Glenn Hoddle's future as England coach could come under threat at a Football Association meeting in London today.

Officially Hoddle is giving an England manager's traditional World Cup report to the FA's international committee. But the committee is likely to use the opportunity to question him on a range of topics which have caused concern among members, from the use of the faith healer Eileen Drewery to the controversy surrounding the contents of his World Cup diary. "It would be wrong for us not to take the opportunity to discuss some of the issues arising from the World Cup," said the committee's chairman Noel White.

It is also understood that opinion is split among the committee's 14 members about whether to offer Hoddle an extension to his present contract, which runs until the end of the 2000 European Championship. Some would prefer to wait and see how England perform before asking Hoddle to lead the team to the 2002 World Cup.

But this, in effect, would represent a vote of no confidence in the coach at a time when England have lost three of their last four internationals. Two years ago Terry Venables resigned after being told that he needed to prove himself during Euro 96 before it would decide whether to extend his contract. The highly-principled Hoddle may also wonder whether he could carry on without the committee's full confidence.

The managerial vacancy at Tottenham might offer Hoddle a convenient escape route if he decides that he can do without all the problems he has faced recently.

However, the international committee is not known for its radicalism. So, although worried committee members will want to express their concerns to Hoddle, the majority will be anxious not to do anything that forces his resignation.