TDS Time Machine | The World Cup

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Comedy, Daily News, News

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🗓️ 14 June 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Grab your vuvuzela and fake an injury at the slightest touch, it's World Cup time! Take a trip back through The Daily Show's coverage of the beautiful game's biggest event through the years. Jon Stewart breaks down American enthusiasm, confusion and indifference to the world's most popular sport, with help from Rob Cordry, Jason Jones and John Hodgman. John Oliver travels to South Africa to taunt the U.S. team into action. Trevor Noah wades into the controversial host nations of the past two tournaments. -- The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. Stream full episodes on Paramount+ Follow TDS: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:03.0	Soccerf!
0:04.0	Soccer fans from all over the world that isn't America descended on the tiny continent of Asia last week for the 2002 World Cup,
0:27.4	where amidst a high level of security and an even higher level of public shame,
0:33.1	the most popular sport-supporting man in the final.
0:34.9	It got underway.
0:35.8	The games have produced a stunning upset already.
0:37.9	Defending champion France lost to Senegal.
0:40.7	One to nil.
0:42.0	An unbelievably sweet win for Senegal over France.
0:47.4	301 years ago, Senegal was a French colony.
0:52.0	Plundered, raped, despoiled of its natural resources, but now they beat
0:56.0	them in soccer, won nothing, so I
0:57.8	guess it's even.
1:02.2	Meanwhile, in Group
1:03.7	B action, Paraguay battled
1:06.0	South Africa to a two-two-tie.
1:08.4	Woo, two-two-tie. No love
1:10.0	lost between those two countries.
1:12.9	Or hate or commerce, for that matter.
1:17.7	Did you know that overseas what we call soccer
1:20.7	is known as football?
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