England's chances of reaching the knockout stage of the World Cup are "unbelievably slim" following a 2-1 defeat to Uruguay, manager Roy Hodgson has said.
Two goals from Luis Suarez, who started for Uruguay after returning from knee surgery, meant defeat for England in the crucial Group D match.
A disappointed Hodgson said his team controlled Suarez for much of the game, only for the Liverpool player to produce two moments of ruthlessness to give Uruguay the win.
"Our chances are unbelievably slim," he said.
Luis Suarez heads the ball past England goalkeeper Joe Hart "We depend on Italy winning their next two matches and us beating Costa Rica by the requisite number of goals. To continue, we needed a result today. We needed a victory and we didn't get it.
"I think that in both games we've shown some elements of playing some good football and we've shown we are a team making progress.
"But results decide everything and both results have been negative."
Uruguay took the lead in the 38th minute as Suarez scored from a header. England's goal came in the 75th minute when Glen Johnson sent the ball across goal for Wayne Rooney to score.
England fans in the stands at Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo But Uruguay quickly struck back with another Suarez goal in the 84th minute, before holding on to take victory.
Speaking from Sao Paulo, Sky's Paul Kelso said the defeat is likely to spell the end of England's World Cup campaign.
"The bottom line, having watched both those performances, is that ultimately they just haven't been good enough," he said.
"They've played with a good amount of spirit and attacking purpose, but faced with teams of the quality of Italy and Uruguay they simply haven't had the players to match them."
The match is crucial for both Group D teams Both England and Uruguay lost their opening World Cup matches, with Roy Hodgson's men going down 2-1 to Italy in Manaus.
This second defeat all but ends England's hopes of reaching the knockout stage.
The team's chances now rest upon Italy beating both Costa Rica and Uruguay. England will then need to defeat Costa Rica next week to stay in the running.
Hodgson's starting line-up was unchanged from the side which took the field on Saturday, although Wayne Rooney was deployed in a central role.
Roy Hodgson expressed his confidence in the team ahead of the match It came after 10 England fans were attacked in Sao Paulo ahead of the game, with a group of people wearing hoods and dark clothing throwing fireworks at the England supporters.
Local shops and a bus were also damaged as the attackers threw glass bottles at the group.
Police arrested 14 people following the attack, which occurred hours before kick off. No British nationals are believed to have been injured in the attack.
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