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. Erdogan was pictured shaking hands with Ozil at a meeting with the Premier League’s contingent of players of Turkish descent, where Gundogan referred to him as “my president”, sparking negative reaction from critics of Erdogan’s human rights record.