Julio Bascuñán

Julio Bascuñán
Full name Julio Alberto Bascuñán González
Born (1978-06-11) 11 June 1978
Santiago, Chile
Domestic
Years League Role
1996- ANFP Referee
2007- Campeonato Nacional Referee
International
Years League Role
2011- FIFA listed Referee

Julio Alberto Bascuñán González (born 11 June 1978) is a Chilean football referee who has served as an international FIFA referee since 2011.

He refereed the first leg of the 2017 Copa Libertadores finals. He has also refereed in the Copa Sudamericana, the 2015, Centenario and 2019 Copa Américas, several editions of the South American U-17 and Youth Championships, and the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

He was one of the referees chosen for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, serving as the fourth official in 5 matches, one of them being France vs Argentina in the round of 16. He also participated in the video assistant refereeing of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He has refereed in the 2018 and 2022 CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualifiers.