Why Ecuador will start the 2026 South American qualifiers three points short of the rest

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La Tri will start from behind the race to qualify for the next world event as they will have to serve a penalty.

September 7 Ecuador will debut on South American qualifiers on the way to the World Cup North America 2026. He will visit it in the Más Monumental Argentina, the brand new world champion. You will receive a few days later Uruguay at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium. In a difficult FIFA double date He should get good results because he’s going to chase the rest.

WHY ECUADOR STARTS THE QUALIFICATIONS WITH THREE POINTS LESS

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The three must comply with a fine imposed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which I solvedor ahead of the World Cup in Qatar 2022 subtract three units for these qualifications. The sentence comes as a result of the indictment against Chile – and then Peru Byron Castillo. The sports directors of the trans-Andean country accused the Ecuadorian Football Federation of suspicions of an alleged illegal naturalization.

In fact, the footballer was not on the final list of 26 to go to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. “Faced with an arbitrary ruling by the TAS, which ignores the most fundamental, universally accepted legal principles, and with the risk of once again suffering unjust sanctions, the Ecuadorian Football Federation has is obliged not to include the player Byron Castillo Segura“, emphaticallyor in an official statement the Ecuadorian directive.

Source: Goal

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