Gareth Southgate refuses to commit to England future after World Cup exit

When asked about his future following England’s defeat, Southgate was non-committal and told ITV: “After every tournament, we’ve sat and reviewed and reflected. That needs a bit of time so everybody makes the right decisions.”

Southgate was positive about England’s display and said the Three Lions had deserved more from their performance.

“I just said to the players, I don’t think they could have done any more,” Southgate said. “I thought they played well against a top team, but it’s fine margins. I thought the way this group progressed throughout the tournament was fantastic.

“We were here to try and win the tournament, we thought we could, with this performance against the world champions, we could’ve done that.”

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Southgate refused to put any blame on the performance of the Brazilian referee, Wilton Sampaio, and backed Kane after his captain’s late penalty miss.

“We win and lose as a team,” he said. “We’ve missed a few chances. He’s so reliable in those situations, we wouldn’t be here but for him.”

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