UEFA will push the European Commission to accept FA chairman Greg Dyke's proposals to increase the number of home-grown players in squads despite Premier League opposition.
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has suggested that instead of changing the quotas, England should instead follow the example of Costa Rica and seek to achieve success with players who are not at the top clubs.
Dyke has proposed the minimum number of home-grown players in top-flight squads be increased from eight to 12 over four years from 2016-17 in order to boost the quality of the England team.
UEFA is backing Dyke strongly and its president Michel Platini will use a September meeting with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker to raise the issue.
UEFA's chief of communications Pedro Pinto said: "The UEFA president is totally aligned with the chairman of the English FA Greg Dyke on the issue of home-grown players.
"We will look at ways in which we can increase the number of home-grown players in our competitions considering we can do nothing to impose restrictions on nationalities.
"I can tell you that Michel Platini would like to work with the European Commission on this matter and plans on meeting with its president Mr Jean-Claude Juncker in the near future."
Scudamore believes the shortage of English players at clubs in the upper echelons of the Premier League has become too great an obsession, suggesting there is nothing wrong with looking further down the ladder.
He said: "Widen your horizons. Why shouldn't the England team come from the top 12 teams in the Championship and the bottom 10 of the Premier League if they are English and good enough?
"[Take] Costa Rica. They played well in the World Cup, where are they playing their league football? We get hung up that they can't be good enough unless they are playing for Chelsea or Manchester United."
Dyke's England Commission has highlighted the shortage of English players in the Premier League -- only 35 percent of players starting Premier League matches last season were English, while the equivalent figure in the other top five leagues was: Italy 43 percent; Germany 48 percent; France 56 percent; Spain 58 percent.
Furthermore, only 11 of last year's England World Cup squad had Champions League experience, compared to all 23 of the Spain squad and 18 of the Germany squad.
Professional Football Association chief executive Gordon Taylor wants to see up to four home-grown players in every starting XI, but admits that the same rule would have to apply across Europe.
Taylor said: "Richard [Scudamore] has a duty to look after the interests of the Premier League and believes that the Elite Player Performance Plan will bring through home-grown players many of whom may be qualified to play for England.
"If we are to introduce rules about how many home-grown players are in a squad or starting XI then these rules should apply in all UEFA countries, otherwise the Premier League will justifiably feel that they are being disadvantaged in comparison to other clubs competing in the Champions League and Europa League."