Gareth Southgate called the World Cup private his last dance and fully expected it to be his last tournament as England manager before being convinced to stay on for Euro 2024… Sportsmail’s MARTIN SAMUEL tells WORLD CUP CONFIDENTIAL
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There was great joy among England fans when the FA announced on Sunday morning that Gareth Southgate would stay on as manager.
The 52-year-old, who has led the Three Lions since 2016, reflected on his future after France’s World Cup quarter-final elimination.
However, after consulting those close to him and being urged by his players to stay on, Southgate has declared his intentions to the FA to remain as England manager and will now guide the team through their Euro 2024 campaign.
Since taking over Sam Allardyce, Southgate has led the Three Lions to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, the Euro 2020 final and the last eight in Qatar, but pressure had mounted on him ahead of the tournament after England failed to make it. managed to win in their previous six games.
And in today’s confidential World Cup, chief sports writer Martin Samuel says Southgate fully expects to leave after the Qatar tournament.
Martin Samuel, Rob Draper, Ian Ladyman and Oliver Holt spoke as part of Sports mail and MailPlus’ daily videocast ‘World Cup Confidential’.
It appears on Mail Online every morning of the tournament and can be found on our Youtube Channel.
Gareth Southgate will stay on as England manager and will lead the Euro 2024 campaign
There was much speculation about his future after England’s World Cup departure for France