A three-man panel will consider non-English candidates to replace Roy Hodgson as England manager, Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn says.
Hodgson resigned immediately following England's shock 2-1 defeat to Iceland in the Euro 2016 round of 16 on Monday, and Glenn said the panel will immediately begin the process of searching for his replacement.
Glenn will work with vice-chairman David Gill and technical director Dan Ashworth to find the coach that will lead England into qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.
"We will be the triumvirate that will start the process, so we will harness opinion and wisdom from the wider part of the game," Glenn said.
"It's really important that we get this right and get England into a situation where we can build on the strength that we've got.
"We think we've got a lot of strength in the squad to take it forward with a view to the World Cup in Russia, so it's important that we make the right decision.
"We'll be canvassing opinion from former managers, current managers, clubs and players to make sure we get a lot of wisdom into this area."
Glenn said his search would not only be limited to English managers, though he did not confirm any candidates.
"We will be looking for the best person for the job. We are absolutely not ruling anyone out," he said.
"I am not here to talk about names today but I have been consistent with this, saying we will have the best people in the world to take this exciting group of players with high potential forward.
"We are looking for the best person, not necessarily the best Englishman."
After losing in their first game in the knockout stage in Euro 2012 under Hodgson, England were eliminated at the group stage of the 2014 World Cup.
England have not won a game in the knockout stage of either tournament since beating Ecuador in the round of 16 at the 2006 World Cup, and the have not reached a semifinal since Euro 96.
Glenn said his panel would examine why England faltered in crucial games.
"We need a new manager, but we don't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater, there are a lot of good things that have been done in the England set-up that we can build on," he said.
"But we're not denying the fact that the perennial problem of when we get to the business end of a tournament, England seem brittle and we need to understand why that is.
"It's not a particular issue Roy has had to face, people before Roy have faced it too.
"So we want to move to a new approach and a new management team and it's our commitment to say that in future football tournaments we will punch our weight and go to tournaments as contenders."