This Tuesday, the Ecuadorian team achieved an important 2-1 victory against Uruguay that included a comeback and the debut of the young promise Kendry Páez in the second match of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, but beyond the first three points, Ecuador It will remain at zero units thanks to the Byron Castillo case.
The celebration and excitement of the Ecuadorian public for the victory thanks to the two goals from Félix Torres Caicedo did not last long after The fans realized that they were not going to be able to leave the basement of the Qualifiers.
Unfortunately, With the three units that they added this Tuesday, the Ecuadorians reached the figure of zero points, thanks to the sanction that weighs for months in the Ecuadorian Football Federation.
According to FIFA and later the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Ecuador committed a mistake by registering and using full-back Byron Castillo in matches for the Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifiers.
The offense, reported by lawyers close to the Chilean team, was based on the fact that it was proven that Castillo had been born in Colombia and was not originally from Ecuador.
For this reason and despite the fact that Ecuador claimed that it was unaware of Castillo’s past, FIFA and the TAD allowed Ecuador to play in the Qatar 2022 World Cup but in exchange they were going to be sanctioned with -3 points at the beginning of the new path to the World Cup in Canada, the United States and Mexico 2026.
Now Ecuador will continue betting on continuing to add units next October 12 and 17, as a visitor against Bolivia and at home against Colombia, to achieve, despite the sanction, a new classification for the Soccer World Cup.
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