World Cup 2014: England boss Roy Hodgson 'not resigning' 
By Phil McNulty
Chief football writer at Arena de Sao Paulo
England manager Roy Hodgson insists he will not resign, despite his side being on the brink of elimination from the World Cup at the group stage.
Luis Suarez's double for Uruguay condemned England to their second successive defeat in Group D
and anything other than an Italy win when the Azzurri face Costa Rica on Friday will mean an early exit.
"I don't have any intention to resign," he said. "I've been really happy with the way the players have responded to the work we've tried to do."Hodgson took over shortly before Euro 2012, where England were eliminated on penalties by Italy in the quarter-finals, while they qualified unbeaten for this World Cup in Brazil.
"I'm bitterly disappointed, of course, but I don't feel I need to resign, no," he added."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.""Our chances are unbelievably slim," said Hodgson. "We depend on Italy winning their next two matches and us beating Costa Rica by the requisite number of goals."
"To continue, we needed a result against Uruguay. We needed a victory and we didn't get it."
England went behind when Suarez headed in, but equalised when Wayne Rooney tapped in a low Glen Johnson cross to score his first World Cup goal.
Hodgson's side appeared to have the upper hand only for a long goal-kick to find its way to Suarez,
who powered in a shot for the winner, and described the victory as "retribution" against his critics in England.
"I'm really bitterly disappointed," said Hodgson.
"We came with such high hopes and have not been able to deliver. It is a major sadness for me."He added: "I'm numb really - numb with disappointment and sadness that so many hopes and dreams and so much work has been blown away.
"The hope is small. Had we drawn the game I would even have been tempted to say to you the chances were good.
Now we need Italy to win both their games and that is not guaranteed."
Hodgson bemoaned the stop-start manner of a contest that was decided by Suarez's 84th-minute winner.
"Uruguay are very different to Italy. They allow you more chance to play, the game is broken up less," he said.
"There were a few challenges that went unpunished; the referee allowed the game to flow but sometimes to our detriment.
"Although I don't think anyone could question the players' desire, we haven't been good enough to win the two games.
"We thought after the equaliser if anyone would get a winner it would be us but, unfortunately,
one kick down the field and a flick on came through to Luis Suarez and he doesn't miss those chances."
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