Ecuador will play at this year's FIFA World Cup in Qatar after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday said Byron Castillo, whom Chile claimed was ineligible to play during the qualifiers, was deemed an Ecuadorean national.
Ecuador will, however, get a three-point deduction at the start of the qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup and must also pay a fine of 100,000 Swiss francs ($101,600) for the "use of a document containing false information," CAS said.
Sport's highest court added that the decision was based on the fact that the Ecuadorean authorities acknowledged Castillo as an Ecuadorean national.
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