LOS ANGELES STADIUM — How do you celebrate scoring twice in your World Cup debut and helping your team open the tournament with a 4-1 victory? “You know, watch some Netflix,” USA striker Folarin Balogun joked after recording half the goals in the U.S. men’s national team’s rout over Paraguay on Friday. Balogun called it…
As the old saying goes, “like father, like son.” And there’s a new case of that with the U.S. men’s national team. The USA released its 26-man roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday and with his inclusion, Sebastian Berhalter will join his father Gregg Berhalter as the second ever father-son duo to…
The United States unveiled its 2026 FIFA World Cup roster on Tuesday, but not without a bit of controversy and debate. Midfielders Gio Reyna and Sebastian Berhalter were included on U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino’s 26-man World Cup roster Tuesday along with winger Alejandro Zendejas, while midfielders Diego Luna and Tanner Tessmann were left off. Defender…
NEW YORK — Four years ago, when he was named to the United States’ 26-man roster for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, it was no surprise to Gio Reyna. Then a 19-year-old prodigy with German titans Borussia Dortmund, the only question was whether the son of former U.S. World Cup captain Claudio Reyna and former…
The countdown is on until the USA’s finalized 26-man World Cup roster is released on May 26, and the questions become more pressing by the day. One player who sits on the fence is forward Gio Reyna. FOX Sports’ Rob Stone joined First Things First for its weekly “World Cup Wednesday” segment, and did not…
Gio Reyna was just 19 years old when he boarded a plane from Germany to Doha just before the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He was expecting to play a major role on a United States squad filled with fellow youngsters who were talking the biggest stage in sports for the first time in…
Just 50 days away from the United States 12th World Cup appearance, their final stage of preparation is hinging on their finalized roster, which will be announced May 26. With key players like Christian Pulisic suffering goal droughts, attacking midfielder Gio Reyna could stand out as an underrated weapon. Former U.S. men’s national team coach…
Gio Reyna is happy his lack of Bundesliga playing time isn’t being held against him by Mauricio Pochettino as the USA coach prepares for the last two friendlies before picking his World Cup roster. Reyna is among the 27 players in camp for matches against Belgium on Saturday and Portugal on Tuesday. The 23-year-old midfielder,…
For the first time in the 30-year-history of Major League Soccer, the starting World Cup goalkeeper for the U.S. men’s national team is expected to come from the domestic league, which kicks off its 2026 season on Saturday. Think about it. The top American keeper at each World Cup since MLS was founded in 1996…
Just because the UEFA Champions League is on hiatus until knockout play begins later this month doesn’t mean that many of the USA’s World Cup hopefuls around Europe have been idle with their clubs overseas this week. Although it wasn’t a good week for some hoping to make coach Mauricio Pochettino’s roster for the 2026…
