FIFA Rejects Appeal Seeking Ecuador’s World Cup Ouster
FIFA Rejects Appeal Seeking Ecuador’s World Cup Ouster
Ecuador will play Qatar in the World Cup’s opening game, but Chile and Peru tried to have them removed from the tournament on Friday. FIFA denied their request.
The defender Byron Castillo, who participated in eight of Ecuador’s World Cup qualifying games, was the subject of the complaint.
According to the evidence, Castillo was born in Colombia in July 1995 rather than Playas, Ecuador in November 1998, as claimed by the Chilean Football Federation.
The FFCh alleged the “use of a falsified birth certificate, false declaration of age, and false nationality”.
FIFA Rejects Appeal Seeking Ecuador’s World Cup Ouster
Following a hearing on Thursday, FIFA’s Appeal Committee confirmed an earlier ruling by the Disciplinary Committee.
“On the basis of the documents presented, the player was to be considered as holding permanent Ecuadorian nationality,” FIFA said.
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With just over nine weeks until the opening game on November 20, Chile or Peru can still appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Ecuador finished fourth in South American World Cup qualifying to secure the last automatic regional berth.
They have been drawn against Qatar, Netherlands, and Senegal at the finals.
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Peru finished fifth and lost a playoff to Australia.
Chile ended up seventh, five points behind Ecuador. Castillo appeared in both matches between the two countries — a win for Ecuador and a draw.
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