Football Association chairman David Bernstein has admitted their attempt to have the FIFA presidential election called off is almost certain to fail but insisted a "coronation" of Sepp Blatter is unacceptable.
Bernstein also wants FIFA to appoint an independent body to supervise reforms after the scandals of the last month which have caused a crisis in the world governing body.
The FA will need 75% of the 208 associations to back them on Wednesday - and that looks a forlorn hope, with Bernstein admitting: "To get 150-odd votes clearly would be extremely difficult when we starting from a standing start but there was actually a matter of principle involved."
He added: "Myself and the FA feel that the situation FIFA has got itself into is in many ways unacceptable. Going forward in this situation if he does with a coronation rather than an election I don't think does anybody any good - including Mr Blatter."
Bernstein's move came after Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam pulled out of the race against Blatter at the weekend, hours before he and FIFA vice-president Jack Warner were provisionally banned from all football-related activities on bribery charges.
There have been rumours that some European countries will try to persuade Blatter to say he will step down after two years rather than four, but Bernstein said he had no knowledge of that.
The FA's move has been publicly supported only by the Scottish FA, and there was criticism from USA's FIFA member Chuck Blazer, the man who blew the whistle on the bribery claims.
Blazer said: "Unfortunately with them [the FA], everything is too little too late.
"If they wanted other candidates they should have done things before the deadline. If they wanted to report malfeasance they shouldn't have waited for a Parliamentary hearing.
"The FA needs to learn to be ahead of the curve and not behind the game."
Source: PA
