At the beginning of South American qualification On the way to the 2026 World Cup Ecuadorian team Due to a sanction for the case, he started with 3 points less Byron Castillo the previous qualification process. However, this Tuesday, October 10, it became known that the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) has appealed to the Swiss Federal Court to overturn this penalty.
The intention of the Tri leaders is that this international unit can annul the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS) so that they return the three units to the current qualification table.
This information was given by Argentine journalist César Luis Merlo. “The Ecuadorian Football Association appealed the CAS ruling to the Swiss Federal Court and requests the refund of the three points for these qualifying matches. As the law requires, they had to hire a lawyer with Swiss registration to practice law,” he posted on his Official Twitter account.
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How many points does Ecuador have in the 2026 qualification?
In the current qualification process for the 2026 World Cup, the Ecuadorian team He played two matches, losing one (against Argentina) and winning the other (against Uruguay). Despite this, La Tri has zero points due to the TAS sanction in the Byron Castillo case.
In the next few days the northern team has to play against Bolivia in La Paz and against Colombia in Quito. The team led by Félix Sánchez will try to win both duels to stay at the top of the table.