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FIFA has already conducted an enquiry on this and has ruled that Byron Castillo is an Ecuadorian citizen. And as far as I know, whether he was born in Colombia or Ecuador should not matter, in case his Ecuadorian nationality is unchallenged. Naturalized citizens are allowed to participate in the FIFA world cup. I know that Chile football association is trying hard to get Ecuador disqualified. They should be ashamed of themselves. First they can't secure a qualification spot from the CONMEBOL. And now they are trying to get one of the qualified teams suspended.
I don't think this is coming from Chile. This is coming from Sportsmail, which I doubt is from that country.
And yes, FIFA already ruled that, but this is an official appeal, which will have an official response in a few days:
The stunning revelation in FIFA's inquiry into the case of Byron Castillo comes days before their Appeals Commission are due to rule on the matter on Thursday, and could alter the identity of Qatar's opponents in the first game of the World Cup and who England will face in the last 16.
I guess we'll have to wait and see:
Castillo has never publicly addressed the issue of his nationality, but has been asked to appear via video link before FIFA's Appeals Commission to answer their questions. It is not known at present whether he intends to attend.
The thing is that apparently he was never naturalized Ecuadorian:
In 2018 a report from the General Director of the Civil Register in Ecuador declared that Castillo's Ecuadorian birth certificate did not exist in its internal records, and concluded it was false.