hosted by Scotland. In front of a crowd of 28,555 at Tynecastle, in the semi-final against a Portugal team comprising future stars such as Luís Figo and Abel Xavier, O'Neil scored the only goal to take Scotland into the final. Scotland drew 2–2 with Saudi Arabia after extra time in the final, and lost 5–4 on penalties. O'Neil missed a penalty late on in the second half and then a penalty in the shoot-out. O'Neil played for his country seven times at senior level, making his debut in March 1996 in a 1–0 win over Australia at Hampden. He won a recall to the squad after five years away for Walter Smith's Scotland squads in the early part of 2005. He won what proved to be his last cap in August 2005, in a 2–2 draw against Austria. Post-playing career In 2010, it was announced that O'Neil had signed up for Preston North End's team in the Masters Football Tournament in Liverpool. He played along with Sean Gregan, Lee Cartwright and Andy Fensome. References Living people 1972 births Scottish footballers Scotland international footballers Scotland B international footballers Scottish people of Irish descent Scottish expatriate footballers Celtic F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players VfL Wolfsburg players Derby County F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Premier League players Bundesliga players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Expatriate footballers in Germany People educated at Park Mains High School Scotland under-21 international footballers Preston North End F.C. non-playing staff Association football midfielders Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire