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. Megan Rapinoe Jersey . 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 
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 
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. 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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 Australia Simon Whitlock Kyle Anderson (7) Belgium Kim Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts 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 McCall Zerboni Jersey . -- C.J. 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Can Alastair Cooks side push for victory on day four?Nedbank Golf Challenge - from 9amOpen champion Henrik Stenson and Masters champion Danny Willett, currently first and second respectively in the Race to Dubai standings, are among the field in South Africa, alongside fellow Ryder Cup stars Martin Kaymer, Matthew Fitzpatrick and Thomas Pieters. Will Henrik Stenson remain top of the Race to Dubai standings? 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Gareth Bale should figure for Wales in Vienna Grand Slam of Darts - from 1pmThe 2016 Grand Slam of Darts gets underway in Wolverhampton (1pm and 7.30pm) with Michael van Gerwen looking to defend the crown he beat Phil Taylor to claim in 2015. The stars of the PDC and BDO will collide, with three-time Lakeside world champion Martin Adams also in the draw.Boxing - from 7pmHeavyweight sensation Luis Ortiz tops the bill in Monte Carlo, with the Cuban taking on Malik Scott. 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