The Jetpacker

If you’re big sports fans like us, a trip to the World Cup is definitely on your bucket list.

But in the year 2022, you might not need to attend.

As part of Japan’s bid for the 22nd World Cup in 2022, they propose broadcasting games in real-time holograms at approximately 400 stadiums worldwide.

That means you might be able to go to your local stadium and watch a three-dimensional life-size image projected onto the field as it’s happening live.

It’ll be like you’re at a World Cup game without actually being there.  Plus, you’ll get to be in the company of fans from your country.

The realistic holograms are created by placing 200 HD cameras in a 360-degree circle around the stadium and beaming the action back through cameras placed in the same position at stadiums around the world.

Apparently this futuristic technology could be up and running by 2016, and then perfected in time for the 2022 World Cup.

We’ll have to wait for a verdict since FIFA won’t choose the host of the 2022 World Cup until December 2010.  But I’m hoping Japan gets it just to see if they can pull this off.

What do you think about this idea?  Would you rather travel to the World Cup and enjoy the experience in person?  Or save a ton of money and watch holograms play soccer?