RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil coach Tite is hoping to set up friendlies against some of the top nations ahead of the World Cup in Russia in 2018.
"Let's play against Italy away," Tite told The Associated Press. "Spain, Germany, Portugal away."
Tite also mentioned playing England at Wembley, which he called "the temple of football."
Tite said he didn't expect his team's quick success, as they sit on top of the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying table. But now that it's come and with Brazil not playing in next year's Confederations Cup -- the World Cup warm-up -- he must look elsewhere.
"Since we won't play in the Confederations Cup to feel the heat, the adrenaline, we will try another way," he said, before adding Brazil need "to play away so we feel that weight. So we have a solid performance in different venues."
Tite is certainly interested in Germany, who humiliated Brazil 7-1 in the World Cup semifinals in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte.
"The first step is to play a friendly against them, wherever they want in Germany," he said.
The European schedule could become a reality quickly. Brazil could officially qualify for Russia in their next two games in March against Uruguay and Paraguay.
Brazil beat Argentina 3-0 and Peru 2-0 in their last two matches in November, and moved to No. 2 in the world rankings behind Argentina.
Brazil have become less dependent on Barcelona star Neymar in the last few matches since Tite took over after Dunga was fired.
In the meantime, he has discovered several rising stars that have made Brazil a team -- not a one-player show.
"If Brazil depends only on Neymar there will be a problem with Brazil, not with Neymar," Tite explained. "Brazil needs the individual creativity of Neymar, Philippe Coutinho, Douglas Costa. But it needs the collective creativity that sometimes people don't pay attention to."
Tite is counting on improvement from his No. 9, 19-year-old Gabriel Jesus, who is moving to Manchester City in January from Brazil club Palmeiras. He expects him to be as good in Europe as he's been in Brazil.
"His level of performance will be very similar, with some tactical adjustments, of course," Tite said.
Tite will be on the road in the next few days. On Thursday he is off to Spain to see Barcelona play Real Madrid. A big believer in scouting his players, he also expects to watch Brazilian players at Paris Saint-Germain.
The former coach of Sao Paulo giants Corinthians, Tite is also a student of the game. He is reading former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson's autobiography, and the copy already is full of footnotes and notations.
But his main inspiration is Bayern Munich's coach Carlo Ancelotti, who allowed him to be an observer in 2014 at Real Madrid.
"Ancelotti's teams are more balanced," Tite said. "It's a more Italian defense and creativity from the midfield forward. I admire his work and also his discreet profile. I am also like that."
