Togo goalkeeper Kossi Agassa insists his team-mates will give their best in the final Group G match against former colonial power France, despite being eliminated from the World Cup.

The African side have made the headlines for all the wrong reasons during the tournament and Agassa claimed the World Cup debutants have yet to be paid the bonuses they are owed for qualifying.

The issue caused the players to threaten to boycott Monday's match with Switzerland, won 2-0 by the Swiss in Dortmund's Westfalenstadion.

Switzerland's victory, sealed by goals from Alexander Frei and Tranquillo Barnetta, ended Togo's hopes of progressing to the last 16 but Agassa insisted that the west Africans would be fully motivated for the forthcoming match with France.

Agassa said: "Our World Cup is not finished yet.

"The match with France is a very important one for us and we will want to do our best.

"We hope to play with pride against the French and give a performance that will show our football in a positive way. That is all we are thinking of after this match."

The French clash with the country that was known as French Togoland when it was ruled from Paris is the latest of a series of colonial matches, with Portugal having beaten former colony Angola 1-0 and England having downed Trinidad and Tobago 2-0.

Agassa said: "This is a very important match for us and we will be determined to give our best performance in this tournament."

Togo, who lost their opener 2-1 to South Korea, gave Switzerland a tough game, with Barnetta's late goal ending a tight contest and giving the Swiss a second goal that means now a draw against the Koreans will see them reach the last 16.

The Africans appeared to have a good shout for a penalty in the first half when Emmanuel Adebayor tumbled under a challenge.

Agassa, a 27-year-old who plays for relegated French Ligue 1 club Metz, said: "From where I was on the field I clearly did not have the best view of what happened.

"But I think something happened there."

The Togo team had threatened to boycott yesterday's match if their bonuses were not paid for the country's first ever qualification for a World Cup.

Reports in Germany suggested the players had received at least some of their money on Monday but Agassa denied that version of events.

"At the moment we have received nothing," said Agassa. "We have received promises but at the moment nothing has been delivered.

"We hope they will keep their word," said Agassa. "The (Togo Football) Federation has made us that promise."

Meanwhile, coach Otto Pfister admits he might make changes to the team against France, who have to win the match in Cologne if they are to have any chance of progressing to the last 16.

A 2-0 win would be enough for Les Bleus regardless of the outcome of the match between South Korea and Switzerland but a 1-0 win would not be enough if the Swiss and Koreans were to draw.

Pfister, whose resignation just before the start of the tournament was followed by a rethink, said: "I am only interested in what happens in my team and I could make a few changes."