Four Loons Called up to International Duty
Published on October 1, 2021 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Minnesota United FC News Release
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. -- Minnesota United announced today that Michael Boxall, Robin Lod, Jukka Raitala and Romain Metanire have been called up to the New Zealand, Finland and Madagascar National Teams, respectively, for international duty and will miss the club's match against Colorado Rapids on Saturday, October 10.
Finland and Madagascar continue their World Cup qualifying journey. Boxall rejoins New Zealand after having to drop out of the 2020 Olympic squad due to injury.
New Zealand National Team Schedule
Saturday, October 9 @ Curacao, 11:00 a.m. CT
Tuesday, October 12 @ Bahrain, 11:00 a.m. CT
Finland National Team Schedule
Saturday, October 9 vs. Ukraine, 11:00 a.m. CT
Tuesday, October 12 @ Kazakhstan, 9:00 a.m. CT
Madagascar National Team Schedule
Wednesday, October 6 @ DR Congo, 3:00 p.m. CT
Sunday, October 10 vs. DR Congo, 11:00 a.m. CT M
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