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[02-07-2021 | DFB Hotel, Saint Petersburg, Russia | 06:00 BST]
[Rakim POV]
My eyes opened a full three minutes before the alarm was set to go off, the morning sun hitting my face. I lay there for a moment, staring at the ceiling, listening to Wirtz snore like an industrial machine in the next bed, and then I swung my legs out from under the duvet and reached for my gym bag.
