Quote from: nullama on Today at 01:29:25 AM

Quote from: tarable on September 16, 2022, 07:19:49 PM

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FIFA has rejected Chile's request to ban their South American opponents Ecuador from the World Cup, despite Chile's appeal, FIFA allowed Ecuador to participate in the Qatar World Cup and FIFA has confirmed Ecuador's presence at the tournament.

With evidence showing Byron Castillo was born in Colombia, Chile argued that Castillo was not eligible to play for Ecuador and called for action that would allow Chile to take Ecuador's place in the competition. The FIFA Appeals Committee, however, has ended the legal action brought against the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF).

It looks like this saga will continue still....

Quote from: https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/chile-loses-fifa-appeal-world-cup-case-ecuador-90015381

The Chilean soccer federation will appeal against FIFA’s verdict to CAS in Lausanne, Switzerland. Sport’s highest court can organize an urgent hearing and ruling in the nine weeks left until the World Cup starts.

“It is a sad day for soccer and for fair play. The message is clear — tricks are allowed,” Chilean federation lawyer Eduardo Carlezzo said, adding “there is an enormous amount of documents which prove that the player undoubtedly was born in Colombia.”

This is the last step though. Whatever the next outcome is, that's going to be final.

I guess that FIFA going to do whatever it can to save its face aka Eduardo will be able to join the World Cup. But Chile will make sure it is costly for both FIFA and Eduardo. If another jurisdiction from any international football committee verifies that Chile's claim about Castillo was born in Colombia is true, both FIFA and Eduardo going to lose every credibility they have. Sent a strong message around the world that FIFA is so crocked to allow nations to cheat at the World Cup level.