FA chairman Greg Dyke has warned it will be hard to cope with the disruption to the football calendar if the 2022 World Cup is moved to November and December.
"It will clearly disrupt the whole football calendar as it means club football stopping at the end of October," he said.
"You might be able to keep the disruption to one season if you start earlier and end later.
"But it's going to be tough - and unnecessary because we would not be doing this if FIFA had done their work properly."
Asked about the final being held as late as December 23, Mr Dyke replied: "We will have to wait to hear the detail but we will try to protect all the traditional Christmas dates."
FIFA wants to move the Qatar World Cup to the winter because of the scorching summer temperatures in the Gulf state.
In June and July, when the tournament is traditionally held, they soar above 40C (104F), but in November-December they fall to around 25C (77F).
There are no plans to reduce the size of the competition from 32 teams or 64 matches, but FIFA has said it will be shortened, with some commentators speculating it could run from November 26 to December 23.
Premier League chairman Richard Scudamore says the switch to winter would cause the biggest disruption to England's top flight since it was started in 1992.
Sky Sports estimates at least 80 Premier League games will be affected, and more than 50 leagues worldwide.
At present the Premier League kicks off in August and runs until the middle of May.
To accommodate a winter World Cup it would have to start a month earlier in July.
Games would be played until the end of October when the league would be suspended for six or seven weeks, with the World Cup final reportedly taking place on December 23.
The Premier League would resume soon after, possibly as early as Boxing Day, and continue until the following June.
The Champions League and League Cup would also be hit, but the FA Cup less so as the third round, when the bigger clubs come in, is not until January.
To help ease the strain on Premier League clubs, the starting and finishing times of the 2021-22 and 2023-34 seasons could also be moved.
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