SouthernWorldwide.com – U.S. men’s national soccer team star Gio Reyna not only capped off a dominant 4-1 World Cup victory with a spectacular goal but also shared a deeply personal announcement: his wife is pregnant.
Reyna, 23, netted a stunning trivela goal – a shot executed with the outside of the foot – in the 98th minute of the match. His celebration immediately after the score turned into a reveal of the joyous news.
Following his goal, Reyna covered his ears in a celebratory gesture and was swarmed by his jubilant teammates. He then picked up the ball, tucked it under his jersey, and mimicked sucking his thumb, a widely recognized soccer tradition for announcing an impending arrival.
Speaking to the media after the game, Reyna confirmed the pregnancy. “My wife’s pregnant,” he stated, as reported by The Athletic.
He revealed that he had known about the pregnancy for a few months and was strategically waiting for the ideal moment to share it. “I was waiting for the perfect time,” Reyna explained. “And this sort of felt like it.”
While Reyna was aware of the developing news for some time, the wider public learned of it for the first time during his emphatic goal celebration. He also mentioned that his parents, Claudio and Danielle, both former U.S. international soccer players, along with his wife Chloe, had encouraged him to be more assertive on the field, urging him to shoot more and “be a bit selfish at times.”
This advice proved fruitful, as Reyna’s audacious trivela goal served as the perfect exclamation point on a triumphant opening to the World Cup campaign for the U.S. squad. Reyna admitted that scoring with the trivela technique was not a pre-planned maneuver but rather an instinctive action.
“These questions are always hard for me,” Reyna confessed. “Honestly, when I’m playing, I’m not really thinking. I’m just doing whatever felt natural. I was in a good area, and I got a good pass, and I just saw the angle, far post.”
The U.S. head coach, Mauricio Pochettino, was so enthused by the goal that he sprinted off the sideline to join Reyna in the celebratory scrum.
With this strong start to the tournament, the U.S. team will aim to maintain their momentum when they face Australia next Friday at 3 p.m. ET.
