Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Sports Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Sports | France Revels as It Opens the World Cup With a Victory Advertisement Supported by The host country’s team dominated South Korea, 4-0, and validated its status as a favorite to win the whole tournament. ByAndrew Keh June 7, 2019 PARIS — In almost every observable way, on every patch of the turf and in every minute of the opening match of the Women’s World Cup on Friday night, the French were too much for the South Koreans. They were more skilled, more purposeful, more poised, carving squiggly lines through the defense with cadenced passing and braiding movement. They jumped higher and ran faster around the wet, windswept field at the Parc des Princes. And in the end, they had far more fun, laughing and dancing as a group after each of their goals on the way to a comprehensive 4-0 victory in front of a festive crowd of 45,261. A long tournament lies ahead, but France’s team — ranked No. 4 in the world and widely considered a front-runner to win the trophy on its home soil — took a big,…