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With the United States men\u2019s national team\u2019s 26-man roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a> confirmed on Tuesday afternoon at Pier 17 in Manhattan, midfielder Diego Luna\u2019s absence from Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s squad is the most glaring.<\/p>\n

After all, he was the centerpiece of numerous promotional ads, including Nike\u2019s, ahead of the tournament<\/p>\n

When the roster was leaked by multiple outlets over Memorial Day Weekend, Luna\u2019s absence was among the biggest snubs considering his work with the team and the fact that many believed him to be a lock to represent the Stars and Stripes on home soil this summer.<\/p>\n

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But Luna wasn\u2019t among the midfielders listed, which was made official on Tuesday when he wasn\u2019t among the 26 men who walked out on the Pier 17 stage.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Nike had used Luna as a focal point of its kit launches, showcasing the jerseys that Team USA will wear in the World Cup<\/a>. The new kit went viral, especially with Luna posting to his Instagram with a caption, “They never plan for the wild card. Espera lo inesperado.”<\/p>\n

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Luna, who could\u2019ve also chosen to play for Mexico due to dual citizenship, is known to fans as the wild card. He became a fan-favorite during the team\u2019s 2025 Gold Cup run.<\/p>\n

However, Pochettino, managing his first World Cup<\/a> with the USMNT, said back in March that those players currently on the roster during friendly matches shouldn\u2019t expect to be in the final 26 come the summer.<\/p>\n

“The players that today are on the roster, they cannot think they are going to be in the final roster,” he said<\/a>. “When we go to Atlanta, maybe we can take some pictures, prepare things for marketing and things like this, because it is the last opportunity to make these types of things.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t that Luna wasn\u2019t producing at the time for the USMNT. He appeared in 17 of 18 matches in 2025, becoming a breakout player as he scored four goals and tallied three assists over that time.<\/p>\n

Luna, who plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer, did suffer a knee injury during March\u2019s international window. However, he has played for his club seven times since then and at least 70 minutes in six of those matches, making health a non-factor in this case.<\/p>\n

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But that international window is a crucial one for all prospective players wishing to make their World Cup rosters, and perhaps Luna\u2019s absence contributed to Pochettino deciding on a different direction. Only the manager will have the answers to why Luna is off the roster.<\/p>\n

Other than Nike, Luna was also featured in Head & Shoulders ads as well as Panini, which included him among the featured players for their official World Cup sticker collection.<\/p>\n

With Luna off the roster, all eyes point to Gio Reyna, the 23-year-old from German club Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach, who many believe was put in place of him. Reyna has experience playing over in Europe<\/a>, which always carries weight for the World Cup, and he has a longer track record than Luna with the USMNT.<\/p>\n

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