Matildas fans slam the team for making social media post celebrating an Aussie city's Indigenous heritage - but others blast them as 'triggered racists' Matildas acknowledged traditional owners of Brisbane land Supporters clashed over the post with some claiming the post was 'divisive' WATCH: Mail Sport's preview show 'It's All Coming Up' ahead of the big games By Josh Alston For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:46 BST, 19 August 2023 | Updated: 09:46 BST, 19 August 2023 e-mail 17 shares View comments Matildas fans have clashed off the pitch, locking horns over a simple social post acknowledging Indigenous heritage. The Matildas are playing Sweden in Brisbane tonight for the bronze medal at the FIFA Women's World Cup . As the Matildas have done all tournament, special mention was made to the traditional owners of the land at the stadium they are playing in, this time Brisbane Stadium. The post that 'triggered' some fans before the FIFA Women's World Cup clash between Australia and Sweden One of the tweets complaining about the post put out by the Matildas ahead of their clash against Sweden 'Today we are playing on Yuggera & Turrbal country,' the Matildas social media team posted. 'We acknowledge the Yuggera & Turrbal peoples as the first Custodians of the land, air and water where Brisbane Stadium is situated today, and we pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. We also acknowledge all the great non indigenous Australians that have made Brisbane a magnificent place it is today. As Australians we are all custodians of the land, air and water.' Matildas supporters show their support for Indigenous Australians with the Aboriginal flag in the stands at Brisbane Stadium Matildas fans delivered a rousing rendition of Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi as part of the Welcome to Country ahead of the clash against Sweden While most people took the message as a simple acknowledgement of Indigenous heritage, others fumed on social media labelling the post 'woke' 'virtue signalling'. 'I support the Matildas. I won't support this divisive woke politics which makes a mockery of Aboriginal people and only holds them back through the glamorisation of victimhood,' one follower complained under the post. 'Custodians of the air. We've lost the plot,' added another. 'Oh for goodness sake, stop this rubbish and just focus on the game,' suggested another. 'FFS, after this game, win or lose I'll be happy to see the back of the virtue signaling,' fumed another. Your browser does not support iframes. While most people were content to ignore the trolls that have followed the Matildas social media throughout the tournament, some bit back. 'Cue all the triggered racists,' posted on Matildas fan with a laughing emoji. 'I like it when they all crawl out from under their rocks together to say some stupid s***. I get to squash (block) a whole bunch of them at once,' posted another. 'So many snowflakes triggered by using a traditional name, you love to see it,' added yet another. The Matildas have kicked off in their third place playoff against Sweden at Brisbane Stadium, with a history-making bronze medal finish on the line. Share or comment on this article: Matildas fans slam the team for making social media post celebrating an Aussie city's Indigenous heritage - but others blast them as 'triggered racists' e-mail 17 shares Add comment Comments 0 Share what you think No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. Add your comment Enter your comment By posting your comment you agree to our house rules . Submit Comment Clear Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. No Yes Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy .