Ecuador identify Brighton trio in last-named squad for FIFA World Cup 2022
2 min readEcuador known as up three Brighton gamers as the ultimate group to substantiate their World Cup squad for 2022. Ecuador and Qatar will open the match on Sunday
New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 15, 2022 10:57 IST
Ecuador miss Castillo in last-named World Cup squad (Reuters)
By India Today Web Desk: Ecuador coach Gustavo Alfaro introduced his squad on Monday night, near the deadline, and didn’t embrace defender Byron Castillo, regardless of the authorized issues Ecuador soccer officers have confronted since qualifying in March.
Chile and Peru argued in entrance of sports activities officers that Castillo was truly Colombian and had performed a number of World Cup qualifiers illegally. Ecuador was allowed to compete in Group A alongside hosts Qatar, Senegal, and the Netherlands after the declare was rejected.
Ecuador and Qatar will kick off the FIFA World Cup 2022 on Sunday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport dominated final week that Ecuador might be docked three factors earlier than the beginning of South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup attributable to the usage of false details about Castillo’s birthday and birthplace in its passport-granting procedures. Alfaro summoned striker Kevin Rodriguez from Ecuador’s second division. Ecuador is competing within the World Cup for the fourth time this century.
Ecuador: Goalkeepers: Moisés RamÃrez (Independiente del Valle), Alexander DomÃnguez (Liga de Quito), Hernán GalÃndez (Aucas).
Defenders: Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen), Robert Arboleda (Sao Paulo), Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton), Angelo Preciado (Genk), Jackson Porozo (Troyes), Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders), Diego Palacios (Los Angeles), Félix Torres (Santos Laguna), William Pacho (Royal Antwerp).
Midfielders: Carlos Gruezo (Augsburg), José Cifuentes, Jhegson Méndez (Los Angeles), Moisés Caicedo (Brighton), Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton), Alan Franco (Talleres), Ãngel Mena (León), Ayrton Preciado (Santos), Gonzalo Plata (Valladolid), Romario Ibarra (Pachuca).
Forwards: Djorkaeff Reasco (Newell’s Old Boys), Énner Valencia (Fenerbahçe), Kevin RodrÃguez (Imbabura), Michael Estrada (Cruz Azul).
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Nov 15, 2022
