 Beckham is an official ambassador for England's 2018 bid
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David Beckham has held meetings with two of the game's most powerful figures in South Africa as England look to get their bid for the 2018 back on track.
Beckham and Football Association chief Lord Triesman met with Fifa's Sepp Blatter and Jack Warner.
However, the former England captain could leave South Africa early due to the death of his grandfather.
The meetings come on the back of a rocky period for the bid team, with key figures having left the board.
Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards resigned from the board just weeks after six other board members stood down, while Karen Brady, one of those to quit her post, has stated the bid could be derailed by "infighting".
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Mr Blatter is not just the Fifa president and a powerful man in football, but he's a very, very good person
David Beckham
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Beckham's meetings with Fifa president Blatter and vice president Warner were designed to show the bid in a more positive light, with the 34-year-old also due to attend Friday's draw for the 2010 World Cup finals.
However, those plans could now be altered, with Beckham likely to fly to England following the death of his grandfather, Joseph West, on Wednesday if the funeral is held this week.
Although he did not mention the death directly, Beckham perhaps alluded to it in an interview on Fifa's website, saying: "Family comes above anything we achieve in our careers and in our lives."
Of the meeting with Blatter, he added: "It was a very relaxed, light-hearted conversation and it was good to speak to him.
"Mr Blatter is not just the Fifa president and a powerful man in football, but he's a very, very good person as well, which is more important.
"When I was last here with England I had the honour of meeting Nelson Mandela. That was the highlight of my career. To meet such a great man and a strong man and such a passionate man about sport and life will always stay with me."
Triesman was delighted with the impact the England international made.
"We have had some excellent meetings and David was hugely impressive in those meetings," he said.
"He is an inspiration to children around the world, which will be shown on Thursday when he visits one of the FA's international development programmes near Cape Town," he added.
"It is clear that legacy is central to the hopes of Fifa and any successful bid. This area is one of David's great passions and will be integral to our bid."
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