Both sides reportedly offered bribes to FIFA officials, and one executive committee member claims Morocco actually won the deciding vote.
This much we know: South Africa hosted the 2010 World Cup.
But, according to a report in The Sunday Times of London that cites secret tapes the newspaper had in its possession, the vote for hosting the event was actually won by Morocco, amid allegations that both countries offered bribes for FIFA votes:
SENSATIONAL allegations about bribes in the contest to host the 2010 World Cup, even including a claim that a rival bidder actually won the vote before it was then rigged in South Africa’s favour, are revealed today in extracts from secret tapes released by The Sunday Times.