Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain is disappointed not to have scored against Nigeria but is happy to be off to a winning start.
Diego Maradona's men snatched a 1-0 win over the Super Eagles in their opening Group B match but in reality, should have got a few more goals in the bag had they been more clinical in their finishing.
Veteran defender, Gabriel Heinze scored the winning goal with a first-half header as the South Americans dominated proceedings from start to finish.
Speaking to AS, the Real Madrid forward said: "Forwards live for goals but is not a pressure, it's a challenge. The important thing is the chances we had, there's disappointment at not having scored, but less so because we won. Although if the game would have been settled earlier we would have been more calm,
"We took an important step. It was more for us and the fans who were with us, so we could show them that we want to win the World Cup. With work and everything comes the ability to get there."
Higuain was also quick to laud praise on coach Maradona whom he reckons is the reason for their victory against the Nigerians.
"For this to be his first World Cup [as coach], we proved in the first game that he works well, the team was compact, robust and at times we played well and created chances," he added.
Argentina will play group leaders, South Korea in their next game on Thursday with the winner of that match likely to progress to the knockout stages from Group B.
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