Juan Pablo Belatti

Juan Pablo Belatti (born 15 April 1979

Belatti was one of the assistant referees in the final of Russia 2018.

Career National Belatti was born in Saladillo, Buenos Aires, Belatti has an older brother and a younger sister. In 2001, Belatti began his refereeing course, which was certified by the Argentine Football Association in 2003. the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia, as well as two editions of Copa América: Chile 2015 and Brazil 2019. Outside CONMEBOL, Belatti took part in the UEFA Euro 2020, accompanying referee Fernando Rapallini, and in the men's tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

FIFA World Cups Belatti has a record-breaking participation in the FIFA World Cup, beginning in Brazil 2014 alongside referee Néstor Pitana, with whom he worked again in Russia 2018. In Russia's World Cup, Belatti was assigned as an assistant referee to several matches, including the opening match between Russia and Saudi Arabia, a group match between Mexico and Sweden, as well as a round of 16 game between Denmark and Croatia, a quarterfinal between Uruguay and France, and the final between France and Croatia in Moscow.

He took part in Qatar 2022, and his most advanced game was a round of 16 match between Spain and Morocco. In April 2026, Belatti earned his fourth designation for a FIFA World Cup, being chosen as part of the assistant referees of referee Facundo Tello. Aside from his own record, Belatti is part of a record-breaking group of Argentine officials at the World Cup, which includes two other referees, Darío Herrera and Yael Falcón, as well as Hernán Mastrangelo as a video assistant referee.