Ecuador headed to the 2022 World Cup after all

All of that speculation for nothing, eh? For weeks now, people were convinced that Ecuador would be kicked out of the 2022 World Cup, as Chile accused them of using an ineligible player during qualifiers.

Things got so heated, FIFA announced it would investigate things. Well, it was announced on Friday that Ecuador has been cleared of any wrong doing and they'll be headed to Qatar.

Ecuador will play at the 2022 World Cup after FIFA dismissed Chile's claims that they had fielded an ineligible player in the qualifiers, world soccer's governing body said on Friday. https://t.co/34uM5bLM9I
— Reuters Sports (@ReutersSports) June 10, 2022

Chile was hoping that FIFA would side with them and help them go to the WC. However, Chile must have forgotten that trips to the World Cup are earned on the pitch, and their inconsistent play prevented that from happening.