Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS) sanction upheld, with three points deducted for the Byron Castillo case, Tricolor should “focus only on adding points on the field”, said coach Félix Sánchez Baswhich is preparing a new double day for the qualifications for the World Cup in 2026.

Per “Irregular alignment” Castillo in the qualifying round for Qatar 2022. CAS fined Ecuador 100,000 Swiss francs (approx. USD 102,000), in addition sports sanction with deducting three points from the Tricolor in the qualifications for the 2026 World Cup.

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Without another instance to appeal the verdict, the deduction of points and the penalty against the national team and the FEF, therefore The Ecuador national team remained with four points in the ranking, and in sixth place. despite adding seven points in the field, in four disputed dates.

“Start with minus three points Obviously, this creates a disadvantage for us, but the team was also aware of it and this is how the tie was approached – said the strategist in the announcement match against Venezuela, the fifth round of the South American World Cup.

“In four games We put ourselves in a position to qualify for the World Cup (sixth) and that is very importantespecially considering who we face in the game,” said Sánchez Bas.

“We beat a few teams, but Fourteen games left and we have to keep adding, leaving that (sanction) behind us, because what cannot be controlled cannot be controlled. We have to concentrate on what is happening on the pitch to keep addingand we will forget that three-point deficit when we look at the classification in the near future,” he said.

Ecuador has four points in the table, but added seven points on the field, with victories against Uruguay and Bolivia and a draw at home against Colombia. “But Reality is what it is and we must continue to add. We know that we we have to win the classification on the field of play“, he showed.

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“We have four points, but it should be seven, but And this is how we are in the qualifying position for the World Cup. We must continue in that direction keep adding and keep us in that classification zone,” said the coach. (D)