One actually began after midfielder Weston McKennie scored in the waning moments of the 2022 World Cup qualifier between the U.S. and Mexican men’s national soccer teams.
McKennie’s insurance goal capping a 2-0 victory for the Americans revived a chant — “Dos a Cero” — that began early in the century and gained strength after each successive triumph over their rivals by that same score.
Five years ago, the streak ended. Friday the refrain was back, louder and more pronounced than ever, pulsating through the capacity crowd of 26,000 on a cold, wet night.
The other tune — seemingly random but tied to a quote from Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa in the buildup to the massive match — was Michael Jackson’s 1988 hit, “Man in the Mirror.