JAKARTA - Ecuador maintains its place in the 2022 World Cup, but will be reduced by three points in qualifying for the 2026 tournament.
Bryan Castillo, the right-back who made eight appearances in World Cup qualifiers, is in the midst of an interesting case involving alleged false identities and covered up by the Ecuadorian Federation. This centers on whether Castillo was born in Ecuador or crosses the border in Colombia.
Two months ago, Sportsmail released audio of an interview by Castillo to investigators four years ago. In this conversation, he stated that his birthday was 1995. Whereas in the birth certificate was listed in 1998 in Ecuador.
Castillo also said its full name was Bayron Javier Castillo Segura, according to information on its Colombian birth certificate, not Byron's David Castillo Segura which appeared on Ecuador's certificate.
He then explained in detail that he left Tumaco, Colombia, to San Lorenzo, Ecuador, to pursue a football career while identifying a businessman from Ecuador who gave him a new name.
The letter added that they had audio evidence from the player's confession and that Castillo was a graduate of 1995's Tumaco Middle School and a Colombian citizen.
Nevertheless, FEF declared Castillo a citizen of Ecuador in 2019.
The decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Tuesday decided that Ecuador would continue to play in the 2022 World Cup.
Judge CAS said Ecuadorian defender Byron Castillo was eligible by FIFA rules to play both in qualifying campaigns and at the World Cup in Qatar.
However, the judge also said Castillo was born in Colombia and false information about its date and place of birth had been used to obtain a Ecuadorian passport.
CAS imposed a fine of 100,000 Swiss francs ($ 100,000) on Ecuador's football federation and ordered a three-point reduction in the South American qualifying group for the 2026 World Cup.
This decision also ended the hopes of Chile and Peru, each of which filed an appeal to replace their South American rivals in Qatar.
DailyMail de Inglaterra: Ecuador podría ser expulsado del próximo mundial. Reporte incluye audio donde Byron Castillo reconocé tener cédula falsa y haber nacido en Colombia. El medio inglés habla de pasaportes falsos, multiples identidades y encubrimientopic.twitter.com/w5qM07EXYA
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