This chapter critically examines Football Australia’s (FA’s) FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ “Legacy ’23” strategy, which aimed to increase women’s and girl’s participation in football by boosting female engagement, improving facilities, and developing leadership and high-performance pathways. However, impacts were likely uneven, particularly in regional Australian communities where significant participation barriers persist. The event was successful from several viewpoints, yet women and girls in regional Australia continue to face access challenges with limited infrastructure, socio-economic constraints, and masculine hegemonic biases in sport which prioritise men and boys’ participation. Through a critical collaborative ethnographic approach, this chapter explores three themes: the need for equitable access beyond infrastructure, the importance of long-term commitment over ad hoc legacy initiatives, and the influence of hegemonic masculinity in community sports. Findings from this study indicate Legacy ’23 primarily benefited cities/metropolitan areas, leaving regional communities largely unaffected. For sport participation legacies to be realised, event design and legacy strategies must address regional nuances and intersectional inequalities to ensure initiatives reach women and girls in all communities and foster inclusive environments for sustained participation.