Spain and England will face each other for the 2023 Women’s World Cup title on Sunday at Stadium Australia. While this will mark the first time both teams have reached the tournament’s final, there is an exception regarding one of the coaches: Sarina Wiegman.

Spain secured a 2-1 victory against Sweden in the final moments of a tense match, with goals from Salma Paralluelo and Olga Carmona. Meanwhile, England defeated hosts Australia 3-1 in the semifinals, with goals by Ella Toone, Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo.

The 2022 Euros champions are going for their third big title in a row. If they pull it off, they’ll definitely make history. Of course, part of England’s success is Wiegman, who took charge of the team in 2021. However, before being the Lionesses’ boss, she had already built a solid reputation with several titles.

Full list of Sarina Wiegman’s titles as manager

With the spot in the final secured, Sarina Wiegman continues to write history. She has become the first female or male coach to reach two World Cup finals with different teams. In 2019, she achieved it with the Netherlands but lost the final against the United States, who won their fourth world title.

Prior to the 2019 France World Cup, Sarina also lifted the UEFA Women’s Championship (Euros) with the Netherlands in 2017. And, of course, with England she has already won the Euros 2022 and the Women’s Finalissima 2023. Below is a comprehensive list of all her titles as a coach, including her achievements with various clubs:

Ter Leede
Dutch championship: 2006–07
KNVB Cup: 2006–07

ADO Den Haag Women
Eredivisie: 2011–12
KNVB Cup: 2011–12, 2012–13

Netherlands Women
FIFA Women’s World Cup runner-up: 2019
UEFA Women’s Championship: 2017
Algarve Cup: 2018

England Women
UEFA Women’s Championship: 2022
Women’s Finalissima: 2023
Arnold Clark Cup: 2022, 2023

Individual Honors
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach: 2017,2020, 2022
UEFA Women’s Coach of the Year: 2021–22
IFFHS World’s Best Woman National Coach: 2020,2022
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award: 2022

“It’s like I’m living a fairy tale or something. When you make the first final, you think: ‘This is really special. It might not happen again.’ Then you make a second, a third, a fourth, but you think it might not happen again because it’s so hard.”

Wiegman also won the UEFA Euro with the Netherlands in 2017 and led that team to the 2019 World Cup final which they lost against the USWNT. Now, she could change soccer forever in England.

Sarina Wiegman could replace Gareth Southgate in England

Sarina Wiegman has become the first head coach ever to lead two different national teams to a World Cup final. Her progress with the famous Lionesses has been noticed by the English Football Association.

In a groundbreaking decision, Mark Bullingham, the chief executive of the FA, opened the door for Wiegman to replace Gareth Southgate as leader of the men’s national team.

“People always say it is the best man for the job or the best Englishman. Why does it have to be a man? If she decides at some point in the future to go in a different direction, I think she’s perfectly capable of that.”

Sarina Wiegman has a valid contract until 2025, but the USWNT could knock on her door soon to take over the place left by Vlatko Andonovski. That’s why England might not let her go considering she could be the best person for the job.

“If that best person is a woman, then why not? We think Sarina is doing a great job and hope she continues doing it for a long time. I think Sarina could do anything she wants in soccer. If at some point in the future she decides she wants to move into the men’s game, that would be a really interesting discussion. But that’s for her, right?”