A TAB Sportsbet customer has staked $25,000 dollars on the Portuguese to lift the trophy. Going into Euro 2008 Portugal are priced at $9.25.

He or she isn't the only person to splash the cash in pursuit of a winner.

Another customer has laid out $25,000 on Spain to win the tournament - with the Spaniards priced at $7 - while a third individual has placed a $25,000 bet on Croatia to win Group B.

The same figure has also been spent by three customers who believe Poland ($3.10), Sweden ($2.50) and Russia ($2.25) will reach the quarter-finals of 2008.

As for the tournament's top goalscorer, there is a $3,000 bet in the system on Fernando Torres to finish top of the pile while another customer has bet $1,400 on United's Ronaldo to take the golden boot.