Ecuador's World Cup spot is in doubt with the disclosure of new evidence

 

Chile football team lawyer Eduardo Carlezzo

Eduardo Carlezzo, Chilean lawyer

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The Ecuadorian team is in risk of being eliminated from the World Cup. A lawyer for the Chilean Football Federation named Eduardo Carlezzo allegedly submitted proof that Ecuador had broken the rules, according to Mexican news station TV Azteca.


In order to register for the game, the national team used Byron Castillo, a player who was born in Colombia and does not have Ecuadorian nationality. In order to have Chile's team replace Ecuador's at the FIFA World Cup in 2022, Chile filed a lawsuit against Ecuador to FIFA.


Chile claimed earlier in 2022 that Ecuador secured a World Cup spot by utilising an ineligible player.


In games where Byron Castillo played, Chile claimed that Ecuador scored a total of six points against them. FIFA, though, denied Chile's accusations over the summer. As a result, Ecuador kept their World Cup spot, and Chile challenged the decision before Qatar 2022.


New evidence has been made public by the British publication The Daily Mail ahead of the FIFA appeal conference hearing on Thursday. Interestingly, this material becomes public just a few days before the final decision in the Byron Castillo case. The additional information made public by the newspaper seems likely to factor into the discussion.


The majority of the problems are documentation-related, which was first evident when Castillo attempted to switch between two Ecuadorian clubs. Because of "irregularities" in the documents, the transfer failed. One of the clubs involved in the transfer was actually suspended for gaining access to players' fake documents.


These problems can return to haunt Castillo and Ecuador.


Dreams of Ecuador competing in the World Cup are in the air


Byron Castillo

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The most significant piece of recent evidence is an interview Castillo gave four years ago. The player essentially admits to using fake documents throughout the interview. Despite Ecuador's claims that he is a citizen of their country, his records and confession indicate that he was actually born in Tumaco, Colombia. In addition, Castillo now claims that he was born in 1995 rather than 1998 as stated in earlier documents.


Chile was able to locate both a Baptism record with Castillo's name on it. Additionally, it checked the Colombian registry to confirm Castillo's birth certificate. The civil registration of Ecuador did not recognize Castillo's allegedly fake birth certificate.


Also, bear in mind Ecuador's claim that it looked into the matter and found nothing improper. The entire Ecuadorian Football Association would be questioned in light of FIFA's conclusions. Castillo's interview was recorded, and the discoveries surrounding the documents might cause serious harm.


Chile to the World Cup?


Chile is leading this probe because, if FIFA rules that way, Chile would be awarded two forfeit victories of 3-0. Chile would move from seventh to fourth in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying after the ensuing points and goal differential. That is sufficient to guarantee entry into the Qatar World Cup group stages.


The fact that Ecuador is scheduled to play in the World Cup opener intensifies the drama. On November 20 at 2 p.m. ET on FOX (9:30pm IST on Sony Ten), Ecuador would play the hosts, Qatar.


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FIFA will have to decide whether Chile simply accepts that position or if another team steps in if this does not hold up.

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