Odonkor gets Klinsmann call

Germany coach Jürgen Klinsmann has named David Odonkor in his squad for the FIFA World Cup finals but there is no place for Kevin Kuranyi.

Odonkor surprise
The 22-year-old Odonkor has never played for his country at senior level, but has shone for the Under-21s and BV Borussia Dortmund. While the midfielder is included, FC Schalke 04 forward Kuranyi will have to content himself with a spot on the standby list. Also involved are fellow U21 stars Thomas Hitzlsperger and Mike Hanke, with Fabian Ernst and Patrick Owomoyela being other notable absentees. Hanke will be suspended for the first two matches.

Germany squad
Goalkeepers: Jens Lehmann (Arsenal FC), Timo Hildebrand (VfB Stuttgart), Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München).

Defenders: Arne Friedrich (Hertha BSC Berlin), Robert Huth (Chelsea FC), Marcell Jansen (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach), Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München), Per Mertesacker (Hannover 96), Christoph Metzelder (BV Borussia Dortmund), Jens Nowotny (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Chelsea FC), Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart), Sebastian Kehl (BV Borussia Dortmund), David Odonkor (BV Borussia Dortmund), Bernd Schneider (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München).

Forwards: Gerald Asamoah (FC Schalke 04), Mike Hanke (VfL Wolfsburg), Miroslav Klose (Werder Bremen), Oliver Neuville (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach), Lukas Podolski (1. FC Köln).

Standby: Robert Enke (Hannover 96), Manuel Friedrich (1. FSV Mainz 05), Patrick Owomoyela (Werder Bremen), Fabian Ernst (FC Schalke 04), Paul Freier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Kevin Kuranyi (FC Schalke 04).