A stand-off continued yesterday between FIFA and the Polish government ahead of a deadline to reinstate the country's FA or risk suspension from all soccer competitions and lose the right to co-host Euro 2012.

FIFA and UEFA - whose rules do not allow government interference - gave Poland until noon today to reverse its decision to replace the football association with an administrator last week.

"There is a battle of wits and a war of nerves between Poland and FIFA," Polish Interior Minister Grzegorz Schetyna said yesterday.

"Ultimatums and pressure are not advisable. I think FIFA is using scare tactics."

Poland's arbitration tribunal suspended the PZPN (FA) board and named an administrator last week after Sports Minister Miroslaw Drzewiecki filed a motion saying it had violated the law in a number of cases.

FIFA said Warsaw must reinstate the FA or risk being suspended from this month's two World Cup qualifying matches. UEFA warned any suspension could lead to Poland being stripped of the right to co-host Euro 2012 alongside Ukraine.

Both FIFA and UEFA reiterated their warnings yesterday.

"Nothing has changed, the deadline stands," a FIFA spokesman said.

William Gaillard, special advisor to UEFA president Michel Platini, told Reuters his organisation "is fully behind FIFA".

"This is about the fundamental principles of our sport. We cannot allow sports administrators to be replaced the following day by politicians at the whim of a government," Gaillard said.