{"id":326792,"date":"2025-12-01T05:36:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/diego-luna-says-2026-will-be-biggest-moment-for-soccer-in-america"},"modified":"2025-12-01T05:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:36:41","slug":"diego-luna-says-2026-will-be-biggest-moment-for-soccer-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/diego-luna-says-2026-will-be-biggest-moment-for-soccer-in-america","title":{"rendered":"Diego Luna Says 2026 Will Be Largest Second For Soccer In America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Diego Luna<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">2026 Is Huge For U.S. Soccer<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">&#8230; Gotta Take Advantage!!!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n            Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-12-01T00:30:05-08:00\">December 1, 2025 12:30 AM PST<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"48.5\">\n<section id=\"cb-6fd45b3eee22edda0bf26cb80e623505\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-cab25e10-6fc8-4f5b-a781-f11faaac6961-422977116-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-cab25e10-6fc8-4f5b-a781-f11faaac6961-422977116-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Diego Luna\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a0\/16by9\/2025\/11\/25\/a04ee00f4ee54e78841661d2acdc8abb_md.png\" alt=\"112525-diego-luna-soccer-kal.jpg\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6fd45b3eee22edda0bf26cb80e623505--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1c30608418a284a194c74d465fa1f402\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>We are only months away from the World Cup kicking off in North America, with the United States hosting 78 of the 104 matches &#8230; and USMNT member <strong>Diego Luna <\/strong>is well aware of the stakes &#8230; telling <strong>TMZ Sports <\/strong>it&#8217;s one of the biggest years for the sport stateside!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1c30608418a284a194c74d465fa1f402--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bb1c9ba84b6e2c4925a55460a88fa522\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>We chatted with Luna out at LAX &#8230; and he described the World Cup in the U.S. as a &#8220;once in a lifetime opportunity for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bb1c9ba84b6e2c4925a55460a88fa522--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5ed955e3dd0bb12b09b0e9d7e27accde\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251126_9b53e6ce659c4ae1ac264dc4232a5fb2\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c0bdf1a7-4d36-4b7a-ba3b-0b17c1d3df32\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9b\/4by3\/2025\/11\/26\/9b53e6ce659c4ae1ac264dc4232a5fb2_md.jpg\" alt=\"diego luna team usa getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5ed955e3dd0bb12b09b0e9d7e27accde--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-021954554a75f0580240190d1e8127c1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>&#8220;I think for the country itself, it&#8217;s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,&#8221; Luna said. &#8220;The soccer is built here so much and to now have the World Cup come here. I think this is the biggest opportunity to kind of take that big step into making soccer a super popular sport here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-021954554a75f0580240190d1e8127c1--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a5455e54d61f026da4f1b50b03bebaae\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>It&#8217;s not just the World Cup &#8230; as in a little over two years time &#8212; Los Angeles is set to host the 2028 Olympics.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a5455e54d61f026da4f1b50b03bebaae--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-feb8d53e417077a84d73afd9fc44d6ca\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>So, what are his thoughts on the team&#8217;s talent heading into such a pivotal few years?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-feb8d53e417077a84d73afd9fc44d6ca--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-832e4a3c4dbab261bac2d6fc6f0a09e5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>&#8220;I think we have a lot of different guys, a lot of different attributes that guys bring to the team, which is very different,&#8221; Luna said. &#8220;This isn&#8217;t your original U.S. Soccer Team.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-832e4a3c4dbab261bac2d6fc6f0a09e5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-27fe8613eddd5bb3b169152df4e3437c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251126_8917363eab964f2886b5d9f939367f9c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c0bdf1a7-4d36-4b7a-ba3b-0b17c1d3df32\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/89\/4by3\/2025\/11\/26\/8917363eab964f2886b5d9f939367f9c_md.jpg\" alt=\"diego luna team usa getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-27fe8613eddd5bb3b169152df4e3437c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d783307db569582eda1c48a5f046bb86\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>&#8220;We got a lot of guys that bring different things to the team, different quality of players, and I think all together with the right mindset, it leads to a really good team and performances like we just had.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d783307db569582eda1c48a5f046bb86--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-73eaf67c6f53a7b38252ee981f0ce7e8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Luna also spoke about the &#8220;Love, Your Mind&#8221; campaign and more athletes being more open about their personal mental health &#8230; give it a listen in the full interview!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-73eaf67c6f53a7b38252ee981f0ce7e8--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/01\/diego-luna-says-2026-biggest-soccer-year-america\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diego Luna 2026 Is Huge For U.S. Soccer &#8230; Gotta Take Advantage!!! 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