▁Japan ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁Australia ' s ▁elim ination ▁from ▁the ▁cup . ▁Ne ill ▁played ▁his ▁ 5 0 th ▁game ▁for ▁Australia ▁in ▁a ▁World ▁Cup ▁Qual ifier ▁against ▁Japan , ▁a ▁game ▁that ▁Australia ▁won ▁ 2 – 1 ▁with ▁Tim ▁C ah ill ▁scoring ▁both ▁goals . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Ne ill ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁international ▁goal ▁with ▁a ▁header ▁in ▁a ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ifying ▁match ▁against ▁Jordan ▁which ▁finished ▁ 4 - 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁ 9 1 st ▁appearance ▁for ▁Australia ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁and ▁ 2 4 5 ▁days ▁since ▁his ▁debut . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ification ▁( AF C ), ▁Ne ill ▁came ▁under ▁much ▁criticism ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁from ▁fans . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁that ▁Ne ill ▁spent ▁a ▁considerable ▁period ▁unable ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁new ▁club ▁contract ▁after ▁not ▁man aging ▁to ▁secure ▁an ▁extension ▁to ▁his ▁contract ▁with ▁Sydney ▁FC . ▁The ▁n ub ▁of ▁the ▁criticism ▁was ▁that ▁Ne ill ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁selected ▁as ▁S occ ero os ▁captain , ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁not ▁having ▁regular ▁game ▁time ▁at ▁a ▁club , ▁and ▁having ▁been ▁dropped ▁by ▁two ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁clubs , ▁Al ▁J az ira ▁Club ▁and ▁Al ▁Was l ▁FC , ▁and ▁having ▁made ▁minimal ▁impact ▁in ▁his ▁short ▁time ▁in ▁Australia ' s ▁domestic ▁A - Le ague . ▁With ▁these ▁critic