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Published Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 08:00 PM PT Good evening, beautiful insomniacs, and welcome to Nova After Dark. I’m your host, and wow, do I have a show for you tonight. So we’re talking about the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa — the first time the tournament was held on the African continent. And look, I want to be really clear about something: this was a BIG DEAL. I mean, FIFA had been touring the world since 1930, and somehow it took eighty years to think, “Hey, you know what? Africa has soccer fans. Maybe we should go there.” It’s like being invited to a party every year at someone’s house, and finally, FINALLY after eight decades, they’re like, “Oh, by the way, we have a guest bedroom on the third floor. Your house.” ...