Gio Reyna just reminded the world why everyone was so excited about him in the first place. The US Men’s National Team midfielder uncorked a trivela, a curling outside-of-the-foot strike, that’s being called the best goal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup so far.
The goal and the context behind it
Reyna’s inclusion on the 26-player USMNT roster, announced on May 26, 2026, was itself a minor storyline heading into the tournament. The 23-year-old attacking midfielder managed just 19 Bundesliga appearances this season with Borussia Mönchengladbach, totaling roughly 520 minutes of playing time. That works out to about 27 minutes per match, hardly the workload of a World Cup starter.
His lone club goal of 2026 came on May 9, in a 3-1 loss to Augsburg.
Reyna entered the 2022 World Cup cycle as one of America’s most hyped young talents but saw limited action in Qatar, appearing in just 2 matches for a total of 53 minutes. His move to Mönchengladbach from Borussia Dortmund was specifically engineered to get him more playing time ahead of a home World Cup.
