No chance of Kuranyi recall
Schalke 04's Kevin Kuranyi may have scored crucial goals in his last two games, but Germany coach Joachim Loew insists there will be no World Cup place for the rebel striker.
Kuranyi, 27, netted an 83rd-minute goal on Saturday with began Schalke's fight back against Bundesliga leaders Leverkusen which sealed a 2-2 draw, while last Sunday he also scored a late equaliser in the 3-3 draw at Hamburg.
But after Kuranyi stormed out at half-time of Germany's 2-1 World Cup qualifier win against Russia in October 2008 after being left in the stands, Loew insists there will be no World Cup place for Kuranyi in South Africa.
Loew accepted Kuranyi's apology after the incident, but the Germany boss says there will be no recall while he is in charge.
"In my time, there will be no recall for Kuranyi," Loew told German television broadcaster Sky with Germany set to play friendly internationals later this month.
"I hope the question about him, which emerges on a regular basis, will have been asked for the last time."
Loew will announce his squad this Friday for the internationals against Chile in Cologne on November 14 and the Ivory Coast in Gelsenkirchen on November 18.
He has said Leverkusen's Stefan Kiessling, who scored in the draw at Schalke, will be recalled while Bayern Munich's rising 20-year-old star Thomas Mueller could also feature in the squad for the last two games of the year.
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