Tottenham Hotspur secured a 4-2 penalty shoot-out victory over Sydney FC after a 1-1 draw in a pre-season friendly on July 29, 2026, in Sydney, Australia.
Mathys Tel opened the scoring for Spurs in the 29th minute with a 25-yard free-kick into the top-right corner.
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The A-League side equalized early in the second half through Takahiro Sekine, who intercepted a pass from substitute Takai.
The match went straight to penalties after 90 minutes.
Martin Dubravka saved a Sydney FC spot-kick, and Dane Scarlett scored the decisive penalty to seal Tottenham's third pre-season tour win.
Mixed Squad and New Faces
Manager Roberto De Zerbi fielded a mixed lineup, starting wantaway midfielder Lucas Bergvall before replacing him at halftime with club-record signing Sandro Tonali.
New signing Andy Robertson made his Tottenham debut as a second-half substitute, wearing the captain's armband during his 25-minute cameo.
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Tottenham created several chances.
Conor Gallagher hit the post in the first half, and substitute Williams-Barnett struck the crossbar shortly after the break.
Robertson set up two opportunities and saw a shot saved, but he successfully converted his penalty in the shoot-out.
Several key players missed the match due to injury, including Mohammed Kudus, Xavi Simons, Dejan Kulusevski, Wilson Odobert, and Guglielmo Vicario.
Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Matar Sarr, Pedro Porro, Marcos Senesi, Cristian Romero, and Djed Spence were absent because of extended leave following the World Cup.
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Tottenham will continue their pre-season tour against Chelsea on Saturday.
