Captain Chris Wood expects the excitement of qualifying for next year's Football World Cup to be a slow burn for the All Whites.
The win over New Caledonia in the Oceania final booked New Zealand a berth at the tournament for the third time in the team's history.
They're just the fifth team to qualify for the 48-team event so far - alongside co-hosts the USA, Canada and Mexico - and Japan.
Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further.
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