Ecuador had to leave out their star defender Byron Castillo out of the world cup squad at the last minute to avoid being eliminated from the world cup.
Castillo was involved in an alleged case of document fraud that he was born in Tumaco (Colombia) and not in Ecuador, as his documentation reportedly says. Byron Castillo admitted to using a false birth certificate in a 2018 confession that was allegedly covered up by the Ecuador Football Federation (FEF).
The case went to the FIFA’s Appeals Commission after Chile and Peru (who finished just below Ecuador in the qualifying tournament), complained.
The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) ruled that the footballer had his documents in order when he began to play for Ecuador but it now appears that those documents were false.
CAS came up with a three-pronged verdict: They docked Ecuador three points in the next world cup qualifying tournament. They fined 100,000 Swiss francs took three decisions with respect to the player: firstly, they will dock Ecuador of 3 points in the next qualifying tournament; a fine of 100,000 Swiss francs. They also said both Chile and Peru must be financially compensated. The CAS judges said Byron Castillo was eligible by FIFA rules to play in both the qualifying campaign and at the World Cup in Qatar. However, they also noted that Castillo was born in Colombia and that false information about his date and place of birth had been used to get an Ecuadorian passport.
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