England manager Roy Hodgson has stated that he will not resign from his post despite England looking on the brink of World Cup elimination at the group stage, following a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Uruguay on Thursday.

Mail Online report that Hodgson maintained that he doesn't feel the need to walk away, but would be powerless to stop the FA dismissing him from his post should they see fit. Hodgson's side suffered at the hands of a Luis Suarez double either side of Wayne Rooney's equaliser to fall to their second successive defeat in Brazil.

Hodgson said: "I've been really happy with the way the players have responded to the work we've tried to carry out. I'm bitterly disappointed, of course, but I don't feel I need to resign, no.

"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."

Hodgson saw his side produce a lacklustre performance, by having gained the equaliser in the final quarter of the game the 66-year-old felt his side could go on to win the match having looked on the front foot, before Suarez struck his second.

"We believed we could do enough to get a result in this game. Having worked so hard to get back to 1-1 I believed we would go on to win the game or at least draw, so to concede the second goal is an unbelievable blow. I don't really know what to say at this time."

The second goal originated from a direct long ball, and after captain Steven Gerrard failed to deal with it sufficiently Suarez found himself all alone against Joe Hart before smashing the ball into the net.

"We are more than disappointed, we're devastated. It was a goal we don't expect to concede. Long goal kicks with the type of players we have in the team, we deal with them," Hodgson continued.

"I thought we would go on possibly to win the game and certainly I didn't think we would lose the game at that point.

"We had been in control for such a long time. After the first five minutes (of the second half) we got back on track. We've been near their goal so many times, but it doesn't matter how many times you get near the other team's goal, it matters how many times you put it in the back of the net and we haven't done that enough."

Suarez, who underwent surgery on his knee just one month ago, returned to punish England for a lacklustre performance to put them on the brink of elimination. Regarding the Liverpool man, Hodgson said: "He scored the two goals. The first goal in particular was exceptionally good, Cavani's chip and his pulling away to the back post and the cleverness of his header I thought was really top, top play. The second one I thought he was a bit fortunate, but when he got himself through he made no mistake."

England must hope Italy win their final two games whilst the Three Lions beat Costa Rica handsomely in their final group game to stand any chance of progressing to the next phase.