Germany’s World Cup preparations have not been hampered by the criticism and media scrutiny over Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan’s meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Toni Kroos.
The Real Madrid midfielder said the mood in the Germany camp is positive ahead of their World Cup opener against Mexico on Sunday, despite Ozil and Gundogan being booed by sections of their own supporters during friendly matches against Austria and Saudi Arabia.
“Of course, the topic will have occupied the two. But I have a good impression of both of them and the feeling in the team is that it’s no longer an issue. “What is talked about in talk shows may not interest us here. We are here to play football,” he said.