The humiliation of Ukraine's opening 3-0 defeat by Romania has not quite dissipated, but Serhiy Rebrov's men are doing their best to put it behind them ahead of the clash with Slovakia.
After the loss, the Ukrainian players asked coach Rebrov and the staff to leave their dressing-room while they held a clear-the-air meeting to discuss what went wrong.
"Maybe in Germany this is not normal, but in our country this is absolutely normal, where guys talk among themselves and ask questions about what happened," Rebrov told reporters on Thursday.
Ukraine defender Oleksandr Zinchenko was in no mood to go over what happened in the opening game, preferring to look forward.
"I really, really hope, and I'm totally convinced, that everyone learned lessons from what happened, both individually and team-wise... we want to turn the page and concentrate 100% on the Slovakia game," he said.
The Slovakians rode their luck at times against Belgium, but came away with a well-deserved 1-0 win in their opening match.
"I've always considered Slovakia as a strong team - they don't have big stars paying for big teams, but they play for good teams," Rebrov said.
"When I analysed the Slovakia performance, it's a very disciplined team, and I could totally see how they could achieve the result, and that was shown in the game against Belgium."
Bottom of the group and with Belgium awaiting in their final game, the Ukrainians know there is no room for error on Friday.
"We expect a really, really difficult game against a really powerful team playing as a whole unit, they attack together and they defend together," Zinchenko said.
"We understand that tomorrow, in every part of the pitch, there will be a battle going on, and whoever comes out on top in every part of the pitch will be victorious," he added.
Poland are hoping striker Robert Lewandowski will be fit for their match against Austria but are still waiting for the green light from the medical team, according to coach Michal Probierz.
Lewandowski, Poland's all-time top scorer, picked up a thigh injury in a warm-up friendly against Turkey last week, and though he was named on the bench against the Dutch in their group opener on Sunday, he did not feature in their 2-1 defeat.
The team's medical staff has been working hard to get him fit and he will be part of the final training on Thursday at Berlin's Olympiastadion, the coach said.
"There is a big difference if you have best player in the world on the bench or you have him on the pitch," Probierz told a press conference. "We will make a decision later today.
"I hope the decision is positive and I hope I can select him tomorrow. We still don't know. They are warming up now. I am waiting for the medical team to take the decision."
The 35-year-old Lewandowski is not the only one waiting to hear whether he will be deemed fit enough to play, with defender Pawel Dawidowicz also hoping to make the team after picking up an injury in the same friendly as his team mate.
"The medical team worked on the players until two in the morning. Practically all players will appear in training and a decision will be taken after that," said the coach, who added he was not feeling any pressure.
"I can sleep all the time. I even slept in the car coming to this press conference," he said.
Austria were also beaten in their tournament opener by France and Friday's match in Berlin has become a must-win game if either side want to progress in the tournament.
Netherlands and France have three points while Poland and Austria are without any points. The top two automatically qualify for the knockout stage.
The best four third-placed teams across all six groups also advance. The Poles' final group match is against France on June 25.
"It will be an aggressive match tomorrow. We have shown we can handle this aggressiveness (of the Austrians). We want to play football tomorrow and we want to show that we can do it," Probierz said.
"The most important thing is to identify the players that we have. I want them to be fully committed, represent the national team, represent 40 million people. I want the team to show character."
France captain Kylian Mbappe should be available for their second group game against the Netherlands after breaking his nose in their opening 1-0 win over Austria, manager Didier Deschamps said.
The striker was injured in a collision with Austria's Kevin Danso, and the 25-year-old forward took to social media to ask for help in finding a protective mask so he could face the Dutch in Group D.
"Everything is going in the right direction after this major shock he had, with the consequences, of course," Deschamps told reporters.
"Yesterday, as you could see, he was able to go out and do some activity. That will be the case tonight too.
"So it has evolved in the right direction to ensure that he can be available tomorrow."
Mbappe tried on the specially made mask on Thursday.
"Kylian Mbappe will be wearing a mask yes, you don't really need to know the details about this mask," Deschamps said.
"I think you've got enough moles to find out where these masks come from anyway."
The French are willing to leave it as late as possible before deciding on whether Mbappe will start, just four days after his injury.
"Kylian is doing well. The swelling has come down on his nose," France forward Antoine Griezmann said.
"We'll see the last minute, depending on how he's feeling.
If Mbappe is unable to play, Griezmann is confident the French side can cope with his absence.
"I think the entire team would have to adapt. I really don't know if he's going to be playing. Having one of the best players in the world on the pitch or not definitely changes things," he said.
"But you always have to adapt to each match. And that's what I really love to do. So it doesn't matter what the technical choices are for tomorrow."
For Deschamps, whether Mbappe plays or not does not change the way he approaches the game.
"I try to talk to the players who are going to start the game, and the players who are not going to start the game," Deschamps said.
"We are a group. You need to manage the group. It was the same with the first match, the players who will start and those who will be on the bench.
"Everyone has to be ready. I don't think it's anything special."
The Netherlands also won their opening game, coming from behind to beat Poland 2-1.
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