How to watch Argentina vs Benin live on Movistar Plus in Spain

Lionel Messi's last match in an Argentina shirt will be shown live and exclusively in Spain on Movistar+. Here is how to watch Argentina vs Benin on TV and stream it on the Movistar Plus+ app.

Quick answer

Watch Argentina vs Benin live and exclusively in Spain on Movistar Plus (dial 7) and M+ Liga de Campeones (dial 60) in the early hours of Wednesday 7 October. The friendly — Lionel Messi’s farewell in an Argentina shirt — kicks off at 20:00 in Buenos Aires (23:00 UTC), which is 1:00 AM peninsular time in Spain. Stream it on the Movistar Plus+ app or at movistarplus.es with a €9.99/month subscription.

Which Movistar+ channels will show Argentina vs Benin?

Movistar Plus has secured a package of 20 South American national-team matches — with a guaranteed minimum of eight Argentina games — and will show Messi’s farewell exclusively in Spain. The match airs on Movistar Plus (dial 7), the platform’s flagship channel, and on M+ Liga de Campeones (dial 60).

The broadcast gets the full treatment. Commentary comes from the experienced duo of Julio Maldonado ‘Maldini’ and Adolfo Barbero, and Movistar Plus is billing the night as ‘La Casa de D10s’ — the home of Messi’s farewell — with special pre-match coverage. Maldini, who commentated Messi’s first Argentina matches at the 2006 World Cup, called it ‘an emblematic and historic match… the end of one of the great international careers in history.’

How to stream Argentina vs Benin on the Movistar Plus+ app

You do not need a Movistar phone or fibre contract to watch. The standalone Movistar Plus+ OTT plan (€9.99/month) streams the channels live to your phone, tablet, laptop or smart TV with no operator change required. Sign up at movistarplus.es, download the Movistar Plus+ app from the App Store or Google Play, log in, and find the match on Movistar Plus (dial 7).

The app also works on smart TVs, Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick, Apple TV and Android TV, and two simultaneous streams are included — handy if someone else in the house also wants to stay up for the 1:00 AM kickoff. Note that Movistar’s cheaper €4.99 plan covers cinema and series only and does not include live sport, so make sure you take the standard €9.99 plan.

What time does Argentina vs Benin start in Spain?

Kickoff is Tuesday 6 October 2026 at 20:00 in Buenos Aires (23:00 UTC). In Spain that means the match falls in the early hours of Wednesday 7 October:

• 1:00 AM — peninsular Spain (CEST)
• 00:00 — Canary Islands (WEST)

Set the alarm and the recording — a once-in-a-lifetime farewell at 1:00 AM is exactly the kind of night people sleep through and regret.

Do you need a subscription to watch Argentina vs Benin on Movistar+?

Yes. Movistar Plus is a subscription service and there is no free legal way to watch the match in Spain — the rights are exclusive to the platform. The simplest route is the standalone Movistar Plus+ plan at €9.99/month (or €99.90/year), available to anyone in Spain without a Movistar contract. Existing Movistar customers with miMovistar TV packs already carrying the sports channels are covered.

What you should not do is turn to pirate streams. They are illegal, they tend to die at the worst possible moment, and for Messi’s final Argentina appearance that is a miserable gamble. One month of Movistar Plus+ costs less than the frustration.

Key takeaways

• Argentina vs Benin — Messi’s farewell — is live and exclusive to Movistar+ in Spain on 7 October.
• Watch on Movistar Plus (dial 7) or M+ Liga de Campeones (dial 60), with Maldini and Adolfo Barbero on commentary.
• Kickoff is 1:00 AM peninsular time (00:00 in the Canaries) on Wednesday 7 October.
• Stream on the Movistar Plus+ app or movistarplus.es with the €9.99/month plan (the €4.99 plan excludes sport).
• Movistar’s deal includes a minimum of eight Argentina matches, so more Albiceleste games will follow on the platform.

Don't miss Messi's last dance

This is the final time Lionel Messi — 207 caps, 125 goals, eight Ballons d’Or — wears the Argentina shirt, in front of a sold-out Estadio Más Monumental with the 2022 World Cup winners back to honour him. In Spain there is only one place to watch it: Movistar+. Get the €9.99 plan sorted before matchday, set the alarm for 1:00 AM, and check our full country-by-country TV guide if you will be anywhere else. On the night, follow the live score with us.

Questions people ask