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Renard praises France fans and team-mates after brace in World Cup win over South Korea

Defender Wendie Renard praised her team-mates and French fans after her brace helped lead France to a 4-0 win over South Korea in the opening game of the 2019 Women’s World Cup.

Hosts France wasted little time in showing their status as one of the tournament’s favourites in the opener, as Eugenie le Sommer put Les Bleus up 1-0 on nine minutes.

Renard then helped put the match beyond doubt in the first half, scoring on a pair of corner kicks in the 35th minute and in first-half stoppage time to make it 3-0 France.