About Dos a Cero
This is what Dos a Cero is all about
You’ve seen the passion, the excitement, the comradery that US Soccer fans have
At it’s core, Dos a Cero’s mission is to create more of that
Our name is a reference to the 2-0 score by which we often beat our archrivals Mexico in critical matches. Dos a Cero means “two to zero” in Spanish. You can learn MUCH more about the history of the term and the matches that inspired it on our what is a “Dos a Cero” page.
You can say Dos a Cero to Mexican fans anywhere and you can see a grimace come over their faces. All you gotta say is, ‘Dos a Cero,’ and it keeps them quiet
Cobi Jones
Midfield/Forward
164 Caps (1992-2004)
Our founder is a lifelong US Soccer fan who has attended dozens of US matches and 4 FIFA World Cups. He started Dos a Cero because he is tired of US home matches feeling like away games, with fans of our Latin American opponents often outnumbering US supporters.
We know that our team is really good right now. We’re even on the verge of being great. We have a generation of super talented players who play for literally the biggest and best clubs in the world. They deserve better support. At the same time, we know soccer can be difficult to follow, especially if you didn’t grow up playing the game.
That’s where Dos a Cero comes in. We want to make soccer more accessible to sports fans in America. We welcome everyone with an interest in the game. We aim to be a place where all US Soccer fans can “Level Up” – from those just getting their feet wet, to those like our founder who have followed the team for decades. To do that, we’ll create content for everyone on a soccer fan journey, as well as a community for fans to interact.
dos a cero’s mission is to sustainably grow support for the USMNT, with 3 primary focus areas
1) Grow the us soccer Fan Base
We believe there are millions of emerging soccer fans in this country, who like the sport and could love it with a little help. But…soccer can come across as an insider culture and they feel like they are on the outside.
Some of them support their MLS team, but don’t really follow the USMNT. They will tune in during the next World Cup, but won’t see the team play again for ~4 more years.
We want to convert them from “soccer-curious” to soccer fan. We’ll help them learn the beautiful game, the rules, the tactics, the global leagues, and the history and culture of the USMNT. We hope they’ll become bigger USMNT fans in the process.
If this is you, we’re so glad you’re here. Welcome to the party.
2) Make it easier to follow our star players
Even if you have followed the USMNT for years, it’s frankly a pain in the A to keep up with our players during their club seasons. We have dozens of players who play for dozens of teams, most of which are in Europe. It’s a lot to keep up with.
It’s amazing that we now have players who feature for Champions League teams, but as our talent pool has grown, so have the number of leagues and competitions fans have to keep up with. It wasn’t always like that though – it’s only the past couple of years that we’ve had many of our top players playing for the biggest clubs in the world.
To help you keep up, each week we’ll post (and email you if you subscribe) the top matches featuring USMNT talent. When the games are over, we’ll tell you who’s in form and what we learned that’s relevant to the USMNT.
3) Provide in-depth coverage and fresh insights on the USMNT
It’s time for coverage of the USMNT that goes beyond “who is our best midfield 3?”. We have depth with talent. We have guys on our bench who would have been stars on our past teams.
This means we can tailor our lineup against different opponents and not have a drop off in quality. We’ve never been able to say that and it’s time for our US Soccer media to catch up.
We’ll have in-depth discussion of how we think the team should line up for each match, and we’ll break down the performances afterwards with our head and our heart. We’ll be data-driven but keep the analysis approachable and easy to understand.
We’ll kick off this coverage with the Copa America 2024, the most important matches we’ll play before the 2026 World Cup on home soil
In addition to covering the team and our players’ club matches, we’ll be adding “Get to Know the Beautiful Game” content in the coming weeks and months. Whenever we can, we’ll draw comparisons to sports that most Americans already know, like football, basketball, and baseball to make it easier to learn soccer. Each piece is intended to get more fans into the game, and to help them cheer louder once we get them in the stands. Keep an eye out for:
– USMNT History (All-time Greatest Players, Greatest Moments, etc.)
– Rules of the Game (What’s offsides? Stoppage time? Handball?)
– The Global Game (What’s Serie A, CONCACAF, Champions League?)
– USMNT Fan Culture (songs, chants, matchday need to know)
– Soccer Terminology (Pitch, half-volley, bike, etc.)
– Soccer Tactics (What does it mean to “park the bus”? What is the different between 4-3-3 and 4-4-2?)
Have other ideas to help us sustainably grow support for the USMNT? We’d love to hear from you. Use our contact page to reach out and we promise we’ll respond.
most recent usmnt updates
USMNT v. Panama Preview – Pochettino Era Begins
Mark your calendars. 9PM ET this Saturday. The Pochettino Era for the USMNT finally begins.
Poch’s first game in charge is a friendly in Austin, TX versus Panama. Panama is ranked #37 in the FIFA Rankings – which means they are a decent team. They’ve also been a tricky matchup for the USMNT in recent years, with Panama winning 3 of the last 4 meetings (Copa America, a shootout win in the 2023 Gold Cup Semis, and a 1-0 W in Panama during 2022 World Cup Qualifying).
10.4 – Weekend Recap
The last match window before the USMNT all gather in Austin for Pochettino’s first camp was action packed.
Pulisic scored, and was Milan’s best player, again! It’s almost every game this year he’s been either the best player by the data or as voted by fans. …But we get some bad vibes from his teammates twice stripping him of the PK responsibility against the coach’s orders. Theo Hernandez and Tammy Abraham both had their PKs saved by David de Gea – so they probably should have let Pulisic, who is 10/10 in his career, take them.
September 2024 “team of the month”
This is basically how the USMNT would line up in our first matches under Pochettino – if he made his decisions based ONLY on current club form. He obviously won’t do that – but it’s a cool way to look at who is playing well, and who isn’t, for the USMNT.