After comeback: Mussa Kaba heads to U17 World Cup | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund could soon have a new world champion. Mussa Kaba (16) is heading to the World Cup finals in Qatar with Germany’s U17 national team. This could see the midfielder follow in the footsteps of Almugera Kabar (19), Paris Brunner (19) and Charles Herrmann (19).

Two years ago, the DFB side pulled off a major coup in Indonesia. After winning the European Championship in June 2023, the German team under head coach Christian Wück (52) also claimed the World Cup title at the beginning of December. In a dramatic final, the team prevailed on penalties against France. Three Dortmund players were part of the winning team in 2023. Brunner, now at AS Monaco, was named the tournament’s best player. Two years later, exceptional talent Kaba could repeat that triumph.

Wück’s successor Marc Meister (45) named a total of 21 players in his squad. Eintracht Frankfurt contributes the largest contingent with five players. RB Leipzig and 1. FC Köln are represented by three young pros each. “You might only get this chance once in a lifetime,” Meister emphasized on the DFB website, “and we will seize it!”

Mammoth World Cup with 48 teams

For the first time, a U17 World Cup will be contested with 48 teams. The DFB team will begin preparations for the tournament on October 27. Three days later, Germany will face Canada in a friendly in Dubai (October 30, 2 p.m.).

Germany kicks off Group G on November 4 against Colombia, with the mission of defending the title. That will be followed by a clash with North Korea (November 7). The group stage concludes with the game against El Salvador (November 10). The final is scheduled for November 27.

Kaba only recently celebrated his comeback on the pitch. The Bielefeld-born player had been sidelined for months due to tendon sheath inflammation in his knee. Many expect that the young BVB midfielder will make his Bundesliga debut later this season.

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