"The man stands to collect 95,000 pounds if his bet comes off," said a spokesman. "It is remarkable that the biggest bet yet placed on an England game has come from a Scottish client."

England, who have already qualified for the knockout stage of the Cup, play Sweden in the last of their round-robin group matches at 1900 GMT.

Last week a Swiss businessman made one of the largest bets ever on the World Cup, wagering 400,000 pounds with William Hill on Italy beating the United States at odds of 2/5.

When Italy took the lead last Saturday, he looked set to collect 560,000 pounds. When the U.S. equalised, he lost the lot.

Bookmakers are expecting almost 1 billion pounds to be gambled during the month-long tournament by UK punters alone, five times as much as in the 2002 World Cup.