Sven-Goran Eriksson has confirmed he would stay on as England coach after the Euro 2004 defeat at the hands of Portugal.

　　Meanwhile, Eriksson revealed David Beckham was blaming himself for England's penalty shoot-out loss.

　　England lost 6-5 on penalties with Beckham and Darius Vassell missing.

　　The Swede signed a contract extension to 2008 in March and said he was determined to lead England past the quarter-finals of a major tournament.

　　Eriksson said after the penalty loss that he's going to stay after all the fuss is over.

　　He said with the World Cup coming in two years' time, he wants to advance further than the quarter-finals in the big tournaments, and maybe even play in the final.

　　England's World Cup qualifying campaign starts in September, with back-to-back Group Six games against Austria and Poland followed by fixtures against Wales, Azerbaijan and Northern Ireland.

　　The Football Association, meanwhile, has repeatedly made it clear that Eriksson has its undivided support.