The England manager made it clear during the post-match comments following loss to France in FIFA World Cup quarter-final last Saturday that he wanted some time to consider if he wanted to stay in the role as team's manager or not.
England were eliminated from the World Cup on Saturday by France, and Southgate has hinted he needs time and space to make the best decision possible going forward.
Kane had a chance to score the equaliser in the final few minutes of the match through a penalty, but he missed possibly the most decisive penalty of his side's campaign.
Strikes from Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud helped France beat England 2-1 at Al Khor on Sunday and march into the semifinals of the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022. Harry Kane had a chance to score the equaliser in the final few minutes of the match through a penalty, but he missed poss
England breezed past Senegal with a 3-0 victory in the round of 16 encounter at the Al-Bayt Stadium on Sunday to set up a tempting World Cup quarterfinal matchup with the reigning champions France.
The head coach expressed happiness over the forward's performance while crediting his success to the training Rashford undertook for it and also rued the striker's chance to get a hat trick in the game.
England got off to a great start in the first half, leading by 3-0 before adding three more goals in the second half. But Southgate was not happy with the way his side let Iran score two goals later in the game.