National Prosecuting Authority boss Shaun Abrahams flew to the US last week to meet that country's attorney-general, Loretta Lynch, to discuss the 2010 Fifa World Cup bribery scandal. But the meeting, in Washington, DC, left Abrahams irritated after it became clear the Americans were on a "fishing expedition" and did not present any credible information linking South African officials to the scandal.Abrahams was accompanied by Nomgcobo Jiba, the NPA's head of prosecution services, on October 26 when they met Lynch and her team of US Department of Justice members.Earlier this year, Lynch released an indictment which, among other things, alleged the involvement of two South African officials in the scandal.In the indictment, former Fifa executive Chuck Blazer claims that a $10-million payment made to Trinidad and Tobago by South Africa through Fifa in 2008 was a bribe to select "South Africa as the host nation of the 2010 World Cup".South African officials have repeatedly denied the payment was a bribe, saying it was a donation for the development of soccer in the Caribbean under a diaspora legacy project.The Sunday Times understands, from a senior government official, that the two were invited by Lynch to discuss issues relating to the $10-million payment.Senior government officials contend the FBI and Lynch's office do not have any concrete evidence to indict the alleged South African suspects."There is nothing in whatever they [the attorney-general's staff] have sent to us. They are fishing," said a senior government official.A government leader, who cannot be named because of the sensitivity of the matter, said the FBI had failed to respond to South African queries about details of the case.He said an FBI attaché in Pretoria had sent the Justice Ministry only a note referring to the online indictment, in which no South African is mentioned by name.Apparently, Lynch admitted to the NPA team the Americans were hoping for the South Africans "to shed some light and provide information" on the matter. It is understood the NPA officials were angry at the Americans for wasting their time and resources.While the NPA confirmed the meeting, it was cagey about details."Shaun Abrahams did recently travel to Washington ... at the invitation of the attorney-general ... where he engaged in discussions with senior officials from the US Department of Justice ... the contents of which unfortunately cannot be disclosed," said NPA spokesman Luvuyo Mfaku.US justice spokesman Peter Carr declined to comment .Mthunzi Mhaga, spokesman for the Department of Justice, said this week that there had been no FBI request for mutual assistance ...