Sam Kerr opened the scoring with her first career World Cup goal, but Juventus ace Bonansea scored twice in the second half to punish a listless Australia, who now have a significant challenge ahead if they are to salvage their France 2019 campaign.

The Matildas will look to bounce back against Brazil on Thursday, knowing defeat in that match could deliver a fatal blow to their knockout stage hopes.

Wendie Renard’s brace as well as goals from Amandine Henry and Eugenie Le Sommer helped France to a comprehensive Group A victory as Korea Republic regularly struggled to contain the rampaging host nation at an atmospheric Parc des Princes in Paris.

The defeat, whilst far from extinguishing Korean hopes, has left Yoon’s charges with plenty of work still to do if they are to reach the competition’s knockout phase, a point not lost on the 58-year-old tactician.

Jia Xiuquan’s side made life more difficult than many observers had anticipated for the two-time winners, but were left to rue a series of missed first-half opportunities as teenage star Gwinn sealed the win in the 66th minute.

Despite their defeat, China PR’s campaign is far from over, with forthcoming matches against South Africa and Spain to decide their knockout stage fate.

Wendie Renard’s brace and the inspirational form of Amandine Henry and Eugenie Le Sommer were the undoubted highlights of the morale boosting win for France, one which sends them to the top of the Group A table ahead of Saturday’s match between fellow group hopefuls Norway and Nigeria.

Kumagai has been with Lyon since 2013, and has helped the French side become Europe's pre-eminent force in the women's club game.

Lyon won their fourth consecutive UEFA Women's Champions League title last month, crushing Barcelona 4-1 in the final.

With all five teams confident of performing strongly, and Asian teams having reached the final in three of the past five FIFA Women’s World Cups, hopes are high that the 2015 achievement of four AFC nations reaching the knockout stage can be equalled in France.

One of the Asian contingent, Korea Republic, will be in action in the tournament’s opening match, against France in Paris on Friday, with the final to be played in Lyon on July 7.

Ahead of the tournament, the-AFC.com enlisted five women’s football experts – one from each Asian nation competing in France – to tell us what to expect in the biggest women’s football tournament on the planet.