Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße, Munich
6:15 PM
The team bus turned onto the access road leading toward the stadium and immediately the noise became audible even through the tinted windows, a low continuous rumble that suggested the crowd had been building for hours despite kickoff still being seventy-five minutes away, and Demien felt the shift in atmosphere as the bus slowed to navigate security checkpoints while German supporters pressed against the barriers waving flags and scarves.
The England squad sat quietly in their seats, some players with headphones blocking out external noise while others stared straight ahead processing the environment, and the contrast with Friday's modest King Power atmosphere was stark because this felt like proper international football with hostile energy and expectation pressing against every surface.
