Auckland, New Zealand - Leaving the semifinal game between Spain and Sweden, American soccer fan Phillipa Williams pulled up the New Zealand Immigration page for the 7th time on her trip.

“Well, I suppose I DON’T have to go back,” stated Williams to herself as she added a real estate app to her phone. “I could have my cat sent over and just stay.”

Sources say that Williams spent so much time over in New Zealand and Australia that she now looks back on her time in the United States as her, “old life,” and frequently thinks about not going home.

“I could really just stay here instead of going back to Atlanta,” stated Williams. “What is waiting for me there? A job I don’t like where I won’t be able to take vacation for the next two years because of this trip, an overpriced apartment and absolutely batshit insane healthcare costs?”

Friends say that her contact became more infrequent over this trip as it transitioned from excited and frequent text messages to daily video calls at odd hours to infrequent social media posts about camping with her new friend Bromwyn.

“I could do it,” muttered Williams to herself again. “I could. There’s no real reason why I have to go back. I could just stay.”

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as a tearful Williams recalls the majestic beauty of the North Island during her scheduled 90 minute meeting Teams call on the recent Jira tickets overloads after she returns.