic might be a a useful ploy to play those long balls over the top of the French defense to utilize the speed. Been quite a windy day in Paris. The conditions don't appear to be troubling the players too much. >> Thankfully, the heavy rain showers that we experienced an hour or so ahead of kickoff gave way ahead of the opening ceremony. And conditions not too bad. France leading through the quickest ever goal in an opening match at a women's World Cup scored in the ninth minute by Eujenei Lome. Assist from the captain Henri. Here's Rena looking very composed on the ball. Free kick to France. Majri turn from Lome just too much there for Al Majri. Another of the Lyon players playing at left back tonight for France but got 15 goals in the regular season. Majri for Leon. Forceful run from Cascarino showing no nerves on her World Cup debut. Delfine Cascarino. Now Cho Jen Jen rather sloppy pass gifting France the throw. Maji Bogbati searching ball looks for Leair. Republic defend that well. >> Kascarino difficult one to control. There's that ball over the top I was talking about. It just splits the >> two central defenders momentarily. And Korea Republic have their first corner conceded by Toron. >> When the Women's World Cup was first played in 1991, games were of 80 minutes duration. The fitness levels so much higher these days. Jung Sulbian will take the corner kick here. You need to maximize the set pieces rather better than that. Henry. Plenty of space here for Renaar Toro. [cheering] It's corner conceded by Kimo Hyun. [cheering] [cheering] Once again, it'll be the left foot of Maji. [cheering] >> [cheering] >> This is Diani. >> Useful ball in. Spectacular attempt at the overhead. Central defender Gmbbokati looking to illuminate the park de France with something special there. Playing at her first World Cup. She was an unused substitute four years ago in Canada. Marian Toronaglia. Cut out by Cho. Excellent pressing by Henry. Won't get that amount of time on the ball. The Koreans. But uh G So in with an important touch there for Korea Republic, but the threat remains. Cascarino wants the corner and France get the corner. So good on the press. I repeat again in the opening half France on that occasion. Sometimes they do it in clusters, but even just individual pressing like Among Dean Henri did there which forced career public onto the back foot as a consequence has earned them this corner taken by Gatani Tina. Toron was trying to see that out. Referee has decided I think it was a push from G. Yeah. Merrick Plenty of time here for Quang Boram. Here's Cho Lissome. looking to use her pace. She has considerable speedome goal scorer making her 12th World Cup appearance just two behind the record for France held by Lara. Majri with the French throw lame. It's a good looking pass. It's another corner to France. >> Movement is really stretching the career of public defense. >> Tina with the corner. playing in her home city. Plays for Paris FC. >> USEFUL HEADER AND THE VOLLEY'S IN WHAT A FABULOUS goal >> with the finish that any striker would have been proud of. The central defender met that perfectly and France stretch out into a two-nil lead. [music] Look at the smile. This time they work the corner short [cheering] to Renar's header and look at that for a finish from Gri Jimokbati. No chance at all for Kim Mong. The two central defenders combine came off the shin actually, but such was the follow through that maybe just checking for a possible offside leading up to the goal. Var having a look at that. So the referee from Uruguay will not restart until she is assured that the goal was legitimate. History being made with V being used in the Women's World Cup for the first time. [cheering] And the V team headed up by Argentina's Maro Vigliano just checking for possible offside. Of course, they'll be taking in every angle. Well, it's tight, isn't it? Players wait. Crowd wait for the decision. V intervenes. Four incidents during a match. Incidents leading up to goals, penalties, red cards, mistaken identity, accuracy takes precedence over speed. Although officials will look to be making these decisions as quickly as they possibly can, but get to the right call. Going to take another look here whether batty was offside and it's no goal. It remains one0. Goal disallowed for offside. And there the left foot of Umbokati denies French and France their second goal. First time we've seen V at a Women's World Cup and it ends in a disallowed goal. I think we'll be seeing plenty of V throughout this competition as indeed we saw in the men's World Cup in Russia 2018. >> Half an hour gone. Korea Republic have not had an attempt on the French goal. Indeed, they've not even had a touch inside France's penalty area. Here's Toron. France have had excellent width in their play. Kascarino on the right of Same and Majerie teaming up on the opposite flank to good effect. Here's Majerie again. Henry here. They use the width of the pitch again. To support from Cascarino shots on here went for the pass instead. Wasn't a lot of room for Diani harmlessly behind for a goal kick. on by Henry. Here's Diani Kascarino. Tina to Diani Kascarino France. corner. [cheering] Relentless pressure on the Korea Republic goal, but it remains only 1-0. Koreans would take that score line at Halime, I am sure. Sixth corner from France. Once again, they work it short. Diani entitled to take the shot on, but it was always rising. 