“Tight race” – World Cup chance for Königsdörffer? | OneFootball

Ransford Königsdörffer has been called up late for the international matches of the Ghana national team. This Monday evening, he will face the DFB team.

The match will undoubtedly have a special significance for the Berlin-born player, who has spent his entire life in Germany. He already had reason to be pleased on Friday evening despite the 1–5 defeat in Austria. Königsdörffer made his first international appearance since 11/18/2024, although after coming on in the 70th minute, he could no longer prevent the heavy loss.

At first, he was not even included in coach Otto Addo’s squad — Addo himself played for HSV toward the end of his career. But several injury-related withdrawals led to his late call-up, giving the attacking player the chance to stake his claim for the World Cup squad. “He can show himself now. Up front, it’s a tight race for us, because that’s exactly where we have a surplus of options — with many similar player types like Ransi, who may be just a little bit ahead,” said Addo in an interview with the Funke Media Group.

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Addo gives Königsdörffer hope

Standing out in the “Black Stars” attack is Antoine Semenyo, who joined Manchester City in the winter for a transfer fee of almost 75 million euros. But players such as veteran Jordan Ayew, Abdul Fatawu (both Leicester City), and Prince Adu (Viktoria Plzeň), who all play at a significantly lower league level than Königsdörffer, have consistently been preferred in recent times.

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But the HSV professional’s standing could still change. “He’s a great guy, a good player, and his development is going in the right direction, because he also scored a few goals in the second half of the season. The World Cup train has definitely not left the station for him,” emphasized Addo, whose squad also includes three other Germany-based players in Derrick Köhn (Union Berlin), Jonas Adjetey (VfL Wolfsburg), and Hamburg-developed Patric Pfeiffer (SV Darmstadt 98). Accordingly, the friendly against Germany is also of enormous sporting importance for Königsdörffer — just like HSV’s end-of-season run-in.

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