Young Football Ferns Captain Bri Fisher is set to make her live television debut on Tuesday night at North Harbour Stadium – broadcast to 150 countries worldwide.

But Fisher insists that the worldwide attention and hype surrounding the opening match of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will not affect her or her teammate’s performances.

“We don’t see the T.V or think about it, we are really just focused on doing our job but we know the crowd will be cheering for us,” she said.

“They say soccer comes down to 11 v 11 on the night, but I am really hoping Tuesday night will bring 11 v Ten thousand and eleven.”

Fisher, who moved to New Zealand from England when she was 13 describes herself as a ‘late bloomer’ in the New Zealand squad but has quickly gained the appreciation and respect of both coaches and players.

“I came into the squad a bit later then everyone else after Paul (Temple) brought me in from Western Springs. We are such a close knit group of girls and everyone is so excited for this thing to start.”

“The biggest crowd I have previously played infront of is around 2,000 for the Future stars tournament in Auckland against USA, Germany and Australia earlier this year. I am sure we will get a lot more along on Tuesday night.

Chris Simpson -CEO of the Local Organising committee seems certain Fisher will not be disappointed.

"We’re very confident that there will be a good turnout at the games. We’ve had a lot of good feedback even from non-football people that they want to come and check out a FIFA World Cup event, he said.

“We’re certainly hoping that sports fans in general come out and support this because it doesn’t happen often that an event such as this is staged on your own doorstep. The momentum seems to be really picking up now and we just need to convert that into bums on seats."

New Zealand Coach Paul Temple said he feels it is just a matter of time before New Zealand makes a breakthrough on the world stage.

“This tournament is on a completely different scale to anything the girls have been involved with before. The amount of preparation and planning involved is immense and every detail makes a huge difference.

“Success for us will be measured on two levels – allowing players to achieve their potential and by seeing how far we get in the tournament. If New Zealand can get out of their group and create history it will create a real buzz up and down this country.

Their first challenge lies ahead on Tuesday night when New Zealand host Canada at 7.30 at North Harbour Stadium