12 attempts already. for France. Just three of them on target, including that fastest ever goal at an opening game at a women's World Cup scored in the ninth minute by Euenei Lusumeir and Grejokbati having a goal disallowed for offside after V review. Now they're in again here. [cheering] OH, GOOD SAVE. FINGERTIPS. Magnificent stop here from Kim Mong to deny Frances second goal. Henri and Lome teaming up there and the latter stinging the hands of the goalkeeper and the touch was absolutely vital otherwise that was two-0 France. Another measury corner. [cheering] [applause] Both sides claiming the throw here. It's gone the way of France. That goal for Lome means that France have failed to score in just one of the last 14 World Cup matches now and all of their six World Cup wins have been accompanied by a clean sheet. >> Homeman's are good for the hosts but a long way to go to forces France's seventh corner kick. >> [cheering] >> Tina will take this AND THE HEADER IN. [cheering] THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT GOAL. YOU WON'T NEED V FOR THAT. Wendy Renar doubles France's lead. WELL, YOU ALWAYS get the feeling when France have a set piece that the red flag for danger is posted. And the tallest player at this World Cup, 6'1 in tall, Wendy Renard, powers the header into the back of the Korea Republic net from Gitani Tina's corner. Met it perfectly. really didn't have to use her height much, did she? Almost stooping to head it beyond a helpless goalkeeper in Kim Mong. Wendy Renard got 14 goals for Leon last season. >> Most of them I suspect from positions just like that. It's her 21st senior international goal. Majerie. every sign that this is going to be a positive start at this eighth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup for France. Not for this man's team, but for Corine Dhakra. She must be delighted with her side's performance so far in front of a sellout crowd at the park de France. There will be something close to 48,000 in here at this impressive arena. The average crowd four years ago at the Women's World Cup in Canada was 27,000. This edition will be breaking all records both in terms of spectators inside the nine arenas and the worldwide audience which is hoped to reach 1 billion. There's another high ball testing that Korean defense and the goal kick given every opportunity they get to play the ball into the middle. France taking that opportunity with that height advantage I've spoken about. France's next game in the group group A will be next Wednesday in Nice against Norway. And then they go to Ren to play Nigeria on June 17th. Next up for Korea Republic will be a trip to Grenobyl to play Nigeria and then they go to Rem to play Norway. form and experience plays a part. Then uh the other three sides will be playing for that coveted second automatic qualifying place for the knockout phase with France fully expected to top this group. posed the question at the outset, would they be able to handle the pressure, the expectation that comes with being hosts? We've had the answer, haven't we? Indeed, Henri was saying at the press conference yesterday, they'd use all that as a motivation. They couldn't wait to get started here, and they have been very impressive. Just a little over 5 minutes plus stoppage time to Halime. Seven previous World Cup games for Korea Republic. They have only scored one first half goal. G still to have a touch inside the French penalty area. Umbok At Majriaglia, Henry best France have achieved at a World Cup as a semiinal in 2015. Very disappointing in the last European Championship going out at the quarterfinal stage losing 1-0 to England. England, one of up to eight nations who hold realistic hopes of winning this World Cup. USA, the defending champions, the outright favorites. Rena to Majri, >> four debutants, by the way. at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2019. Scotland along with Chile, South Africa, and Jamaica. Here's Diani did well to evade the challenge. Tascarino Strong there, Diani. tries to link with Tina. Lome back to Busousaglia. Just choked a little on the shot. Elise Busaglia plays for the Djon club. He's been an international French number 15 since 2003. She was a teacher before she turned professional. She plans to go back to teaching when she retires. Umbokati Renaia looking for Kascarino. Now Toron two for company but France get a corner out of that. Just looking at the way Korea Republic are having to defend these forward runs from the number four Marian Toron Lee Gum Min there. The number 17 is having to get back and almost play like a second left back alongside Jang to halt the threat that Toron and Cascarino are posing and at times Tina on this right hand side. Well, Renar is poised again as we enter a minimum of two minutes of stoppage time at the end of a France dominated opening half. >> Tina delivers. >> Renar wins the header. Toron Cascarino. So many tricks at her disposal. Delphine Cascarino. Defenders can't be sure which way she's going to go inside or out. Koreans caught in possession again. Tina doing the initial work. Diani onto Leair. Arriving is Majerie and France have yet another corner in double figures now for corners in this first half. >> [cheering] >> thinking about the short corner again. Many and Tina. [cheering] >> OH, IT'S ANOTHER WENDY RENA. >> WELL, it's like a magnet. Those set pieces finding the big central defender. Well, this is the opening match of 52 at the eighth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, but we might be at the start of an incredible story here. We might have a central defender heading up as top scorer. A long way to go to determine that. But two goals in the opening match for Wendy Renar. Both powerful, accurate headers. And that was textbook. Goalkeeper rendered a mere spectator there. The last action of a France dominated first half. Goals from Lissomeir, two from Wendy Renar. A goal disallowed. Unbakatty. Halime France three career public nil. >> Player number three Wendy Renar. And they may well surpass their biggest ever win in a World Cup France which was 5-nil against Mexico. But can Korea Republic have something to say about that? No changes in terms of personnel my made by either head coach. France squad packed with talented individuals allied to a very good coaching job from Karim Dak Dak gets the absolute best out of her players. The coaching style bears strong similarities to the men's head coach Ddier Des both select what they feel is the best squad to win a World Cup rather than the best individual players because there's a couple of highprofile players not selected in the French squad. Barcelona's experienced midfielder Kier Hamrai and the top scorer in the French top flight Paris Sanjiman's Marie Katoto not here either. Here's Rena looking for Diani. Tidied up by Huang. Umbbokati had that goal disallowed for offside after first ever V review at a women's world cup looking for Cascarino just a little caught by the speed of the Henry pass. This will be tidied up though by Maji. French Women'