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 (CAF) Round. Zimbabwe advanced to the Final Round. Nigeria advanced to the Final Round. Ivory Coast advanced to the Final Round. Morocco advanced to the Final Round. Senegal advanced to the Final Round. Zambia advanced to the Final Round. Guinea advanced to the Final Round. Nigeria qualified for the World Cup. Morocco qualified for the World Cup. Cameroon qualified for the World Cup. The following three teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament. 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For