Special seats were installed at Albany stadium so Fifa's top executives could sit in line with halfway during the U20 World Cup final - even though existing seats were under one metre from the mark.
The precisely aligned seats were to be filled by Fifa president Sepp Blatter and vice-president Jeffrey Webb, the tournament's chairman.
Mr Blatter indicated he would attend the final before Fifa was spectacularly engulfed in a bribery and corruption scandal that saw police swoop on its annual congress in Zurich.
Mr Webb was among six Fifa officials arrested on May 27 as part of the corruption probe started by prosecutors in the United States.
Law officials have not accused Mr Blatter, 79, of any wrongdoing, but his stewardship of Fifa is under scrutiny, sources familiar with investigations in the US and Switzerland have said.