Belgium cashes in against Ireland's sloppy defense

Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill slammed his team's sloppiness after Saturday's 3-0 loss to Belgium at Euro 2016.

Ireland held the Belgians scoreless through the first half of their Group E game in Bordeaux, but after the break Everton striker Romelu Lukaku bracketed a pair of goals around one from Axel Witsel as Belgium claimed a comfortable win.

"We accepted the fact that Belgium is as talented a team, individually, as any in the competition ... but the goals we gave away were not great from our viewpoint," said O'Neill, whose squad opened the tournament with a 1-1 draw against Sweden.