Argentina vs Benin kick-off time
The Argentina vs Benin kick-off time is to be confirmed. The match is on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 in Buenos Aires. Argentine coverage still described the clock as unpublished in late September, with an evening kick-off expected. Country-by-country times below stay blank until that clock exists.
| Fixture | Argentina vs Benin |
|---|---|
| Competition | International friendly |
| Date | Tuesday, 6 October 2026 |
| Kick-off | To be confirmed (evening expected in Buenos Aires) |
| Venue | Estadio Más Monumental, Núñez, Buenos Aires |
| Why it matters | Reported farewell match for Lionel Messi with Argentina |
Why this page does not print one “official” time
A kick-off is a fact or it is not. LA NACION’s 17 September schedule piece said the times for Bolivia, Burkina Faso and Benin had not been confirmed and that the matches would be at night. The paper’s 27 September piece on those same friendlies still used horario a definir. Ámbito, writing on 22 September about how to watch the Messi farewell, also said the time was still to be confirmed.
Other pages on the wider web have shown 16:00, 20:00 UTC, or 21:00. They do not agree, and they are not AFA. Publishing one of them as the kick-off would be a guess dressed as a fixture. When a single time is posted by AFA or by TyC Sports and Telefe together, put it in js/config.js as kickoffISO. This table uses the browser’s time-zone data and fills in.
Kick-off time by country
Official kick-off: to be confirmed.
| Place | Local time |
|---|
kickoffISO in js/config.js and the live table fills itself.What is Argentina time?
Buenos Aires uses Argentina Time, ART, which is UTC−3 and does not observe daylight saving. That part is stable. The unknown is the hour on the stadium clock, not the offset. If AFA says 21:00, that is 21:00 in Núñez. It is not 21:00 in Karachi, London or New York. The whole point of this page is that last step, done only once.
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.
Pakistan, India and the late-night problem
Supporters in Pakistan and India should plan for a late night or an early morning, not an evening prime-time slot, if the match is at night in Buenos Aires. Night in Argentina is the next morning in South Asia. That is arithmetic, not a published kick-off. A 21:00 start in Buenos Aires would be 05:00 in Pakistan and 05:30 in India on Wednesday 7 October. An earlier or later Argentina hour moves both by the same amount. Do not set an alarm from a screenshot until the source is named.
The same caution applies to the UAE and Saudi Arabia, where a Buenos Aires night becomes the small hours of Wednesday, and to the UK and Nigeria, where it becomes the middle of the night. US East Coast viewers are the group most likely to watch on Tuesday evening, because they are behind Argentina on the clock. West Coast viewers would be earlier still. This page lists Eastern as the US reference and does not invent a national US kick time.
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 string to edit is kickoffISO in js/config.js, with the offset included, for example 2026-10-06T21:00:00-03:00. The label on the match card switches from “to be confirmed” to a live countdown aimed at that instant. If the kick-off is delayed on the night, change the string. Do not leave yesterday’s clock up. The live score page should not claim the match is on until this time has arrived or a broadcaster shows the teams on the pitch.
Questions people ask
What time is Argentina vs Benin in Pakistan?
To be confirmed. Pakistan is UTC+5, with no daylight saving. The conversion cannot be final until Argentina publishes a kick-off.
What time is it in India?
To be confirmed. India is UTC+5:30. Do not trust a social post that prints 5:30am until the Argentina clock is official.
What time in the UK and USA?
To be confirmed. On 6 October 2026 the UK is still on British Summer Time and the US East Coast is still on Eastern Daylight Time. Both change later in the month or in November.
Has AFA announced the kick-off?
Not in the reports we are using. LA NACION on 27 September 2026 still wrote horario a definir and said the games would be at night.