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United States men’s soccer team star Gio Reyna did more than just punctuate the team’s 4-1 victory with a nice goal; he announced his wife’s pregnancy.
Reyna, 23, scored a trivela goal – a goal scored with the outside of a player’s foot – in the 98th minute, then made his announcement during his celebration. He initially covered his ears in celebration and was mobbed by his teammates.
After that, he picked up the ball, put it under his shirt and sucked his thumb, which football players did to announce their wife’s pregnancy.
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Giovanni Reyna of the United States celebrates scoring with teammate Weston McKennie during the second half against Paraguay in a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group D match at Los Angeles Stadium in Los Angeles, California, June 12, 2026. (Photos by Shaun Clark/ISI)
“My wife is pregnant,” Reyna said after the match, according to The Athletic.
“I’ve known for a few months now,” Reyna said, “so I was waiting for the perfect time (to announce the pregnancy). And it kind of felt like that.”
While Reyna knew this, the public first found out about it during her celebration. He said his parents, Claudio and Danielle, who were both former U.S. international soccer players, and his wife, Chloe, wanted him to shoot more and “be a little selfish sometimes.”
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American Giovanni Reyna celebrates after scoring his team’s fourth goal during the World Cup Group D match against Paraguay in Inglewood, California, June 12, 2026. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
His selfishness paid off as his trivela goal was the exclamation point to a triumphant start to the World Cup for Team USA. Reyna said he didn’t make a conscious effort to score with the trivela technique and just did what felt right.
“These questions are always difficult for me,” Reyna said. “Honestly, when I play, I don’t really think. I just do what feels natural to me. I was in a good area and I received a good pass, and I just saw the angle, at the far post.”
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American Giovanni Reyna is congratulated by his teammates after scoring the fourth goal during the World Cup Group D match against Paraguay in Inglewood, California, June 12, 2026. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
American head coach Mauricio Pochettino was so excited that he left the field to join the celebration of Reyna’s goal.
The United States will look to build on its strong start against Australia next Friday at 3 p.m. ET.
