Cardiff is set to make a bid to host matches as part of the 2030 FIFA Football World Cup.
Cardiff council has announced it will work with the Welsh and UK Government to bring matches from the tournament to the capital.
The 2022 Football World Cup is set to take place in Qatar - making it the first country in the Middle East to hold the event.
But after moving to USA, Canada and Mexico in 2026, the event could arrive on Welsh soil if all goes to plan.
The announcement was made on Friday in a report by Cardiff Council listing it's capital ambitions for the city.
As well as bringing in World Cup matches, the council also aims to deliver a new "signature music event" in the city and host the 2020 Guiness Pro14 final at Cardiff City stadium.
Councillor Peter Bradbury, cabinet member for culture, leisure and sport, said: “The FIFA World Cup is the biggest sporting event in the world and with the UK Government and the FAW backing a bid for the 2030 World Cup, we’ll be doing everything we can to support that bid and bring matches to Wales.
"Cardiff does events incredibly well. We’ve successfully hosted the Champions League Final, the Olympics, the Rugby World Cup Final, the Ashes and Cricket World Cup matches as well as the Volvo Round The World Ocean Race.
"Later this year we’ll be hosting the PRO14 final, so we know, and the world knows, that Cardiff is capable of hosting the biggest and best sporting events in the business.
"It might be over 60 years since we qualified for a football World Cup, but at some point every football fan in the country, like me, must have dreamt about seeing Wales play in the World Cup Finals.
"If we can help bring World Cup games to Cardiff, then you never know, maybe we could be seeing Wales playing at home, in the Welsh capital. In football terms, I’m not sure it could get much better than that – it would definitely fulfil a personal dream of mine."
In 2017 Cardiff hosted the UEFA Champions League Final between Juventus and Milan - bringing in at least £45 million into the city.
But it failed to secure four UEFA Euro 2020 matches at the Principality Stadium.
