Ecuador omit Castillo from World Cup squad after nationality row

ECUADOR have left out Byron Castillo from their World Cup squad following a row over his nationality.

Castillo played for Ecuador in World Cup qualifiers but Chile and Peru went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over allegations he was born in Colombia.

He was then deemed eligible for Ecuador but the federation was fined because of false information on his documentation.

Now they have decided to omit him from the squad in case of problems with his documents in Qatar, the federation said in a statement on Tuesday.

Ecuador play the hosts in the World Cup opener on Sunday.