England manager Roy Hodgson insists he will not resign, despite his side facing World Cup elimination.
Luis Suarez’s double for Uruguay condemned England to their second successive defeat in Group D following an opening loss to Italy.
If Italy fail to beat Costa Rica on Friday, then England are out.
“I don’t have any intention to resign,” said Hodgson, 66. “I’ve been really happy with the way the players have responded to the work we’ve done.”
The Football Association appointed Hodgson shortly before Euro 2012, following Fabio Capello’s shock decision to quit.
England reached the quarter-finals at the European Championship in Poland and Ukraine, losing on penalties to Italy, but they were unbeaten as they qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The only way England can stay in the World Cup
England need Italy to win their remaining group games against Costa Rica and Uruguay to stay in the tournament.
Roy Hodgson’s side then need to beat Costa Rica in their final group game.
England, Uruguay and Costa Rica would then each be on three points and qualification would be decided on goal difference.
But the statistics are not on England’s side as no team has ever lost their opening two games at a World Cup and progressed from the group.
“I’m bitterly disappointed, of course, but I don’t feel I need to resign, no,” added Hodgson. “On the other hand, if the FA think I’m not the right man to do the job, that will be their decision not mine.”
QPR boss Harry Redknapp, who was strongly tipped to take over from Capello at one stage, said Hodgson should remain in charge.
“Roy couldn’t have done any more,” he told Radio 4’s Today programme. “He’s prepared the team well, worked hard, you can see they’ve got a good camp. At the end of the day, we’ve come up short.”
However, Redknapp said he felt the “future of English football” lay with Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers and Everton boss Roberto Martinez.
“I think there’s two young managers on Merseyside who are absolutely fantastic,” he said. “When Roy does calls it a day, I’d like to see England play the way Liverpool played this year under Rodgers or the way that Everton have played under Martinez.”
Former England striker and BBC pundit Alan Shearer backed Hodgson to take England to Euro 2016.
“Everyone wanted to see the kids given a chance and he went and tried to win the game against Italy,” Shearer said. “He should be given the chance to finish what he started.”
Graham Taylor, who managed England between 1990 and 1993, also said the FA should “stick with” Hodgson.
“It’s a process of building and it takes time,” Taylor told Radio 4’s Today programme. “Roy has only been in the job for two years and it takes longer than that to put a team together in international football.”
Dion Dublin said: “We need to stick with somebody. Give him some time to try and recover and take forward the nation. If we keep changing we’ll just become like any other Premier League football club.”
England captain Steven Gerrard insisted Hodgson was a “fantastic manager”.
“He gave us a good gameplan and we haven’t delivered so we have to take responsibility,” said the Liverpool midfielder.
