Higuain: The goal I missed at the Maracana? I have a nicer one, my daughter and wife Argentina The striker reflected on the 2014 final

Argentina's prospects at the 2018 World Cup differ based on opinion and there are concerns over Gonzalo Higuain's history, however the forward has put to bed fears he is focused on his missed opportunity in the Maracana by stating he made a nicer goal with his daughter and wife.

The Juventus goalscorer has been widely ridiculed for his role in the 2014 final defeat to Germany in which he had a goal disallowed, as well as being at fault for missing a number of chances.

"People talk about the goal I missed at the Maracana? I made a nicer goal which is to have my daughter and my wife," he explained in an interview with TNT.

"The most important thing in life, when you leave football, is to be a good person and have people who love you.

"People who tell you that they celebrated your goal are not important to that."

Higuain faced a real test back in 2016 when he contemplated retiring from the sport as a result of his mother being severely ill, yet it was the family bond which gave him the strength to carry on.

"It was a terrible time, I was about to stop playing, but my mother told me to continue," he admitted.

"If it was down to me then I would have quit, everything went into the background at that point.

"I love her, she was the one who gave me the strength to continue and told me that she couldn't let me leave what I loved for her."

Juventus broke their widely accepted transfer policy when they signed the former Real Madrid forward for a fee of around 90 million euros in the summer of 2016, although this move left Napoli incredibly frustrated.

His relationship with supporters in Naples has never been the same since, although the Argentine international doesn't feel as though he did anything wrong.

"I wanted to sign for Napoli because of the history with Argentina, but then I wanted to grow," he said.

"I didn't do any harm to anyone, I made a decision that I thought was best for my family and I.

"They simply didn't take it well."

Higuain has won two Serie A titles since making the move north to Turin.