Hawking used "general logistic regression modelling" to divine the optimum conditions for England to succeed as well as how the team can triumph in the dreaded (and inevitable) penalty shootout.
Paddy Power worked with Taylor Herring, which also helped it hijack the Brits with its Daft Punk impersonators, on the project, which analysed the key factors affecting England's performance in all 45 of their World Cup final matches since 1966.
A video of Professor Hawking's analysis can be viewed here:
