Recently, Chileans accused FIFA that Ecuadorian international Byron Castillo was actually born in Colombia and is 3 years older than the official figure.
In the World Preliminary Round in South America, Chile only ranked 7th, missing the World Cup. But the Chilean Football Association believes that Castillo's 8 appearances in the World Preliminary Tournament are against the rules, because the player is actually Colombian and does not qualify for the Ecuadorian national team.
Chile demanded that Ecuador be penalized for this, and since Byron Castillo played in ecuador's two matches against Chile, the Chilean national team asked FIFA to award victories in both matches to FIFA. If that were the case, the rankings for the Qatar World Cup qualifiers would change, with Chile with 6 points more than Ecuador (the points would be cancelled), Colombia and Peru (in two matchups) the two national teams, Castillo not playing), thus climbing to fourth place, and Chile replacing Ecuador's World Cup finals qualification.
The Chilean Football Federation issued a statement on its website that right-back Byron Castillo was born in Colombia in 1995, not in Ecuador in 1998.
In the current World Cup group stage, Ecuador is in Group A with hosts Qatar, Senegal and the Netherlands.
FIFA officials confirmed on May 12 that it will accept a complaint from the Chilean Football Association to hear the nationality of the Colombian World Preliminary Tournament players.
According to Colombian media reports, Byron Castillo was born in Colombia and his channels for obtaining Ecuadorian citizenship were suspected of violating the law. The 23-year-old, Byron Castillo, played for Ecuadorian side SC Barcelona and was named to the Ecuadorian squad last year. He played in six matches against Paraguay, Venezuela, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia and Argentina in this World Cup qualifier. If Byron Castillo is ultimately shown to be a non-compliant player, he will face a suspension penalty of 6 to 12 months, as will his team.
Is LEF delusional? Not necessarily! 4 years ago in south America, bolivian players had irregularities, which eventually led to bolivia's two matches being judged to be lost, Peru profited, and finally qualified for the World Cup.
However, colombian media clarified that the player himself is an Ecuadorian national and his brother is Colombian.
Diego Arcos said that although Byron Castillo's parents are Colombian, the player himself is Ecuadorian, and the document circulating online is actually his brother of the same name. (Byron Castillo's name is spelled Byron Castillo, and his brother's name is spelled Bayron Castillo.)
Chilean media outlet TNT Sports revealed that the reporter quoted a document saying that the nationality column on Byron Castillo's real birth certificate was marked Colombian, and that the player's name on the birth certificate was spelled incorrectly.
According to Ecuadorian journalist Diego Arcos, in fact, the issue of Byron Castillo's nationality was discussed in Ecuador a year ago, and the Ecuadorian Football Association also has concerns about whether to recruit Byron Castillo.