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Forget Euro 2016, there is a World Cup to win and England are among the favourites to win the tournament, which you can watch live on Sky Sports. Frankfurt is the venue for the sixth hosting of the World Cup of Darts and for the fifth year running, Germany are the hosts for what promises to be a memorable four days of tungsten.And rather than every man for himself, Premier League winner Michael van Gerwen, 16-time world champion Phil Taylor and reigning world champion Gary Anderson will be teaming up with a fellow countryman in the hope of walking off with the trophy and the title on Sunday night. World Cup questions The favourites, the surprise names - all you need to know Just like its football, rugby and cricket equivalents, some of the lesser-known nations will hope to take their chance to shine and perhaps cause a similar stir to Spain, Gibraltar and South Africa, who down the years have caused the giants of the darting world a problem or two.England are the defending champions and have won three of the previous five events. On all three occasions, it has been Taylor teaming up with Adrian Lewis and the pair will be together again in Germany this week. Studd: Devons World Cup woe Rod Studd looks back at 2012 and some number crunching issues The Netherlands are the only other team to have claimed the title of world champions, winning the first-ever staging in 2010 when Raymond van Barneveld teamed up with Co Stompe for a memorable triumph and then in 2014, when Barney and MVG teamed up to beat England.Wales, Australia, Belgium and Scotland are the other nations to have reached the final and all will fancy their chances of another strong showing this year, while fourth seeds Northern Ireland are not to be underestimated with Brendan Dolan and Daryl Gurney representing them. World Cup of Darts - Draw Top Half (1) England v Spain China v Czech Rep (8) Austria v Italy South Africa v Singapore (5) Wales v Finland Greece v Canada (4) N Ireland v Japan Ireland v Hong Kong Bottom Half (2) Scotland v New Zealand Norway v Gibraltar (7) Belgium v Poland Hungary v Thailand (6) Australia v Germany Denmark v Sweden (3) Netherlands v Russia United States v Philippines The first-round matches were spread over the first two days, with eight scheduled for both Thursday and Friday night - the second round will then take place over two sessions on Saturday. The quarter-finals on Sunday afternoon will be followed by the semi-finals and final on Sunday night.The first round was played as doubles matches and were the best of nine legs, while the second round, quarter-finals and semi-finals are two best-of-seven-leg singles matches. In the event of both nations winning one singles match each, a best-of-seven-leg doubles match will be played to decide the tie.The final will be played as two best-of-seven-leg singles matches, followed by a best-of-seven-leg doubles match and then reverse singles matches, with the first team to win three games the winner.You can follow the World Cup of Darts on Sky Sports on Sky Sports 1, with the final scheduled for Sunday at 7pm. Or watch from £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV. World Cup of Darts - Pairings (seedings in brackets) (1) England Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis (2) Scotland Gary Anderson Robert Thornton (3) Netherlands Michael van Gerwen Raymond van Barneveld (4) Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan Daryl Gurney (5) Wales Mark Webster Gerwyn Price (6) Australia Simon Whitlock Kyle Anderson (7) Belgium Kim Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts (8) Austria Mensur Suljovic Rowby-John Rodriguez Canada John Part Ken MacNeil China Yuanjun Liu Wenge Xie Czech Republic Michal Kocik Pavel Drtil Denmark Per Laursen Daniel Jensen Finland Kim Viljanen Marko Kantele Germany Max Hopp Jyhan Artut Gibraltar Dyson Parody Manuel Vilerio Greece John Michael Ioannis Selachoglou Hong Kong Ting Chi Royden Lam Scott MacKenzie Hungary Nandor Bezzeg Patrik Kovaks Italy Daniele Petri Michel Furlanis Japan Keita Ono Haruki Muramatsu New Zealand Warren Parry Cody Harris Norway Robert Wagner Cor Dekker Philippines Gilbert Ulang Alex Tagarao Poland Krzysztof Ratajski Mariusz Paul Ireland William OConnor Mick McGowan Russia Aleksandr Oreshkin Boris Koltsov Singapore Paul Lim Harith Lim South Africa Devon Petersen Graham Filby Spain Cristo Reyes Antonio Alcinas Sweden Magnus Caris Daniel Larsson Thailand Thanawat Gaweenuntawong Attapol Eupakaree USA Darin Young Larry Butler Also See: World Cup questions WATCH: Dancing Devon WATCH: Belgium anger Aussies World Cup pairs confirmed David Johnson Jersey . 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Pat Tillman Cardinals Jersey . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. RALEIGH, N.C. -- Carolinas kids have the Hurricanes rolling, and now they get to take the show on the road.Victor Rask got his eighth goal of the season and Noah Hanifin scored his first, helping the Hurricanes beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Sunday night for their fourth straight win.The 23-year-old Rask was the oldest of Carolinas goal scorers in this one, backed by the 19-year-old Hanifin and 21-year-old Elias Lindholm.All but one of the Hurricanes 12 goals during this winning streak have been scored by players 24 or younger. The stretch has helped Carolina find its footing after a 3-6-4 start to the season.Its a great bunch of guys, said goalie Cam Ward, who is the fourth-oldest player for Carolina at 32. Its a fun group. Its an exciting group. There is a lot of potential in this locker room. Its great to see us putting it together. Guys want to score goals.Carolina finished this homestand 4-1-0 and now starts a three-game swing through Canada.Lindholm also got his first goal this season in the first period, and the Hurricanes kept up the pressure from there, challenging goalie Connor Hellebuyck with 40 shots.We got the first one early, Lindholm said. Hopefully for me, it will build some more confidence. I turned down some opportunities in the last two games and didnt believe in myself and my shot. Hopefully now I can get some more and take some more.Carolinas young legs took advantage of the Jets in the third period after Winnipeg played the night before, a 4-1 loss in Boston. It was the third game -- all losses -- of a five-game trip.Its going to be big to get a couple of days between games, captain Blake Wheeler said. Its been a pretty big grind, one like Ive never experienced before. Were a tired hockey team, theres no question about that. But weve got a group that can fight througgh it.dddddddddddd We just need to get our rest.Winnipegs next game is on Wednesday.Rask made it 2-0 on a power play early in the third, and after Mark Scheifele got his 11th goal for the Jets, Hanifin put it away with a power-play score with 1:43 left.Lindholm got on the board 6:45 in. He swept in from the left side along the goal line and ripped a shot past Hellebuyck on the short side. The goalie was screened by defenseman Dustin Byfuglien and couldnt find the puck.Rask stretched the lead by taking slick pass from Lee Stempniak in close and lifting it past Hellebuyck.Scheifele took over the NHL points lead (23) when he narrowed the deficit to 2-1. The 23-year-old one-timed a pass from Nikolaj Ehlers after Ehlers chased down a loose puck in the corner.Hanifin restored the two-goal lead with a hammered one-timer from the right point.The teams also played to open the season, when Winnipeg rallied from two goals down to win 4-3 in overtime.Ward stalled the effort for a similar rally Sunday with 28 saves. He helped kill off a hooking penalty on Viktor Stalberg with about six minutes left by stopping three shots.Carolina was perfect on the penalty kill for the ninth straight game. It killed three penalties Sunday and leads the NHL with a 91.3 percent success rate, including 19 straight. The Hurricanes have allowed only four power-play goals, killing off 42 of 46 tries.Game notes Carolina D Ron Hainsey picked up an assist in his second straight game. ... Scheifele has a point in 14 of Winnipegs 21 games. ... Rask recorded his second straight game-winning goal.UP NEXT:Jets: Continue trip at Minnesota on Wednesday night.Hurricanes: Play at Toronto on Tuesday night. ' ' '