AFP, DOHA: Qatar is in discussion with FIFA to host several major international tournaments ahead of 2022 including the Club World Cup currently held by Real Madrid, sources familiar with the matter have told the news agency.
The Gulf state could also be the venue for the Under-17 and Under-20 World Cups.
Sources say each of the three competitions are being considered by the Qatari authorities and football's governing body.
Potentially, all three tournaments could be played in Qatar in 2021.
The gas-rich Emirate is urgently looking for test events to try out the multi-billion dollar infrastructure it is putting in place -- and which is reshaping the country -- for the 2022 World Cup finals.
Unlike other recent World Cup hosts, Qatar will not have the advantage of staging the Confederations Cup, traditionally played 12 months before as a rehearsal for the main event.
Concerns about Qatar's fiercely hot summers -- which prompted FIFA to move the World Cup from June/July 2022, to November/December that year -- also meant football's governing body ruled out playing the 2021 Confederations Cup in Doha.
No host has yet been chosen for 2021, but the venue will be another country from the Asian Football Confederation.