Argentina vs Benin kickoff time in Saudi Arabia
Argentina vs Benin kicks off at 2:00am on Wednesday, 7 October 2026 in Saudi Arabia. That is Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3). The friendly starts at 20:00 on Tuesday, 6 October at the Más Monumental in Buenos Aires, which is 23:00 UTC. Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca and Dammam are on the same clock.
| Date in Saudi Arabia | Wednesday, 7 October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Kick-off | 2:00am |
| Timezone | Arabia Standard Time, UTC+3 |
| Venue | Estadio Más Monumental, Buenos Aires |
| Competition | International friendly |
The hour, without the wrong chart
3:00am is Dubai and Muscat, not Saudi Arabia. 11:00pm is a wrong clock that has been printed with this match. Neither is the whistle. Add three hours to 23:00 UTC and you land at 02:00 in the UTC+3 countries. Add four hours and you land at 03:00 in the UAE and Oman. Add three and a half and you land at 02:30 in Iran. Saudi Arabia is the 2:00am line. The Bolivia and Burkina Faso friendlies are 21:00 in Buenos Aires, a different whistle, so their local hour is one hour later than this one.
Some pages have printed 11:00pm in Mecca or Cairo for this match. Cairo and Mecca are UTC+3 on this date, and 23:00 UTC is 2:00am there, not 11:00pm. If a poster, a TV guide or an app uses 11:00pm, it is not describing 20:00 in Buenos Aires. Use 2:00am.
One country, one alarm
Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca and Dammam do not need separate alarms. There is no second zone hiding inside Saudi Arabia for this fixture. Set the phone to local time, not to Argentina time, or you will be sitting there at the wrong end of the day. Tuesday evening in Saudi Arabia is still the previous afternoon in Buenos Aires. The match does not start until Wednesday morning. Put the phone on the table the night before, because 2:00am is early enough to sleep through.
Where that sits next to the live stream
A channel can start a studio before the whistle. That earlier time is not kick-off. The live stream in Saudi Arabia should be read against 2:00am, not against 11:00pm. After the match begins, the Argentina vs Benin live score is the place for the score, and only once it is real. No television channel in Saudi Arabia changes the kick-off. The kick-off is the referee, not the broadcast.
Worked from 23:00 UTC
Take Tuesday 6 October, 23:00 UTC, and apply UTC+3. You get 2:00am on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia. There is no second conversion for Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca and Dammam. People who start from 21:00 in Buenos Aires are using the Bolivia and Burkina Faso hour. Those matches are a different night. Benin is the 20:00 match, and that is the only number this page is for. Do the sum again if a friend sends a different figure. The UTC line does not move.
A studio, a fan festival or a highlights package can begin before the referee. None of those is kick-off. Lionel Messi was named for this friendly rather than the earlier ones, and that still does not move the whistle. If Argentina changes the published hour, this page follows that change. Until then, save 2:00am.
Conclusion
Keep 2:00am on Wednesday, 7 October 2026. Write it down as Wednesday morning, not Tuesday night. 3:00am is Dubai and Muscat, not Saudi Arabia. 11:00pm is a wrong clock that has been printed with this match. Neither is the whistle. The stadium clock is still 20:00 on Tuesday in Buenos Aires, 23:00 UTC. One alarm covers Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca and Dammam.
Questions people ask
What time does Argentina vs Benin start in Saudi Arabia?
2:00am on Wednesday, 7 October 2026. The zone is Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3). Buenos Aires is 20:00 on Tuesday, 23:00 UTC.
Do Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca and the rest of Saudi Arabia differ?
No. Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca and Dammam share 2:00am.
Why do some pages say 11:00pm?
That clock does not match 23:00 UTC. In the UTC+3 countries the right hour is 2:00am. Saudi Arabia is 2:00am.
Does the live stream start at the same time?
The match does. A studio can start earlier. Build-up is not kick-off.
Check also: Argentina vs Benin kickoff time in the UAE.
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