FIFA announced on Wednesday the opening of “disciplinary proceedings” to examine the case of a player aligned with Ecuador, Byron Castillo, whose nationality is disputed by the Football Federation of Chile (ANFP), adversary of the Ecuadorians qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
“FIFA has decided to open disciplinary proceedings to examine the potential ineligibility of Byron David Castillo Segurafor the qualifying matches played with Ecuador, according to the governing body of world football.
Its Disciplinary Committee was seized following a complaint filed by Chile concerning “the possible falsification of documents granting Ecuadorian nationality“to the player, he is reminded.
It might change everything
Chile finished 7th in the “Amsud” zone while Ecuador, 4th, qualified for the World Cup in Qatar. With this appeal, Chile hopes that Ecuador will be sanctioned and that it will be able to play the World Cup in its place. Chile had drawn 0-0 in Ecuador on September 5, 2021 and were beaten at home 2-0 on November 17, 2021.
The Chilean Federation assures that there is countless evidence that the player was born in Colombia, in the city of Tumaco on July 25, 1995 and not on November 10, 1998 in the Ecuadorian city of Playas.
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