Injured Castillo named in Ecuador's World Cup squad

Ecuador's Segundo Castillo celebrates after he scored a goal against Argentina in their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Quito June 11, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja

QUITO (Reuters) - Midfielder Segundo Castillo was included in Ecuador's 23-man World Cup squad on Monday despite needing up to three weeks to recover from a knee injury he sustained at the weekend.

Coach Reinaldo Rueda, whose squad list was issued by the Ecuadorean Football Federation, considers the central midfielder, a veteran of Ecuador's last finals in Germany in 2006, an essential part of his team.