ing ▁penalty ▁kick ▁to ▁score ▁and ▁give ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁victory , ▁knock ing ▁Australia ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁cup . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁World ▁Cup , ▁on ▁ 6 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁player ▁to ▁captain ▁Australia . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁as ▁the ▁S occ ero os ' ▁captain ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁friendly ▁against ▁Par agu ay , ▁in ▁Br is b ane . ▁Four ▁days ▁later , ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁he ▁capt ained ▁Australia ▁again ▁in ▁an ▁Asian ▁Cup ▁qual ifying ▁game ▁against ▁Bah rain , ▁which ▁Australia ▁won ▁ 2 – 0 . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Ne ill ▁capt ained ▁the ▁S occ ero os ▁again ▁in ▁a ▁friendly ▁match ▁against ▁Uruguay ▁at ▁Sydney ' s ▁Tel stra ▁Stadium ▁in ▁which ▁Australia ▁lost ▁ 2 – 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁in ▁the ▁dying ▁seconds ▁of ▁the ▁S occ ero o ' s ▁ 3 – 1 ▁loss ▁to ▁Ira q , ▁Ne ill ▁verb ally ▁ab used ▁the ▁ref eree . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁second ▁yellow ▁card ▁and ▁was ▁sent ▁off , ▁c apping ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁performance ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁side . ▁In ▁the ▁quarter ▁final s ▁of ▁the ▁Asian ▁Cup , ▁Ne ill ▁missed ▁a ▁cru cial ▁penalty ▁in ▁a ▁shoot out ▁against