June 21 (Reuters Sports Service) - Senegal coach Pape Thiaw said his team has a plan to contain the threat of star striker Erling Haaland, but pointed out that their Group I World Cup rivals Norway have many other sources of threat, stressing that his players will "die for Africa" in their quest for three points in New Jersey on Tuesday.

Senegal began their campaign with a 3-1 loss to France, the favorites to top the group, and Tiao knows that another defeat will make qualifying for the round of 32 extremely difficult, even with one final match remaining against the less favored Iraq.

Norway had achieved a big 4-1 win over Iraq, with Haaland scoring two goals, but Tiao said that focusing on the striker alone would be a mistake.

"There is no plan against Haaland, but a plan against Norway," Tiao told reporters on Sunday. "We have defenders who have played in high-level competitions and have faced attackers of this caliber before."

"When we face Haaland, we have to be fully focused. But the most important thing is how to stop the Norwegian team as a whole."

Tiao said that Senegal was fully aware of the magnitude of the task ahead before the start of the tournament, and although the loss to France was a setback, they still had two more matches that he considered to be "two finals".

He said, "We are in a tough group, and we knew that from the beginning. All three matches are like finals. We lost the first one, but anything is still possible."

"But we cannot make any mistakes (against Norway), everyone is ready and wants to give their all and put on a strong performance. We are ready to die for Africa and Senegal."

Senegal have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last 12 World Cup matches, since their famous victory over France in their first appearance at the tournament in 2002.

Tiao said, "It's true that we conceded a lot of goals. There's no room for error anymore."

He also confirmed that the long-standing dispute with the Senegalese Football Federation over a new contract had been resolved.

He said, "The problem has been resolved. It took longer than it should have, and the issue was not about money, but about principles and respect."

Tiao also declined to address questions regarding reports of some players being dissatisfied with conditions at the training camp.

He said, "It is true that there are some things that need to be addressed, but whether it concerns the players, the coaching staff, or the federation, we are all focused on tomorrow's match."