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US men’s soccer team star Gio Reyna did more than simply score the team’s 4-1 victory with a sweet goal; 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, and then made his announcement during his celebration. He first covered his ears to celebrate and was mobbed by his teammates.
After doing that, he picked up the ball, stuck it under his shirt and sucked his thumb, something soccer players have done to announce their spouses’ pregnancy.
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Giovanni Reyna of the United States celebrates scoring a goal 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, on June 12, 2026. (Photos by Shaun Clark/ISI)
“My wife is pregnant,” Reyna said after the game, according to The Athletic.
“I’ve known for a couple of months,” Reyna said, “so I was waiting for the perfect moment (to announce the pregnancy). And that’s how I felt.”
While Reyna knew about it, the public first found out during her celebration. He said his parents, Claudio and Danielle, 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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Giovanni Reyna of the United States celebrates after scoring his team’s fourth goal during the World Cup Group D match against Paraguay in Inglewood, California, on 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 the American team. Reyna said he didn’t make a conscious effort to score with the trivela technique and simply 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, I got a good pass and I just saw the angle, the far post.”
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Giovanni Reyna of the United States is congratulated by his teammates after scoring the fourth goal during the World Cup Group D match against Paraguay in Inglewood, California, on June 12, 2026. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino was so excited that he ran off the bench to join Reyna’s goal celebration.
The United States will look to build on their strong start against Australia next Friday at 3 pm ET.
