French press hailed their soccer team's remarkable show in the 5-2 win over Switzerland on Friday.

France embraced its second victory at the 2014 World Cup after beating Honduras 3-0 in the opener. French press have been fulsome in their praise of the performance.

L'Equipe described the match as a "magical display" and the French team's triumph was "breathtaking". The explosive encounter buried all the bad memories of some previous World Cup.

Le Figaro hold that France played in a way that is so rarely seen in a long time since 1998.

Le Parisien claimed that France had opened up new horizons. "After this performance, there is nothing we can't dream of." It added.