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
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for (Africa). The Confederation of African Football was allocated five qualifying berths for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. 51 teams entered the qualification process. Burundi withdrew before the draw was made. while Niger and Comoros chose not to participate. Guinea was excluded from the competition during the Final Round for government interference with its national association, resulting in their results obtained in final round annulled. Africa's five automatic qualifying berths were taken by Cameroon, Senegal, Tunisia, South Africa, and