Long after Spain were crowned world champions, the 2023 edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ continues to resonate in varying ways for co-hosts New Zealand. The tournament provided a month of unimaginable highs for football in the Land of the Long White Cloud. The national attendance record for a football match was eclipsed on no less than six occasions. It followed a shock opening day win for New Zealand over former world champs Norway which helped jet-propel local interest in a nation more typically known for its heightened focus on Rugby. At local level, momentum was kick-started soon after New Zealand and co-hosts Australia were announced as the nations that would welcome world football’s elite. New Zealand’s first professional women’s team took to the field for the first time in late 2021 as Wellington Phoenix joined their male counterparts in Australia’s A-League. That growth has continued post-tournament. New Zealand Football’s Women’s National League Championship has expanded for the recently commenced 2023 season, mirroring the men’s league in size for the first time. Several participating clubs will be playing at Women’s World Cup training venues that underwent significant upgrades prior to the tournament. FIFA’s ongoing commitment to supporting football in New Zealand was underscored with the recent initiative that sees all matches in the men’s/women’s national league - and some international fixtures - streamed globally on the FIFA+ platform.