FIFA dismiss Chile grievance, Ecuador to maintain spot at World Cup

Ecuador will play on the 2022 World Cup after FIFA dismissed Chile’s claims that they’d fielded an ineligible participant within the qualifiers, world soccer’s governing physique mentioned on Friday.

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The Chilean Football Federation final month mentioned it had proof that Ecuador’s Byron Castillo was born in Tumaco, Colombia in 1995, and never within the Ecuadorean metropolis of General Villamil Playas in 1998 as acknowledged on his official paperwork.

It claimed the Barcelona of Guayaquil full again, who performed in eight of Ecuador’s 18 qualifying video games for Qatar, used a false passport and delivery certificates.

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“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 (Ecuadorean Football Association),” it mentioned in a press release.

“The present decision remains subject to an appeal before the FIFA Appeal Committee.”

Ecuador picked up 14 of their 26 factors in matches Castillo performed. If they’d misplaced factors for the video games during which Castillo appeared, they might have missed out on a spot in Qatar.

Ecuador are one among 4 South American groups who’ve already certified for the World Cup finals later this 12 months, together with Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Fifth-placed Peru face a playoff subsequent week.

“Today sporting justice has been done,” FEF president Francisco Egas wrote on Twitter https://twitter.com/franciscoegas/status/1535268846734610433. “We always knew we were on the right side, let’s go Ecuador!”

Egas additionally connected the letter from FIFA which mentioned the Disciplinary Committee had dismissed the fees and closed the disciplinary process initiated in opposition to the FEF.

Chile completed seventh in qualifying with 19 factors however Eduardo Carlezzo, a lawyer for the Chilean FA, had mentioned that if Chile got the factors from the 2 video games in opposition to Ecuador during which Castillo performed they might have gone to the World Cup of their place.

Ecuador are in Group A alongside hosts Qatar, Senegal and the Netherlands. The World Cup kicks off on Nov. 21.