CCTV Cameras Capture Alpaslan Öztürk’s Wholesome Reaction To Being Called Up For The Turkish National Team

Alpaslan Öztürk's incredibly wholesome reaction to being called up to the Turkish national team for the very first time is going viral.

The 27-year-old defender, who plays for Super Lig side Göztepe, was given the incredible news over a phone call as he entered the club's training ground, just days before Turkey's opening World Cup group stage clash against Latvia.

In a clip posted by Göztepe's official Twitter account, Öztürk can be seen celebrating the news by jumping up and down and screaming in delight - a fantastic insight into what it feels like to get your first call-up.

This is actually brilliant.

Öztürk was an unused substitute in Turkey's dramatic 3-3 draw against Latvia on Tuesday night.

Kenan Karaman opened the scoring for Şenol Güneş' side in the second minute and Hakan Calhanoglu made it 2-0 after the half hour mark as the home side looked in control.

But just minutes later, Robert Savalnieks made it 2-1 going into the half-time break.

It was another entertaining half of football and it appeared Turkey had sealed all three points in their opening game in Group G when experienced striker Burak Yilmaz converted from the penalty spot to make it 3-1.

Latvia replied moments later, though, before Davis Ikaunieks secured a point for Dainis Kazakevičs' side in the 79th minute.

We can't get enough of Alpaslan Öztürk's reaction to being called up.

Topics: Football, Turkey, World Cup

Jack Kenmare

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