Argentina vs Benin kickoff time in Qatar
Argentina vs Benin kickoff time in Qatar is 2:00am on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, UTC+3. 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 Qatar?
Write the alarm as 2:00am, and write the date Wednesday, 7 October 2026 next to it. The 24-hour form of that minute is 02:00 in Doha. Both forms are the same instant as 20:00 at the Más Monumental and as 23:00 UTC. A page that prints only the weekday, without the hour, is not a kickoff time.
| Date (local) | Wednesday, 7 October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Kickoff time (local) | 2:00am (UTC+3) |
| Timezone | Asia/Qatar, +03 |
| Venue | Estadio Más Monumental, Núñez, Buenos Aires |
| Competition | International friendly |
Is there only one kickoff time?
Qatar does not split this friendly across several kickoffs. The zone is Asia/Qatar, UTC+3, abbreviated +03 in the time-zone data. Doha is enough to set the alarm for the whole country on this date. A second city in Qatar does not get its own hour unless it is actually in another zone, and none is in play here.
Qatar is UTC+3, the same hour as Saudi Arabia and an hour behind the UAE. Doha does not keep a private offset. A Dubai listing of 3:00am is late for Qatar.
Which date shows on the phone?
The fixture date stays Tuesday, 6 October 2026, because that is the date at Estadio Más Monumental. In Doha the same whistle falls on Wednesday, 7 October 2026. Those are different calendar days. Tickets, the teamsheet and the Argentina vs Benin in Buenos Aires follow Buenos Aires. Your alarm follows Doha.
Does a TV listing change the kickoff?
No broadcaster in Qatar had been verified here. A legal show can start before 2:00am. That is not the kickoff. See the Argentina vs Benin on TV. 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 in Buenos Aires use the same 20:00 instant. For Qatar the line to keep is 2:00am on Wednesday, 7 October 2026 in Doha (UTC+3).
Questions people ask
What time does Argentina vs Benin start in Qatar?
Argentina vs Benin starts at 2:00am on Wednesday, 7 October 2026 in Doha. The offset is UTC+3 (+03). The stadium time is 20:00 on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 in Buenos Aires, which is 23:00 UTC.
Do other cities in Qatar kick off at a different time?
No. Qatar uses Asia/Qatar for this match, so the country shares 2:00am on Wednesday, 7 October 2026.
Why might a Qatar kickoff posted online be an hour off?
Qatar is UTC+3, the same hour as Saudi Arabia and an hour behind the UAE. Doha does not keep a private offset. A Dubai listing of 3:00am is late for Qatar.
What channel shows Argentina vs Benin in Qatar?
A broadcaster in Qatar 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 2:00am on Wednesday, 7 October 2026 for Doha. The friendly is still 20:00 on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 in Buenos Aires, which is 23:00 UTC. That hour covers the country. Qatar is not split across zones for this match. Qatar is UTC+3, the same hour as Saudi Arabia and an hour behind the UAE. Doha does not keep a private offset. A Dubai listing of 3:00am is late for Qatar.
Check also: Argentina vs Benin kickoff time in Kuwait.