Johannesburg police have denied using tear gas outside Ellis Park stadium before the stampede which killed 43 people.

Football officials in South Africa are meeting today to decide what caused a stampede at a football match in Johannesburg in which at least 43 fans died.

The worst disaster in South African sporting history will not necessarily affect the country's chances of hosting the 2010 World Cup.

Lucas Radebe spoke of his sadness at the death of at least 43 football fans in a stampede at Ellis Park, and revealed he had seen similar tragic scenes when he played for Kaiser Chiefs.