The Qatar World Cup group draw is over, and in addition to the yet-to-be-decided play-off spots, the teams that have already qualified, plus the host Qatar, are all in their places.
In Group A, the host, Qatar, is in the same group as Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands. However, this group may now be likely to change, because one of the teams is at risk of being expelled from the World Cup.
This is Ecuador!
Not alarmist, the relevant report came from the Spanish authoritative media "Marca", because the Colombian journalist Bencarano dug up the fierce material, that is, the birth certificate of Ecuadorian international Castillo!
The birth certificate shows that Castillo's real birthplace is Colombia, not Ecuador, and the materials reported to FIFA by the Ecuadorian Football Association are forgeries! Ecuador's national team uses foreign aid to compete in World Cup qualifiers!
Bencarano said he had consulted and notarized through a lawyer to make sure that the birth certificate he found was genuine!
In the Qatar World Cup South American Qualifiers, Brazil and Argentina rode a straight ride, Uruguay finished third, and Ecuador, ranked 46th in the world, finished fourth and directly advanced.
Behind Ecuador are Peru at number 22 in the world, Colombia at number 17 and Chile at number 28.
Castillo, 24, can play as a right-back or a right winger, and in the qualifiers, Castillo has appeared against Paraguay, Venezuela, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia and many other games.
So the question is, why is the Ecuadorian Football Association desperate to take risks? There is absolutely no need to falsify a birth certificate for a player, because of FIFA and the relevant Disciplinary Code, the Ecuadorian Football Association may be suspended for 6 months to 12 months. The use of foreign aid to participate in the World Cup qualifiers is likely to be punished by the top grid, and then miss the World Cup.
In fact, the question of Castillo's birthplace has a long history. As early as 2017, there were media allegations that Castillo was born in the Colombian city of Tumaco near the Ecuadorian border, and the Ecuadorian Football Association had announced that he would be removed from the U20 national team and that castillo would not be allowed to use Castillo in the future.
In January last year, the Ecuadorian Football Association once again launched an investigation into castillo's birthplace, and three months later, the Ecuadorian Football Association announced that Castillo is an authentic Ecuadorian and officially represents the national team in the World Cup from now on!
However, a birth certificate published by Colombian journalists may put the Ecuadorian national team in crisis. So why are Colombian journalists working so hard?
Perhaps another point of view can be explained, because if Ecuador is expelled from the World Cup, Peru, which ranks fifth in South America, will most likely get a direct promotion place, while Colombia, which ranks sixth, will replace Peru in the intercontinental play-offs.