According to its chairwoman, the Football Association has confidence in the manager.
In her first public comments since becoming FA chair, she praised the resilience and accountability of the man.
She said that he is the most successful England manager of all time.
The culture he's created isn't seen by many people.
There was not a lot of pride in wearing the England shirt. The players weren't getting on at the club.
I have seen that change for myself.
His high IQ makes him a chief executive in any sphere.
There is resilience and accountability. You want an England manager who doesn't have sloped shoulders.
England reached the semi-finals of the World Cup and the final of the European Championship under the leadership of Southgate.
She backed the FA's decision last year to give the 51-year-old a contract extension to 2024, rather than waiting until after this year's World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
I don't think we would be discussing it had we not had the recent series of games, she said.
We did that with thought. The fact that there has been a hiccup doesn't mean that we should have given him a contract.
I think that the important thing is that we have confidence in him. It's important to go into the tournament.
"Gareth's response to her call was that it was his accountability, that there's always something to learn, that's what he said."
It's refreshing to work with someone like that who is open to learning.
There is pressure on the England team to help safeguard the rights of migrant workers in the country.
The hosts have been accused of human rights abuses.
England captain Harry Kane has said he is talking to his international team-mates about whether they can make some form of protest, and the FA is thought to be considering backing calls for more compensation for bereaved families.
The context is not easy to understand. There's a positive to come from a World Cup being held there, that's what I have said before.
They see it as an opportunity to give the migrant workers a voice. We wanted to know if they would rather boycott or come and shine a light.
I was told by a number that they wanted you to shine a light. It is important to unite with other federations.
It's inevitable that the team will be asked questions about human rights.
They are curious, they want to learn, they are role models, and they want to be informed.
We are teaching them in the issues and educating ourselves in the issues. We will discuss with the team what is the best statement we can make, particularly about leaving a legacy with the rest of our football colleagues internationally.
The FA has a Uefa working group on that topic. We are going to work on that with all the countries that have qualified.
We are looking at two things, first, what is the legacy programme, and second, what symbolic gesture we would like to make."
We hope to give an update on that after we speak to the players.
The debate over the inclusion of trans athletes in women's sport is a tricky subject, as evidenced by the International Rugby League's temporary ban on trans players.
On Sunday it was announced that swimming's world governing body voted to stop trans athletes from competing in women's elite races and on Monday it was confirmed that football's world governing body is reviewing its gender eligibility rules.
It has to be fair but it has to be inclusive. Any sports administrator has to think about that.
Is the competition fair and is it inclusive?
"We have our own policy with grassroots that we are working on at the moment and there is a consultation going on with the elite of the game." There could be a slightly different approach to grassroots.
England failed to win any of their four Nations League games over the last fortnight as punishment for crowd unrest at Wembley Stadium during the Euro 2020 final.
There were a number of pitch invasions after games in England at the end of the domestic season, with supporters attacking players.
The pitch is sacred and players, match officials and coaches have to be able to play safely.
"If you look at some of the footage at the end of last season, it was disturbing and anything but safe for those players and some of the fans that invaded the pitch."
We are working with the FA to put in place the toughest possible sanctions.
At a meeting a week or so ago, every club in the room said they needed to put in place harsher sanctions. No resistance was present. It was clear what we needed to do.
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