There was a definite sense of anticipation as England walked around the pitch at St Mary's Stadium after beating Northern Ireland.
England qualified as group winners and went on to win their group and advance to the quarter-finals.
Their low-key celebrations were typical of a side who intend to be in the competition for another two weeks and have a perfect record in the group stage.
It would be unjust to underplay how efficient England was.
They scored 14 goals in their three games, the most by a team in the group stages.
England scored five or more goals in consecutive matches for the first time in the tournament.
Their final group-stage victory came four days after their tournament record was beaten by Norway, and it sent a strong message to their competitors.
That performance came against a Norway team that included a Ballon d'Or winner, a three-time Women's Super League champion and a two-time European Championship winner.
If England did not win the tournament, it would be a huge failure. The boss of Northern Ireland said on Friday that everyone else should leave.
It was important for England to make a statement after booking their place in the quarter-finals so have they done that?
I hope that's the case. It's a one-off game in the quarter-finals so regardless of form going into it, it's who turns up on the day.
We have had a good few games but we need to keep improving and do our best, no matter who we face."
The opponents can turn up and have an amazing game, so we need to put to bed our form. We scored a lot of goals, but that's about it. The quarters are the semifinals.
After avoiding Group C winners Germany, England will face eitherDenmark or Spain in the quarters.
Even though Germany's form is strong, their boss admitted she was happy to have avoided England.
It's no surprise that Alex Greenwood said that England's confidence is high and that they can't afford to lose their level.
I have no doubt that we'll be prepared. She said that teams will look at our results if they see them, but they don't look too far ahead.
She did not think the group stage could have been better. It's pretty good to have three wins from three and no goals conceded.
The depth of quality in the squad is one of the main strengths of England.
After coming off the bench to score against Norway, he went on to score two more times as a substitute against Northern Ireland.
Her form will give him a selection dilemma in the last eight, as well as other youngsters who have made their mark in appearances.
They've been great. Ellen White said she was proud of them all.
It shows the strength of this squad. I was happy to see the goals go in and the team play well. It is great.
We have a lot of strength and togetherness. Everyone in the team is proud of them.
England and the Netherlands both have managers who know how to win the Euros, with England's having one who did it with the Netherlands in 2017).
During her time in charge of the Netherlands, she used the tactic of maintaining "rhythm" and "Momentum" instead of rotating the starting side in the final group game.
She laughed off the "favourites" tag before England beat Norway.
It needs to be soaked in. At St Mary's Stadium, the crowd was amazing. Over 30,000 people were at the event and the noise was great.
It is a dream to play in that crowd. Hopefully, everyone will be proud of us. We need to get to the quarter-finals now.
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