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Greg Dyke insists that England could sensationally boycott the 2018 World Cup.

Michel Platini said on Thursday that UEFA could pull its member countries out of the tournament if Sepp Blatter remains in office as FIFA president.

The Swiss is expected to win today's election and to begin a fifth term.

And on Friday morning FA chairman Greg Dyke reiterated the threat - but insisted England would need the support of all the UEFA nations for it to have any impact.

He said: "There would be no point pulling England out if everyone else stays in. It would have no impact. It would just be forgotten.

"But if you could pull UEFA out, that might have an impact. If Blatter gets re-elected, then that should be discussed," he told Sky Sports News.

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"I thought the evidence the Americans produced was devastating and I don’t think Blatter can survive that. He might survive this weekend but I don’t think he can survive in the long-term.

"During his period in charge, the level of corruption has been unacceptable. It's just frightening."

On Thursday Platini said: "With everything that happened recently, enough is enough. Many people have had enough.

"We will surely have a meeting in which we will be open to all options. If Mr Blatter wins, UEFA will meet in Berlin to discuss the future of our relations with FIFA."

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Platini confirmed that he has asked Blatter to stand down in a one-on-one meeting and also during crisis talks with the beleaguered FIFA president.

Platini believes there is strong support within Europe for Prince Ali and says the tarnished image of FIFA leaves the organisation in crisis and says it cannot be respected any longer.

"How do you respect the players and people to respect the statutes if the people drawing them up are not respectable." he added.

Follow all the latest news as we cover the FIFA congress and presidential election live.