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World Cup: how Volpato went from rejection tears to Socceroos embrace, PLUS big name chaos
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- ABC SPORT Daily
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- Jun 30, 2026
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- 894
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Summary
When Cristian Volpato was rejected by both Sydney A-League academies, he was in tears as his Dad drove him home. Today, the 22-year-old explains how he went from that moment to playing a pivotal role for the Socceroos at the World Cup. We hear about how Volpato decided to abandon aspirations of representing Italy to rush to this tournament for Australia. PLUS, Germany and the Netherlands out in dramatic scenes. Featured: Tom Wildie, journalist, ABC Sport. To catch up on everything that’s making sports headlines recently, listen to more episodes of ABC Sport Daily,’ hosted by Patrick Stack on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport. In the episodes we will cover big sporting personalities and all sports, including cricket, soccer, F1, NBA, AFL, AFLW to NRLW & NRL news, to covering competitions like the Olympics, the World Cup, The Ashes, Grand Prix and Grand Finals and more. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter