Argentina vs Benin kickoff time in Ivory Coast
Argentina vs Benin kickoff time in Ivory Coast is 11:00pm on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, UTC+0. The friendly starts at 20:00 on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at Estadio Más Monumental, which is 23:00 UTC. Deportick prints 20:00. Ámbito reported that AFA set the Benin hour at 20:00, not the 21:00 used for the other two friendlies.
What time is kickoff in Ivory Coast?
People often add the wrong pair of offsets. Argentina is three hours behind UTC. Abidjan is UTC+0. The meeting point of those two facts is 11:00pm on Tuesday, 6 October 2026. Changing either offset, including by borrowing a winter clock, moves the answer. This page does not borrow one.
| Date (local) | Tuesday, 6 October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Kickoff time (local) | 11:00pm (UTC+0) |
| Timezone | Africa/Abidjan, GMT |
| Venue | Estadio Más Monumental, Núñez, Buenos Aires |
| Competition | International friendly |
Is there only one kickoff time?
Ivory Coast does not split this friendly across several kickoffs. The zone is Africa/Abidjan, UTC+0, abbreviated GMT in the time-zone data. Abidjan is enough to set the alarm for the whole country on this date. A second city in Ivory Coast does not get its own hour unless it is actually in another zone, and none is in play here.
Côte d’Ivoire stays on GMT. Abidjan therefore still has Tuesday on the clock, at 11:00pm, when Benin has already turned to Wednesday. The away side’s midnight is not the home viewer’s midnight in Abidjan.
Which date shows on the phone?
The fixture date stays Tuesday, 6 October 2026, because that is the date at Estadio Más Monumental. In Abidjan the same whistle falls on Tuesday, 6 October 2026. The local date and the stadium date are the same Tuesday. Tickets, the teamsheet and the Argentina vs Benin at the Monumental follow Buenos Aires. Your alarm follows Abidjan.
Does a TV listing change the kickoff?
No broadcaster in Ivory Coast had been verified here. A legal show can start before 11:00pm. That is not the kickoff. See the where to watch Argentina vs Benin. After the whistle, use the Argentina vs Benin live score. It should not invent a score early.
The kick-off time tool and the Argentina vs Benin at the Monumental use the same 20:00 instant. For Ivory Coast the line to keep is 11:00pm on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 in Abidjan (UTC+0).
Questions people ask
What time does Argentina vs Benin start in Ivory Coast?
Argentina vs Benin starts at 11:00pm on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 in Abidjan. The offset is UTC+0 (GMT). The stadium time is 20:00 on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 in Buenos Aires, which is 23:00 UTC.
Do other cities in Ivory Coast kick off at a different time?
No. Ivory Coast uses Africa/Abidjan for this match, so the country shares 11:00pm on Tuesday, 6 October 2026.
Why might a Ivory Coast kickoff posted online be an hour off?
Côte d’Ivoire stays on GMT. Abidjan therefore still has Tuesday on the clock, at 11:00pm, when Benin has already turned to Wednesday. The away side’s midnight is not the home viewer’s midnight in Abidjan.
What channel shows Argentina vs Benin in Ivory Coast?
A broadcaster in Ivory Coast is to be confirmed. The kickoff time does not depend on a channel. The TV page on this site names only sourced broadcasters and does not link to unofficial streams.
Conclusion
Save 11:00pm on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 for Abidjan. The friendly is still 20:00 on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 in Buenos Aires, which is 23:00 UTC. That hour covers the country. Ivory Coast is not split across zones for this match. Côte d’Ivoire stays on GMT. Abidjan therefore still has Tuesday on the clock, at 11:00pm, when Benin has already turned to Wednesday. The away side’s midnight is not the home viewer’s midnight in Abidjan.
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