England coach Gareth Southgate cut a disconsolate figure after losing to France in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday but said he would not make any decision about his future in the heat of the moment.

“Whenever I finish these tournaments, you need time to make the correct decision. Emotionally, you’re going through many different feelings,” Southgate told reporters.

“The energy that it takes in these tournaments is enormous. I want to take the right decision, whatever that is, for the team.”

However, Southgate said he was still proud of his squad after they went “toe-to-toe” with the reigning champions.

“They know how close they’ve come, they know they pushed a top nation all the way, they had more possession, more attempts on goal, I’m very proud of how they’ve been — not only tonight but whole tournament,” he said.

“Young players have announced themselves on the world stage, we showed a different side of ourselves in the way we played, we showed character to come back from going behind tonight.”