FA chairman David Bernstein called on the 208 FIFA member associations to stop Sepp Blatter being re-elected unopposed.
However the FIFA members then voted by 172 votes to 17 not to postpone the election.
Bernstein: "It gives me no pleasure to make this speech. A lot of people have warned me I shouldn't be making this speech but FIFA is a democratic organisation.
"We are faced with an unsatisfactory situation. We are subject to universal criticism from governments, sponsors, media and the wider world.
"With this background the election has turned into one-horse race.
"In the view of the Football Association this should be avoided both for the sake of FIFA and the president itself. A coronation without an opponent provides a flawed mandate.
"I ask for a postponement to allow time for an additional candidate or candidates to stand and compete in an open and fair election.
"Only by so doing will the winner have proper credibility over the next four years."