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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Chile Loses FIFA Appeal in World Cup Case with Ecuador

Football - World Cup - South American Qualifiers - Chile v Ecuador - Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile - November 16, 2021 Ecuador's Byron Castillo in action with Chile's Jean Meneses. (Reuters)

Chile has lost its appeal to replace Ecuador at the World Cup in Qatar, but Friday's verdict by FIFA will likely lead the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

FIFA dismissed Chile’s argument that Ecuador player Byron Castillo was actually Colombian and ineligible to play in World Cup qualifying games. Castillo played in eight of them for Ecuador.

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