Argentina vs Benin kick-off time

Argentina vs Benin time is 20:00 on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at Estadio Más Monumental in Buenos Aires. That is 23:00 UTC. AFA confirmed the hour as 20:00. In New York and Toronto that is 7:00pm Tuesday. In London and Dublin it is midnight. In Sydney it is 10:00am Wednesday.

Argentina

Oct 6

8:00 PM (ART)

Benin

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Argentina vs Benin kickoff time by country

One whistle: 20:00 in Buenos Aires on Tuesday 6 October 2026 (23:00 UTC). Every row is that same moment.

AFA set kick-off at 20:00 at Estadio Más Monumental. The other two friendlies that week were listed at 21:00. Those clocks are not used here. Argentina does not observe daylight saving, so 20:00 in Núñez stays 23:00 UTC.

What is Argentina time?

Buenos Aires uses Argentina Time, ART, which is UTC−3 and does not observe daylight saving. 20:00 in Núñez is therefore 23:00 UTC. It is not 20:00 in Karachi, London or New York. The tool on this page is that last step.

October is also a trap for UK and US readers. In 2026, British Summer Time ends on Sunday 25 October, so 6 and 7 October are still BST (UTC+1). US daylight saving ends on Sunday 1 November, so the East Coast is still EDT (UTC−4) on match day. A conversion copied from a winter chart will be an hour out. Sydney has already moved to AEDT by 6 October, because the first Sunday in October 2026 is 4 October. Pakistan, India, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria do not change clocks for this date.

United States, UK, Canada and Australia

A 20:00 start in Buenos Aires is 7:00pm Tuesday in New York and Toronto, midnight at the start of Wednesday in London and Dublin, and 10:00am Wednesday in Sydney. Chicago is 6:00pm and Los Angeles is 4:00pm, still on Tuesday. Berlin and Paris are 1:00am Wednesday. Pakistan is 4:00am and India is 4:30am on Wednesday, which is the same instant, not a second match.

The same caution applies to anyone reading a winter clock. US West Coast viewers are at 4:00pm Tuesday, not in the evening. This page lists each zone in the tool rather than one national US hour.

Date line, not a second match

The sporting date of Argentina vs Benin is Tuesday 6 October in the country where it is played. If you are in Pakistan, India or Australia, the whistle may fall on Wednesday local time. Both statements can be true. Tickets, the teamsheet and the competition record use the Buenos Aires date. Your alarm uses your date. When you write “argentina vs benin today”, check which midnight you mean.

How we will update

The kick-off used on this site is 20:00 on Tuesday 6 October 2026 in Buenos Aires (23:00 UTC). If the whistle is delayed on the night, the countdown should move with it. The live score should not claim the match is on until this time has arrived or a broadcaster shows the teams on the pitch.

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