Speaking ahead of the tournament, Bullingham did not rule out appointing a foreign manager for the England men’s team, pointing out that the women’s team are coached by Sarina Wiegman, who is from the Netherlands.

That opens up the possibility of Pochettino and Tuchel being seriously considered to succeed Southgate. The pair would both be interested in the post and already have extensive links to the squad.

Pochettino has managed a number of players during his time in charge of Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, while Tuchel worked with England internationals at Chelsea and helped Harry Kane enjoy his best goalscoring season at Bayern Munich. Both managers would also fit the FA’s criteria.

The FA would have been interested in Tuchel had Southgate left after the last World Cup, as he considered doing, partly because they knew he was very keen to coach at the Euros in Germany.

Carsley is admired within the FA and guided the Under-21s to European Championship success, beating Spain in the final, last summer. He has also worked with a number of England’s senior players who have come through the age groups.

Lampard and Gerrard would be considered outsiders, but their experience of playing for England and coaching at different levels could mean they are spoken to as part of any process.

Someone of the calibre of Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp – who is out-of-work having left Liverpool – is highly unlikely. Even so both have expressed an interest in coaching a national team before the end of their careers. Klopp will probably want that to eventually be Germany while Guardiola has a long-held fascination with Brazil.

Southgate is likely to take the rest of this year to consider what to do next. The 53-year-old has always made it clear that he would like to return to club management, having previously been in charge of Middlesbrough from 2006-09, his first job after playing, and has not ruled out the possibility of working overseas.