Amdocs surveyed people in the UK planning to watch the 2022 World Cup and claims that 62% expressed an interest in using the metaverse to be part of a virtual stadium.

The telecoms software provider has written a report called The World Cup 2022 Viewing Report which surveyed 1000 people in the UK planning to watch the 2022 World Cup, and more than half of them are open to ‘new interactive technologies to enable their viewing experience, such as the metaverse and augmented reality’, and are willing to pay for such experiences, we are told.

In fact, the firm says that “rising expectations around the metaverse, entertainment, and connectivity” is driving the desire for “new experiences.” While England winning the world cup would presumably count as a new experience,…