The Ecuador’s participation in the Qatar World Cup might be in dangeras reported Record. La Tri qualified following finishing fourth in the South American Qualifiers, just behind Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.
The selection directed by Gustavo Alfaro caught on a good image during the qualifying rounds with a squad characterized by youth and experience although it ended up lowering the level in recent dates. The poor results caused Uruguay to take third place.
Now, his participation in Qatar is up in the air due to a possible irregularity with Byron Castillo because he was born in Colombia and not in Ecuador. As early as September 2021, the Paraguayan Football Association launched that doubt regarding the Ecuadorian midfielder. However, the authorities carried out an investigation where they stated that the player was born in General Villamil (Guayas-Ecuador), on November 10, 1998. This Tuesday the lawyer Luigui Garcia presented before a judge a birth certificate of Castillo where it appears that his date of birth is July 25, 1995 in Tumaco, southwest of Colombia, and three years later it was recorded in Ecuador.
Gustavo Alfaro lined up at the wheel in several qualifying matches: Paraguay, Venezuela, Chile, Uruguay and Bolivia. The Ecuadorian National Team is holding on to the fact that the term to present any complaint is no longer enabled because more than 48 hours have passed and, also, Castillo has already completed five years of residence in the country Even if you are not Ecuadorian, you might apply for nationality.
The ball is in the court of FIFA who will have to make a decision on this case. While, Peru and Chile wait for this decision because if Ecuador fell We would see the Peruvians classified and the Chileans playing a possible playoff.