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Wow, I just read that it is about eight appearances. Usually I think these appeals also destroy sports, but rules must be rules. If we didn't have rules, we wouldn't have sports. That is the counterside. Now this is a complicated case.
Honest opinion: How would you guys decide this case given the rules that are in place?
In my view it seems that the documentation provided clearly shows the player is Colombian and not Ecuadorian.
Not sure what else is there to consider though, but it looks like FIFA has decided the player is Ecuadorian.
That's the main thing though, if the player is Ecuadorian, nothing is wrong, but if he's really Colombian, then of course the standard match forfeit should be done.
Maybe the legality of the documents are not the area of FIFA to make a decision, and legal or not, it seems that the documents show he's Ecuadorian.