"I'm happy, we have all the Argentine goalscorers scoring goals in all the leagues in Europe and they're all showing they want to be (at the World Cup)," Maradona told reporters after a fact-finding tour of Europe.
"It will be a good, very open fight and it will be difficult for me to leave some out because they're scoring incredible goals ... but I have to take 23 players."
He could not find a formula in which Lionel Messi could replicate his brilliant Barcelona form and only opted for Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain in the last two games against Peru and Uruguay that Argentina needed to win.
"Messi looked fantastic, full of energy, happy ... He's maturing in giant strides," said Maradona.
"Messi is another I'm certainly taking (to the South Africa finals) as a first-choice player alongside (midfielder and captain Javier) Mascherano," he said.
