Gareth Southgate has gone to great lengths to ensure the players have their "game faces" on.
Four years ago, England were semi-finalists in the World Cup, last year they were runners-up in the Euros and now the dream is for them to take the next step.
England have shown themselves to be very good at tournament football under Southgate and, despite not winning any of their last six games, the mood must now change from disappointment to expectation.