Just when Aotearoa needed a pick-me-up, the Football Ferns absolutely delivered.
The team came out strong in the World Cup opening game against former world champs Norway, leaving the sellout Eden Park crowd buzzing.
Hannah Wilkinson hit the winning strike, making herself a household name in her own country and swept into sporting history; this is the only game Aotearoa has ever won at a Football World Cup final.
She went nuts and so did the jam packed crowd, the striker was so overwhelmed she says she couldn't hear a thing.
The Ferns didn't just win, they dominated the match in a way not even their biggest supporters probably could have imagined.
And it's no exaggeration to say their performance has set the 2023 FIFA World Cup alight, with the online ticket machine jamming up right after the game.
Lisa Owen caught up with the goal scorer, Hannah Wilkinson, a littler earlier this afternoon.
