Socceroos boss Ange Postecoglou says coaching Australia has been the greatest honour of his life.
But on the night of his crowning glory - qualifying for the 2018 World Cup - the national team coach didn't say whether he would be honouring his contract and taking the Socceroos to Russia.
The night, Postecoglou declared, was for celebrating.
"What happens beyond here can be picked up tomorrow and we can decide then. It won't take too long," Postecoglou said.
"I'll sit down with the powers that be.
"I'm going to make sure I enjoy this first.
"We haven't got another game until March (and) from that perspective, there's no real urgency."
Australia were irrepressible in a 3-1 triumph over Honduras on Wednesday night that sealed their place at a fourth consecutive World Cup.
Postecoglou became the first Australian to guide the Socceroos through qualification, adding the achievement to the 2015 Asian Cup triumph.
It cements his place as Australia's indisputable coaching great.
Postecoglou admitted feeling overwhelmed after the match; both for Australia's triumph and the transformation of his much-renovated and tactically overhauled side.
"When you're coaching your own national team there's an extra layer of burden and responsibility there because you know what it means to the nation," he said.
"Before the game, I actually showed (the players) what I said at the press conference when I took over.
"That we're not going to take any backwards steps. We're going to bold. We're going to be ambitious.
"All along I've pushed and pushed and pushed ... and I can't speak highly enough of these players and this group of people.
"We've played 22 games of World Cup qualifying and we've lost two.
" This group of players deserve a hell of a lot of credit."
But qualification hasn't made Postecoglou feel like he belongs in the role.
Tension has accompanied his tenure in recent months.
It bubbled over last month with a report he would leave the position in the case of successful qualification.
On Wednesday night he said he would always feel like an "outsider" in Australian football, despite the successful journey he had overseen since taking the job in 2013.
While it remains to be seen whether Postecoglou will head to Russia, he suggested he will have the fondest of memories through the marathon qualification process.
"This has been the greatest honour of my life," he said.
"Knowing how hard this World Cup campaign was going to be ... it's been a remarkable four years
"Its not just the results, it's the way we've gone about it.
"When I saw them going for the second goal (against Honduras), when I saw them going for the third goal, it's exactly the way I want my teams to play.
"And I think moving forward it's what is going to make people stand up and take notice."
