"I will not be the next England coach", Luiz Felipe Scolari has said. "I was one of numerous candidates. I will be the Portugal coach until the end of the World Cup. Last night there were 20 reporters outside my house. I don't like this pressure so I will definitely not be coach of England."

BBC Radio Five Live's football correspondent Jonathan Legard said the principal reason for Scolari apparently withdrawing his candidacy was because his family had received death threats, although the Brazilian made no reference to this at the news conference.