Why would any New Zealand 'immigrant-kid' bother playing football with any aspiration towards elite level? The pathway for them seems somewhat murky to say the least.
There maybe a call for changes as a result of this.
There have been calls for change - and they haven't gone through. That says something.
There's two things the way I see it:
1) In the grand scheme of things, the collateral damage that strikes countries like NZ isn't really a biggie for FIFA - cynical manipulation of citizenship laws to artificially create competitive sides is. Which leads us to
2) Even if the exemptions process isn't transparent (and there may be both valid and dodgy reasons for that), it does exist, and our neighbours Australia have gone through it with both Ibini and Mabil in just the last few years. So it's not impossible for players in Wynne's situation to become international footballers for their new country before they're 23, they just need to belong to a diligent national association who will follow the regulations and attempt to gain clearance by demonstrating that they're not looking to abuse them, rather than simply ignoring them as too much work and going on their own merry way regardless.