International Career
Odonkor was involved in two UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship editions: 2000 and 2001, managing to net against Romania in the latter, a 8–2 win. On both occasions Germany were downed in the quarterfinals, on penalty shootouts.
After appearing at U-19 level, Odonkor would nonetheless be left out of the under-21 squad that appeared at Euro 2006 in Portugal, due to having received a surprise call-up by Jürgen Klinsmann for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Odonkor made his full debut on 30 May 2006 in a friendly match against Japan, going on to appear as a substitute in four World Cup games, most notably against Poland in the group stage, where he displayed an excellent performance and assisted Oliver Neuville's winning goal in stoppage time.
Despite his problems with injuries at Betis, Odonkor was called up to UEFA Euro 2008 by Joachim Löw, where he was used as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 loss against Croatia.
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