[Now Sports]The Chilean Football Association has appealed to FIFA to kick Ecuador out of the Qatar World Cup in November because the team’s defender Barron Castillo is ineligible to represent the national team. Chile only finished seventh in the World Cup South America qualifiers in March this year and missed the final week, but the National Football Association suddenly appealed to FIFA on Thursday, accusing fourth-placed Ecuador of sending illegal players. The offending player was Byron Castillo, who played right-back.
The Chilean FA’s reason is that Castillo, who has recorded 8 appearances in this qualifying tournament, is actually a Colombian and is not eligible to represent the Ecuadorian national team. In fact, as early as three years ago, Castillo was accused of falsifying his birth certificate, claiming that he was born in the Colombian city of Tumaco, not Ecuador. Ecuadorian nationality is recognized. The Chilean Football Association appealed to FIFA this time, allegedly with new evidence in hand.
According to the regulations, FIFA has the right to disqualify Ecuador from the World Cup if it is found to send illegal players to the game, but they have not yet responded to Chile’s appeal.