Roy Hodgson’s agreement as England manager will be recharged if the group “do well” and “play well” at Euro 2016, says Football Association boss Greg Dyke.
Britain face Slovakia at 20:00 BST on Monday knowing triumph will secure them a spot in the last 16 in France.
Hodgson’s arrangement terminates toward the end of the competition, and the 68-year-old has shown he might want to stay in control for the World Cup in 2018.
“Clearly if you get to semi-finals, that’s success,” Dyke told.
“If we’ve played well and unfortunately lost against a good team or on penalties [in the quarter-finals] then that’s a discussion that will go on.”
The 69-year-old said the FA had been clear with Hodgson that a choice would not be made until the end of the competition.
Dyke, who will leave his post this month, repeated his conviction England ought to mean to win the 2022 World Cup.
“2022 is a realistic objective – we have a very young side now – if we can hold the younger players together and bring in some others,” he added.
Dyke is concerned the inexorably “international” nature of the Premier League has prompted an absence of home-developed players and supervisors.
He referred to 18-year-old striker Marcus Rashford’s ascent from Manchester United foundation prospect to the England senior squad as a case.
“Rashford came from nowhere,” he said. “I suspect there are other Rashfords out there who never get a chance to play in the Premier League.”
Of the 20 top-flight clubs, just five have an English chief, and Dyke said Hodgson’s successor might be remote.
“You will want someone who has managed in England and understands English football,” he said. “That doesn’t mean they have to be English.”
The Football Union of Russia was fined 150,000 euros (£119,000) taking after vicious scenes at the Euro 2016 diversion against England in Marseille.
Uefa has cautioned both nations that any further inconvenience including their supporters at matches will bring about the ejection.
Gatherings of Russian fans have been extradited from France taking after brutal conflicts police faulted for 150 “well-trained” hoodlums.
Russia is because of the host the World Cup in two years’ chance, and Dyke is certain the competition will proceed.
“You can’t hold Russia to account because a bunch of organised thugs got together and caused mayhem in a particular place,” he said.
