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 squads Dimitar Penev Head coach: Alketas Panagoulias Head coach: Clemens Westerhof Head coach: Arrigo Sacchi Head coach: Miguel Mejía Barón Head coach: Egil Olsen Head coach: Jack Charlton Head coach: Paul Van Himst Head coach: Abdellah Blinda Head coach: Dick Advocaat Head coach: Jorge Solari Each national team had to submit a squad of 22 players. All the teams included 3 goalkeepers, except Russia, Bulgaria and Republic of Ireland who only called two. 1994 FIFA World Cup squads Below are the squads for the 1994 FIFA World Cup final tournament in the United States. Greece, Italy, Saudi Arabia and Spain were