FIFA president Joseph Blatter looked set to be elected to a fourth term of office after a bid to postpone the vote was rejected on Wednesday.
Delegates at the FIFA congress in Zurich overwhelmingly rejected a motion by England’s Football Association to delay the elections in view of corruption allegations against executive committee members.
The FA’s motion was backed by 17 delegates but rejected by 172.
English FA chairman David Bernstein, putting the proposal to the Congress, said: “The election has turned into a one-horse race. Only with a contested election will the winner have...a proper, credible mandate. We are faced by an unsatisfactory situation and universal criticism from governments, sponsors, media and public.” Delegates from Congo, Cyprus, Benin and the Fiji Islands were highly critical of the FA in speeches backing Blatter, who is expected to be formally elected later on Wednesday.
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