The world football body says it reviewed the allegations but decided there were "no grounds to open a formal case."
FIFA said on Thursday that it now considered the matter closed, even though it reminded Australia's football federation about bidding rules.
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FIFA started investigating last month after The Age newspaper reported some FIFA executive members were given jewelry and offered travel expenses.
The Australian federation said the pearl cufflinks and necklaces were presented at a private dinner after the FIFA Congress in Sydney in May 2008 - eight months before official campaigning
began.
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