Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill has said he is happy to remain in his role, as long as the FAI still want him.
The Derry man's contract elapsed "about a minute and a half after the result" of Ireland's 2-1 defeat to hosts France in Lyon on Sunday.
However, speaking to the media as his side prepare to return home from their Euro 2016 adventure, O'Neill said he'd "be happy to continue on."
O'Neill added that he would like to keep Roy Keane as his assistant manger, but said the Cork man will decide for himself.
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Praising the former Manchester United midfielder, O'Neill said Keane has "been great for the team."
While he said he would sit down with the Corkman before a decision was made, he added that most of the conversations needed to confirm the extension have taken place.
"I think we're pretty well all in place if the FAI board want to continue on," O'Neill said.
He added with a smile: "I didn't want to see the board last night."
Both O'Neill and Keane made a verbal commitment to remain in charge of the side until 2018, although no formal contract was signed.
Following the defeat to France, captain Seamus Coleman and goalscorer Robbie Brady urged the pair to continue in their roles.
Ireland head home with their heads held high after improving significantly on their showing at Euro 2012.
Four years ago, they returned from Poland having lost each of their three group games, against Croatia, Spain and Italy. This time around, they drew 1-1 with Sweden on a night when they might have won and despite a disappointing defeat by Belgium, secured their passage to the last 16 with a famous 1-0 victory over Italy.
Even as they bowed out, they did so while giving tournament favourites France a major scare when Brady fired them into a second-minute lead from the penalty spot, although Didier Deschamps' men eventually squeezed through 2-1.
O'Neill said: "Sweden got us off to a fantastic start, even though it was only one point. There was pride and disappointment in equal measure that didn't get all three points when we should have done.
"Then not so good against Belgium - we didn't play with the same intensity and kept giving ball away cheaply, and that was a surprise given how well we'd done against Sweden.
"But we roared back against Italy and people in Ireland can be very proud of the team."
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While O'Neill experienced tournament football himself as a player with Northern Ireland - he was part of the team which reached the World Cup finals in 1982 - France was his first taste of it as a manager, and it is one he clearly revelled in.
He said: "I've enjoyed it immensely. It was seriously brilliant to be involved in it. What have I learned? I'll let you know in the next couple of weeks. But to be a part of it was extremely brilliant."
The tournament represented something of a watershed for O'Neill's squad with the likes of Brady, Jeff Hendrick and Shane Duffy announcing their arrival on the international scene at the same time as veterans Shay Given, John O'Shea and Robbie Keane took a step back.
Those elder statesmen are yet to make decisions over their respective futures, but whatever they decide, O'Neill is grateful for the service they have given in recent weeks.
He said: "That decision will be up to the players, but I would like to say the players you've mentioned - and I include Glenn Whelan - have been really terrific around the team. I wouldn't have been without them in that sense."
