FIFA rejects appeals from Chile and Peru, Ecuador OK

The FIFA Appeals Committee on Friday rejected appeals from Chile and Peru, thus definitively validating Ecuador’s ticket to the World Cup.

Chile and Peru disputed the validity of the Ecuadorian nationality of Byron Castillo, aligned throughout the {qualifications} for the 2022 World Cup.

‘After analyzing all of the paperwork submitted by the events and holding a listening to, the Appeals Fee confirmed the choice of the Disciplinary Fee to shut the proceedings in opposition to the FEF (Ecuadorian Federation of soccer),’ FIFA mentioned in a press release.

‘Amongst different concerns, it thought-about, on the premise of the paperwork offered to it, that the participant must be thought-about as a holder of Ecuadorian nationality on a everlasting foundation, in accordance with artwork. 5 para. 1 of the laws implementing the FIFA statutes’, added the Worldwide Federation, specifying that the choice could be appealed to the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

‘Numerous proof’

Chile’s criticism was filed for ‘use of a falsified delivery certificates, false declaration of age and false nationality’ of Byron Castillo. In line with the Chilean Federation, there was ‘numerous proof that the participant was born in Colombia, within the metropolis of Tumaco on July 25, 1995 and never on November 10, 1998 within the Ecuadorian metropolis of Playas’.

Chile, which had obtained just one level in two duels in opposition to Ecuador, had completed seventh within the Amsud zone and had been eradicated, whereas Ecuador (4th) had obtained its ticket. Peru (fifth) had for its half needed to play a barrage misplaced on penalties in opposition to Australia.

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