Sepp Blatter looks likely to be confirmed as the head of FIFA for a fourth term, after attempts to delay the vote on his election failed.

The Scottish FA and their English counterparts had called on FIFA to postpone the voting, amid allegations of corruption within the organisation.

Blatter's only opponent, Mohamed Bin Hammam, and Concacaf president Jack Warner have been suspended amidst allegations of bribery, leaving the Swiss incumbent the only candidate standing for the presidency.

In light of such distractions, the authorities in Scotland and England had proposed withholding the voting until the outstanding cases had been heard.

Stewart Regan of the SFA stated yesterday: "The Scottish FA can today confirm its position that the FIFA Presidential election be postponed in light of recent uncertainty.

"We believe the election should be rescheduled to facilitate a period of consultation to deal with the issues that have arisen in recent weeks.

"The events of the last two days, in particular, have made any election unworkable."

However, the motion to postpone the voting was defeated as 172 of the 206 voters opted to continue with the election as planned.

To force a delay, the Scottish and English FA's would have required 155 of the 206 voters, but garnered support from just 17, with a further 17 abstentions.

Blatter showed little sign of his embattled position as he addressed the problems facing the organisation.

The 75-year-old stated: "I am the captain weathering the storm, this is a difficult period for FIFA and I admit that readily.

"Not only is the pyramid shaking but our ship has drawn some water."

In spite of the allegations surrounding Blatter, he has continued to receive support from FIFA representatives around the world.

Julio Grondana, the Argentine head of FIFA's finance committee, branded the English FA "pirates" for their stance, before further fanning the flames.

In an interview with the German press agency he said: "If you give back the Falkland Islands, which belong to us, you will get my vote".

There was further criticism from representatives from Haiti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Benin, Fiji and Cyprus.

Ahead of a likely victory, Blatter announced that future World Cup votes will be taken by all of the 208 member associations rather than the current 24-man executive committee.