South African officials have dismissed claims by US investigators that a $10m (£6.5m) bribe was organised for Fifa officials to host the 2010 World Cup.
South Africa is the only African country to have hosted the World Cup.
There had been a "clean audit report" at the end of the World Cup, a government minister said.
A football official added that the bid was run by "men of integrity", including the late Nelson Mandela.
Fifa, the world football governing body, chose it ahead of Morocco.
'Don't panic'
The South African government promised to pay $10m to former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner and his co-conspirators in exchange for winning the right to host the tournament, an FBI indictment alleges.
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