8 ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁transfer ▁to ▁another ▁club , ▁but ▁his ▁appearance ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁stage ▁against ▁Roman ia . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁World ▁Cup ▁De ▁Ze euw ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Netherlands ▁manager ▁Bert ▁van ▁Mar w ijk ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁player ▁would ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁squad ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁competition . ▁The ▁player ▁came ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁for ▁their ▁first ▁match ▁in ▁the ▁competition , ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁Den mark . ▁De ▁Ze euw ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁starting ▁line - up ▁for ▁the ▁semi - final ▁match ▁against ▁Uruguay . ▁However , ▁the ▁player ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁Rafael ▁van ▁der ▁Va art ▁at ▁half ▁time ▁after ▁an ▁incident ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁k icked ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁by ▁Martín ▁C á cer es . ▁Ne uro ps ych ology ▁con cludes ▁that ▁De ▁Ze euw ▁could ▁have ▁suffered ▁multiple ▁sympt oms . ▁ ▁Post ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁World ▁Cup ▁Since ▁the ▁World ▁Cup , ▁De ▁Ze euw ▁strugg led ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁call ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁and ▁c ited ▁lack ▁of ▁first ▁opportun ities ▁at ▁Spart ak ▁Moscow , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁inj uries , ▁as ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁his ▁absence . ▁