Italy rescued from the 2022 World Cup? No, FIFA rejects Chile’s appeal

The Disciplinary says no to the Chilean Football Federation which had denounced the potential ineligibility of Castillo. Ecuadorians in the group with Qatar, Senegal and the Netherlands. Chile will be able to appeal

The FIFA disciplinary committee rejected Chile’s appeal, confirming Ecuador’s participation in the final phase of the World Cup in Qatar. This was announced by the same body that manages football in the world. “The FIFA Disciplinary has made its decision in relation to the potential ineligibility of player Byron David Castillo Segura regarding his participation in eight qualifying matches of the Ecuadorian Football Federation national team in the preliminary competition of the Qatar 2022 World Cup”, reads the Note. The decision remains subject to possible appeal.

The case

Ecuador, therefore, if there are no sensational news on appeal, will regularly be part of Group A of the World Cup at the end of the year with Qatar, Senegal and the Netherlands. Castillo has played eight matches of the South American qualifiers, Chile asked for the player to be disqualified and for his national team to be penalized, arguing that Castillo did not have the appropriate documents to wear the Ecuador shirt. After analyzing the arguments of all the interested parties, the Disciplinary Disciplinary decided to close the proceeding.

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