Dwight Yorke may count Manchester United's 1999 Treble-winning campaign among his many footballing achievements but his World Cup experience with Trinidad and Tobago rates higher than anything.

After skippering his country in their 2-0 defeat to Paraguay on Tuesday night, Yorke will now return to his homeland for a short holiday to contemplate whether to extend his international career.

The decision is likely to be negative. At 34, his body can only take so much strain and, in any case, Yorke hinted this could be a perfect time to bow out.

"What we have done in this tournament has made me extremely proud," said Yorke.

"I have been a professional player for almost 20 years now and I will never forget what has happened over the past fortnight.

"The boys have been fantastic and the German people have really supported us.

"I feel quite emotional because I know this could be the last time I play for my country. I will talk to my family and some people whose opinion I respect and take it from there."

The Soca Warriors went into last night's game hoping to combine victory with an England win over Sweden to take them into the last eight.

In the end, neither result materialised, with Paraguay finally finding a route to goal after drawing a blank in unlucky defeats to both England and Sweden.

A first-half Brent Sancho own goal gave the South Americans the edge before a late Nelson Cuevas effort wrapped up victory for a side already consigned to an early exit.

The futures of respective coaches Leo Beenhakker and Anibal Ruiz are both open to question.

While Beenhakker intends to have the summer off before deciding whether to continue as Trinidad chief, Ruiz's job prospects will probably be established before the end of the week.

Ruiz intends to present a dossier on Paraguay's World Cup performance to football federation officials on his return to Asuncion.

"First, I will present a report to the president of the federation and and we'll make a decision after that," said the Uruguayan.

"We are in a building process at the moment but I feel the future for Paraguay is bright.

"We have qualified for this tournament when other countries such as Chile, Colombia and Uruguay have not. We have also suffered two very tough, one-goal losses to Sweden and England.

"I feel Paraguay are a better team than our results suggest but it takes time for young players to adjust to situations like this."