Antonio Conte has already spoken of a potential future with the Italy national team after giving them to the quarter-finals of Euro2016.

The Azzurri set up a final eight clash with World champions Germany by beating Spain 2-0 in Paris on Monday in what was one of the best performances under Conte's reign.

The 46-year-old will leave his role as Italy boss after the Euros but insists he has no regrets at taking a job at club level after instilling a largely unseen togetherness within the Italy ranks.

Conte also suggested that perhaps he could one day be back on the touchline for his country such is his passion for the national team.

"I've made a choice," Conte said. "I will have a significant experience abroad now.

"But clearly Italy has a place in my heart from every perspective and I hope to be Italy coach again in the future because there is no experience like that in the world."

He added: "Right from the outset since I took over I have said that the only route forward to achieve a semblance of success is to try and be a like a club team.

"We can't simply be a group of players. There is no point in hiding it, this is not the rosiest period for Italy in terms of talent.

"Given the fact we can't fall back on a selection of good players we have to be a collective. I have battled for two years for people to understand this and we are a team.

"We have been working very intensively for a month now, tactically and physically, in a bid to surprise people and we have already succeeded on that."

Italy will meet Joachim Low's Germany in Bordeaux on Saturday.