(CNN)A good host should be confident and entertaining but must not completely dominate proceedings. France took notice of two of those three nuggets of advice at least, as the home nation ensured a copybook start to its Women’s World Cup campaign with a commanding performance against South Korea. Before a capacity crowd at the Parc des Princes, a team shouldering a country’s desire for history swept aside inferior opponents with a comfortable 4-0 win. Follow @cnnsport On the morning of opening day of this anticipated tournament, the front pages of the French national newspapers had pictures of the country’s female footballers. “One more time,” wrote L’Equipe, referring to France’s victory in the men’s version of this competition last year, while Aujourd’hui en France proclaimed “on a quest for the world.” There is much pressure on France’s women, a desire for the team to become world champions for the first time, paving the way for the country to lay claim to being the preeminent footballing country of the era — the first to simultaneously hold both the men’s and the women’s World Cup titles. The build-up has been intense. But after the pageantry of the opening ceremony and the passionate rendition…