Tottenham Hotspur began its preseason with a closed-door friendly against MK Dons on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at the Hotspur Way training center.
The match was Tottenham’s first warmup game of the preseason and the opening step in preparations for a tour in New Zealand and Australia. Spurs were set to play Auckland FC on Saturday before facing Chelsea in Sydney the following Wednesday.
Early preseason context
The friendly gave Tottenham a chance to get minutes into the squad after the break and before the trip Down Under. It also came with several players still unavailable, including Pedro Porro, Djed Spence and Cuti Romero, who had not yet returned from their post-World Cup break.
That meant the club’s first preseason outing came with some notable absences, but it still marked the start of a busy stretch. With matches against Auckland FC and Chelsea coming quickly, the focus now shifts to building fitness and settling into the next phase of the summer schedule.
For Spurs, the MK Dons fixture was less about the result and more about getting preseason underway in a controlled setting. The real test begins once the team leaves London and starts its matches in New Zealand and Australia.
