2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage won their fourth World Cup penalty shoot-out, tied with Germany for most wins, and were involved in their fifth World Cup shoot-out, a record for any nation. <section begin=k2 /><section end=k2 /> The two teams had met in 11 previous meetings, including four times in the FIFA World Cup: Netherlands won 2–0 in the second group stage of the 1974 FIFA World Cup and 2–1 in the quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and Brazil won 3–2 in the quarter-finals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup and 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw (after extra time) in the
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) played between 31 July – 17 November 1993. <section begin=playoff1 /> <section end=playoff1 /> 3–3 on aggregate. Australia won 4–1 on penalties and advanced to the play-off against the CONMEBOL team. <section begin=playoff2 /> <section end=playoff2 /> Argentina won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. There were 9 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match. 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) For the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final qualification spot to the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The matches were