As Minnesota United prepares to return to TCF Bank Stadium for the first time in over a month, five of its players return from duty with their respective national teams. World Cup Qualifying kept Michael Boxall (New Zealand), Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica), Kevin Molino (Trinidad and Tobago) and Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) busy, while Jermaine Taylor (Jamaica) played in an international friendly north of the border.
Boxall and the Kiwis kicked off the action on the other side of the International Date Line with a two-match series with the Solomon Islands.