Holographic fooball - a possibility?

The FIFA World Cup 2022 is to be held in Qatar, who won the right to bidding in December 2010, beating other strong bidders in Australia, Japan, South Korea and the United States, thus becoming the first Arab country to host the soccer World Cup.

Prior to the selection of Qatar, Japan was considered to be the favourites among the other bidders owing to their proposed idea of a holographic World Cup.

A holgraphic broadcast of the FIFA World Cup across the globe would be definitely something that hasn’t been considered by any other nations till date. In the 2010 World Cup, 3D TV depictions were successfully launched. If 3D could actually bring a live effect, the imagination of watching an almost-live match at a nearby stadium would definitely project the common man in awe.

The £4.5 billion project led by Japan’s electronic giants, dubbed the “Universal Fan Fest”, would require each match to be filmed by 200 high-definition 3D cameras.

This technology could simply add more of a craving magnificence to the beautiful game, and football fans all around the world would go abuzz if this is brought into reality. Watching all the favourite stars running around and scoring goals will be as easy as watching the real match in action.

Japan, the inventors of many outstanding technologies, had visualized it back in 2010. But their bid was rejected by the game’s governing body and so was the technology. FIFA, who have rejected goal-line technology in the past, might not give their approval for holographic projections, given the cost needed for its development.

But if this mind-blowing wizardry does happen in the near future, it is almost sure that it would be an instant hit, fulfilling the wishes of billions of soccer fans worldwide.

Japan promoted a video of the holographic technology in 2010, clearly depicting its applications: