Overview
- Mauricio Pochettino included Giovanni Reyna on the U.S. 26-player World Cup roster announced on Tuesday, May 26, confirming Reyna will travel to the tournament.
- Pochettino said he trusts Reyna’s ‘amazing talent and experience’ and views him as a different kind of option who can help the team when called on.
- Reyna rejected the idea that his spot is about ‘redemption’ and said he is grateful to be selected and willing to do whatever role the team needs.
- Reyna’s club season has been limited, with reporting that he had not started since December and had logged just 137 minutes for Borussia Mönchengladbach this year while scoring once for the club.
- The pick reflects Reyna’s career arc from a top U.S. prospect to a player with 36 caps and nine goals, and it leaves the team and fans watching whether his fitness and form translate to minutes at the World Cup.