Portugal raked in a whopping sum of €26.5 million after winning the first major trophy in their history, courtesy of a 1-0 victory over France in the final of Euro 2016 on Sunday.
UEFA confirmed that total prize money pool will be around €301 million, which will be distributed among 24 national teams.
That is more than a 50 per cent increase on the previous prize money pool of €194 million awarded back in 2012 in Poland/Ukraine.
The match went all the way to extra time, but Eder proved to be the hero with a 109th-minute winner to stun the host nation at the Stade de France.
The first sight of goal went the way of Portugal after just five minutes when Nani raced on to a ball over the top, but he lifted his effort over the crossbar.
Portugal had a rare sight of goal towards the end of the half when Jose Fonte rose highest inside the area but failed to test the keeper with his header.
Chances continued to be at a premium in the second half too, with Pogba being forced to resort to trying a 35-yard volley before Griezmann sent a tame effort into the arms of Rui Patricio.
It was France who were asking most of the questions in the closing stages, though, and Sissoko almost found the breakthrough with a piledriver from range that Rui Patricio needed to push away.
The hosts were inches away from winning the match right at the death when Andre-Pierre Gignac turned his man inside the area, but the striker scuffed his finish against the upright and the rebound eluded Griezmann.
It was Eder who wrote himself into the history books with the winner, cutting inside before picking out the bottom corner with a low 25-yard strike that Lloris couldn’t get to.
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