Argentina vs Burkina Faso 7-0: goals, and Messi's farewell vs Benin at 4am PKT Wednesday

Argentina beat Burkina Faso 7-0 in an international friendly at the Estadio Mas Monumental in Buenos Aires. The match kicked off at 5:00 am Pakistan time on Sunday, 4 October (8:00 pm Saturday in New York), which is why "Argentina vs Burkina Faso" was one of the most searched phrases in Pakistan this morning, with more than 20,000 Google searches.

Lionel Messi did not play. He has been named only for Argentina's last match of this international window, his farewell against Benin, which kicks off at 4:00 am Pakistan time on Wednesday, 7 October.

Argentina vs Burkina Faso: the goals

Argentina were four up inside 36 minutes, according to the match report in The Daily Star:

1. Lautaro Martinez, 4 minutes (a penalty rebound)
2. Moumouni Diallo, 8 minutes (own goal)
3. Gianluca Prestianni, 12 minutes
4. Nicolas Paz, 35 minutes
5. Julian Alvarez, 36 minutes
6. Franco Mastantuono, 57 minutes
7. Giovanni Simeone, 90+3 minutes

It was the first senior meeting between the two countries. Argentina have now scored 11 and conceded none in this window, after a 4-0 win over Bolivia, and Lautaro Martinez has opened the scoring in both games.

Messi's farewell: Argentina vs Benin time in Pakistan

Messi, 39, announced his international retirement in late August after the 2026 World Cup, where Argentina finished runners-up. The Benin friendly is his goodbye, played at the same stadium in Buenos Aires.

The time is confirmed by NBC Sports (7:00 pm ET) and Sports Mole (8:00 pm local, midnight in the UK). Pakistan is eight hours ahead of Buenos Aires, so for fans here it is a Tuesday-night alarm for a Wednesday dawn match, ending before 6:00 am.

What Messi leaves behind

Messi goes into the match with 207 caps and 125 goals for Argentina, both national records, with the 2022 World Cup and the 2021 and 2024 Copa America titles. Benin will be his 208th appearance and, as Sports Mole notes, a chance to score against a 46th different country.

Watching from Pakistan

No Pakistani broadcaster had announced rights to the friendly when we checked. In the US it is on ViX and Prime Video, according to NBC Sports. If you plan to stream it, check what is legally available in Pakistan on match day rather than using unofficial streams, which are a common source of malware and card fraud. Our guide to shopping and paying online safely covers the basics.

For more football, see the Nations League results and table.