Scoreless Higuain still has Argentina coach's confidence at World Cup

Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella insists that striker Gonzalo Higuain is doing a great job for the team, even though he hasn't scored a single goal at the World Cup.

The 26-year-old Napoli player has been struggling to return to full fitness after an ankle injury in May, and has not impressed in Argentina's four World Cup matches.

In the last match against Switzerland, he had just one clear scoring chance, a header that the goalkeeper saved with his fingertips.

Still, Sabella said Higuain's form is improving and that "we all have a lot of confidence in him because he is a great player who is doing a great job for the team. What's missing is the goal-scoring."

Lionel Messi is the only Argentina forward to score in Brazil.