Germany's Ilkay Gundogan, Mesut Ozil didn't consider Erdogan picture impact - Merkel

Mats Hummels is not happy with Germany fans' booing of Ilkay Gundogan after he was photographed with Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Germany were far from convincing, but did enough to stave off Saudi Arabia and end their World Cup preparations on a high note. From the group stage to the final, find out who ESPN FC's Gab Marcotti has lifting the World Cup trophy in Russia. Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop react to the selections for the Ultimate World Cup XI, as chosen by the fans and ESPN FC experts. German chancellor Angela Merkel has said Ilkay Gundogan and Mesut Ozil "belong to this national team" as the row over a photograph of them with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues. Gundogan and Mesut Ozil were criticised by politicians and Reinhard Grindel, the head of the German Football Federation (DFB), for having the picture taken with Erdogan last month. Manchester City's Gundogan and Arsenal's Ozil -- both born in the German city of Gelsenkirchen but of Turkish descent -- posed...

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