'Shock' World Cup appearance and 'drug party'? Australian national team caught speeding twice in one night, "cocaine hallucination sprint" — a historic incident

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Christian Voulpato (23, Sassuolo), who played for the Australian national team at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America, was caught speeding twice in a single night and also tested positive for cocaine.

The British 'The Sun' reported on the 24th (Korean time) that "Voulpato was caught by police in Sydney, Australia, for nearly doubling the speed limit. Subsequent tests showed a positive reaction to cocaine."

According to media reports, Voulpato was first caught by police around 11:05 p.m. on the 23rd while driving his BMW coupe at 94 km/h in a zone with a 60 km/h speed limit near Anzac Bridge in Sydney. At that time, the alcohol test result was negative.

However, just over two hours later, he was caught again speeding at 109 km/h in the same speed-restricted area. During the second stop, Voulpato tested positive for cocaine in his system.

The New South Wales police issued a speeding fine to Voulpato and suspended his international driver's license for six months. They also collected a second oral fluid sample for a detailed examination. Local media sought comments from Voulpato's side, but no response has been given yet.

Born in Camperville, Australia, Voulpato joined the Western Sydney youth team before moving to Europe as a child. He entered the AS Roma academy and made his debut with the first team. In 2023, he transferred to his current club, Sassuolo.

After playing for an Italian Yeon Ryeong-byeol (CEO) team, he changed his nationality to Australia just before the final World Cup squad announcement and participated in this North American World Cup, appearing in a total of three matches. He sat on the bench during the group stage match against Turkey (2-0 win), came on as a substitute in the match against the United States (0-2 loss), and started in the match against Paraguay (0-0 draw). He also appeared in the Round of 32 match against Egypt and was substituted when extra time began. Australia was eliminated after a penalty shootout.

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