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Ecuador will play at World Cup after FIFA reject Chile complaint that Ecuador fielded an ineligible player

 March 29, 2022 Ecuador's Byron Castillo in action with Argentina's Nicolas Gonzalez Pool via REUTERS

Ecuador will play at the 2022 World Cup after FIFA dismissed Chile's claims that they had fielded an ineligible player in the qualifiers, world soccer's governing body said on Friday (Jun 10).

The Chilean Football Federation last month said it had proof that Ecuador's Byron Castillo was born in Tumaco, Colombia in 1995, and not in the Ecuadorean city of General Villamil Playas in 1998 as stated on his official documents.

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