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10th June 2022
04:07pm BST
But FIFA released a statement on Friday that they had ruled in favour of Ecuador and Castillo and that they would keep their place at Qatar.
They said: "The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has rendered its decision in relation to the potential ineligibility of the player Byron David Castillo Segura with regard to his participation in eight qualifying matches of the national team of the Ecuadorian Football Association (FEF) in the preliminary competition of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
"After analysing the submissions of all parties concerned and considering all elements brought before it, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided to close the proceedings initiated against the FEF.
"The Disciplinary Committee’s findings were notified today to the parties concerned. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, the parties have ten days in which to request a motivated decision, which, if requested, would subsequently be published on legal.fifa.com. The present decision remains subject to an appeal before the FIFA Appeal Committee."
Chile can challenge the ruling at FIFA’s appeals committee and potentially later at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Ecuador are in Group A at the World Cup alongside the Netherlands, Senegal and the hosts, Qatar. Related links:
