Malaysia star Safawi Rasid's eye remains on the ball, despite the fact that the team had been given some time off to celebrate the first day of Hari Raya (Eid) on Wednesday.
The JDT forward used the short break to spend some time with his family, but his focus is still on Harimau Malaya's World Cup/Asian Cup first round play-off tie against Timor Leste.
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"Even though it's Hari Raya, my family advised me to focus on the play-off tie. The country comes first, while I can still celebrate it after [the matches]," he responded to a question by Goal before training, while admitting that it is his first time having to train and play in a match during the Hari Raya period.