Everton defender Seamus Coleman has branded the Republic of Ireland's defeat to Luxembourg as "embarrassing".

Gerson Rodrigues' strike five minutes from time confined the Republic to a humiliating defeat, leaving them bottom of World Cup qualifying Group A after losing to Serbia in the week.

"It's a shocking result, an embarrassing result," Coleman told Irish broadcaster RTE.

"Let's not hide behind anyone for that, that's on us as players. We should be embarrassed.

"As players we need to have a good hard look at ourselves. You need people demanding the ball out there and I don't think we did that enough.

"If we were building up on one side then you need people to want it out the other side. I don't think we heard enough voices. I've got to come out here and do an interview but there are no words for that."