Holland coach Bert van Marwijk has warned Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong he must rein in his tackling on the international stage.

Van Marwijk told De Jong he will have to tread carefully in South Africa this summer after he broke the leg of Bolton's USA midfielder Stuart Holden in a friendly between the two countries last week.

Van Marwijk said: "Nigel plays in England and that is the league where referees allow players to do so much more. But a foul like the one Nigel committed on Holden can cost us the World Cup.

"As soon as the game was over, I got hold of him and told him straight.

"Maybe he thought this foul was not even as bad as the ones in previous games but he really must get this out of his system."