FFA chairman Steven Lowy confirmed FIFA had threatened to step in by establishing a Normalisation Committee if "an acceptable expansion of the Congress was not in place" by the deadline.

A delegation from FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation - which the FFA is a part of - is due to travel to Australia later this month in a bid to bring the row to an end.

The dispute surrounds the potential expansion of the Congress, the FFA's ruling body which currently has 10 members.

It comprises of one representative from each of the nine member federations who represent the game in their region and an A-League representative who is nominated by a majority of the clubs.

The FFA and the Australian Professional Football Clubs Association, who represent A-League clubs, are at loggerheads over how the Congress should grow.

According to the FFA, all stakeholders agree it should be expanded to include more members.

"However the 10 current Congress members, who are the only stakeholders entitled to a vote to change its membership, are divided over the make-up of a new Congress," the body said in a statement.

World football's governing body are thought to want to see representation from a greater depth of stakeholders, such as those from women's football and futsal.

Clubs from the A-League, Australia's main domestic league, want an increased say in home the game is run in the country.

FIFA has already rejected a proposal from the A-League clubs, which would see them given three seats on the Congress instead of the current one.

Eighty per cent of the FFA voting members agreed with the plan, but it was rejected by the clubs and Football New South Wales.

FIFA claimed this did not "reflect an appropriate representation of all stakeholders”.

"We look forward to working with FIFA and AFC representatives over the coming weeks,” said Lowy.

“As I said in March, FFA wants to see an expanded Congress for Australia that reflects the way the game is evolving in this country but also protects and promotes the interests of the whole of the game.

“Our Congress members have differing views on how that should happen so we will continue to work with all parties to find a solution by the end of November.”

The row remains an embarrassment for football in Australia, particularly considering the country recently announced plans to launch a bid for the 2023 Women's World Cup.