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ESPN’s “SportsCenter” missed it. Sports Illustrated missed it. U.S. newspapers ran only a blurb on it, if that. Unless you were paying close attention, you probably missed one of the biggest sports stories in recent history last weekend. South Africa, banned from world soccer from 1966 to 1994 as punishment for apartheid, is headed to the World Cup for the first time. The national team beat Congo 1-0. The win could improve South Africa’s chances of becoming the first African nation to hold a World Cup final.