Gio Reyna “wants, needs to be” at World Cup with USMNT

Gio Reyna hasn’t had a lot of a job with the U.S. males’s nationwide group over the previous 12 months, however it isn’t stopping him from having targets forward of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Reyna has solely featured as soon as for the USMNT in 2025, making a substitute look within the CONCACAF Nations League third-place loss to Canada final March. The 22-year-old was not a part of the Gold Cup squad this summer time or the September and October worldwide home windows over the previous two months.

Regardless of scoring eight targets in 32 worldwide caps thus far, Reyna’s possibilities have been restricted underneath Mauricio Pochettino, and will proceed heading into the ultimate window of the 12 months.

Though Reyna is aware of he must earn constant minutes at Borussia Moenchengladbach this fall and winter, he nonetheless has his eyes on being a part of the USMNT’s World Cup roster subsequent summer time.

“I do clearly take into consideration [the World Cup] fairly typically because it’s someplace the place I would like and wish to be,” Reyna stated in an interview with the Related Press. “However I attempt to focus every day right here, keep current right here, work right here daily, and hopefully consider every part will fall into place.”

Reyna’s worldwide profession thus far is extra so identified for the lingering results of the 2022 World Cup. The attacking midfielder performed solely twice off the bench for the USMNT that winter, earlier than later being recognized as a participant that was practically despatched house for an absence of effort in coaching by head coach Gregg Berhalter.

Berhalter was later investigated by U.S. Soccer for an outdated home violence allegation involving his now-current spouse, an incident that was dropped at mild by Reyna’s mother and father; Claudio and Danielle. After U.S. Soccer’s investigation was accomplished, Berhalter was later re-hired by this system earlier than ultimately being relieved of his duties after the USMNT’s Copa America exit in 2024.

Reyna revealed {that a} lack of taking part in time underneath Berhalter in Qatar led to the stress between his former head coach and his household.

“On the finish of the day, I used to be simply upset that, you already know, I wasn’t actually taking part in. I used to be taking part in at Borussia Dortmund,” Reyna stated. “I assumed that I needed to play on the World Cup and finally in the long run, I didn’t do this, and that’s actually what it stemmed from.

“I suppose the frustration and the frustration was simply desirous to play and assist my nation,” he added. “It’s up to now eliminated now and up to now up to now, I don’t even actually wish to speak about it any extra.”

Reyna has performed simply 120 minutes throughout the present Bundesliga season whereas on-loan from Borussia Dortmund and was an unused substitute on Tuesday as Borussia Moenchengladbach superior within the DFB Pokal competitors.

He’ll goal to get again to motion on Saturday when Gladbach visits St. Pauli in league play.