UEFA have delayed making a decision on whether Dublin will host Euro 2020 games until this Friday.
The Aviva Stadium was due to stage three Group E games this summer involving Slovakia, Poland and Sweden, and a last-16 tie.
But the FAI, on the advice of the Irish Government, has informed UEFA that it cannot provide an answer on potential fan numbers as it continues to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
A UEFA statement said today: "The Executive Committee was presented with several options for matches scheduled to take place in the venues of Bilbao, Dublin and Munich where there is currently no confirmed spectators’ attendance.
"The committee tasked the UEFA Administration to draw up concrete proposals for a final decision to be taken via videoconference on Friday 23 April 2021."
The FAI responded then responded to UEFA's statement: "The Football Association of Ireland and our Local Organising Structure (LOS) partners – Dublin City Council, Government and the Aviva Stadium – have today been informed by UEFA that no decision is forthcoming as yet regarding the hosting of four games in Dublin at the UEFA EURO 2020 finals this summer.
"The Dublin LOS acknowledge this statement from UEFA and awaits further communication in due course. The FAI and the LOS will maintain dialogue with UEFA and will make no further comment until UEFA has reached a final decision on Dublin’s status as a host venue for UEFA EURO 2020 on Friday, April 23."
It comes as UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has said that any players involved in the controversial European Super League could be banned from playing in the European Championship and the World Cup.
Ceferin stated that UEFA were united in their stance against the proposals for the European Super League - which includes Premier League sides Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.
He said: "I cannot stress more strongly UEFA and the footballing world are united against the disgraceful, self-serving proposals we have seen, fuelled purely by greed. It's a nonsense of a project.
"This idea is a spit in the face for all footballer lovers and our society. We will not allow them to take this away from us."
And when asked if players could be banned as early as the Euro 2020 tournament, Ceferin responded: "We're still assessing the situation with our legal team. It's a bit too early.
"We will take all the sanctions that we can... and we will inform you as soon as we have a clear answer. My opinion is that, as soon as possible, the players have to be banned from all our competitions."
