Ecuador’s presence in the 2022 World Cup is at risk. Next Thursday, the FIFA Appeals Committee will decide on the case of Byron Castillo, the right back of the Mexican club León who is at the center of a controversy related to false birth certificates, false identities and an alleged cover-up by the Ecuadorian Federation.
But you have to start at the beginning. Officially, Byron Castillo was born in November 1998 in General Villamil, a coastal town in Ecuador. However, since April, FIFA has been investigating the possibility that Byron Castillo was born in July 1995 in Tumaco, a Colombian border city. At the origin of the investigation is a complaint from the Federation of Chile — the player participated in the two qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup between both teams and Chile demands that Ecuador be sanctioned, which continues to dream of going to Qatar.
Ecuador faces being expelled from the World Cup for defending Byron Castillo being Colombian! ?????????
It is believed that the Ecuadorian FA tried to cover up the player’s confession ????#Ecuador #Chili #FIFA World Cup pic.twitter.com/5YLcfrOqxB
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Source: Observadora
