Table 1. Duration between the end of the different national European soccer leagues and the start of the last three editions of the FIFA World Cup tournament.
| World Cups |
Seasons |
Leagues |
Number of weeks between the last championship match preceding the World Cup and the start of the World Cup |
| 2010 |
2009/2010 |
French LIGUE 1 |
4 |
| Spanish LA LIGA |
4 |
| English Premier League |
5 |
| German BUNDESLIGA |
5 |
| Italian SERIE A |
4 |
| 2014 |
2013/2014 |
French LIGUE 1 |
4 |
| Spanish LA LIGA |
4 |
| English Premier League |
5 |
| German BUNDESLIGA |
5 |
| Italian SERIE A |
4 |
| 2018 |
2017/2018 |
French LIGUE 1 |
4 |
| Spanish LA LIGA |
4 |
| English Premier League |
5 |
| German BUNDESLIGA |
5 |
| Italian SERIE A |
4 |
