Spain captain Raul wants to continue his international career after seeing his side's World Cup hopes end with a 3-1 defeat by France in the last 16.

The Real Madrid ace endured a miserable 29th birthday as France came from behind to ensure that Spain once again failed to live up to their potential, but Raul is not ready to call it a day after 99 caps.

He said: "Today the real World Cup began and it has been a big disappointment for us.

"It's always the same. In the moment of truth we fail to deliver, we don't prove our worth.

"The fact is that our fantastic start served for nothing because the important thing was to win this game.

"We faced a great French team. They have used their experience to good use and have played at a high level.

"I want to continue to play for the national team.

"I hope that I will be called up by this coach or whoever takes over. That is my intention and what happened tonight doesn't change this."