The Guatemala striker is still waiting on clearance to travel to the United States for Tuesday's crucial match at Mapfre Stadium.

Hamilton Lopez has been cleared to travel to the United States and play for Guatemala in Tuesday night's World Cup qualifier but Carlos Ruiz still has paperwork pending, the Guatemala FA has announced.

Initially, the Guatemala FA said that both players were coming before later tweeting that Ruiz has not been cleared yet.

#OFICIAL | Carlos ruiz y Hamilton Lopez viajarán y se unirán a la Selección de Guatemala. — FEDEFUT GUATE (@fedefut_oficial) March 28, 2016

POR ESTE MEDIO se informa que Carlos Ruiz aún le Falta solventar algunos trámites para poder salir de Guatemala. — FEDEFUT GUATE (@fedefut_oficial) March 28, 2016

Abogados de Carlos Ruiz, "sigue en trámite el levantamiento de Arraigo" — FEDEFUT GUATE (@fedefut_oficial) March 28, 2016

After the original tweet (which has since been deleted) confirming both players would travel to the USA, two subsequent tweets said Ruiz still has not resolved some paperwork needed to leave Guatemala, and that his lawyers were still working on lifting the restrictions.

Both players started Friday's 2-0 win over the U.S. national team, with Ruiz scoring the second goal. The pair was expected to miss the return match in Columbus, Ohio, because of legal issues that would have prevented them from traveling to the United States. In Ruiz's case, it was a dispute over rent payments.

Ruiz, 37, is his country's all-time leading scorer with 60 international goals. Lopez, 32, started at center back against the U.S. on Friday.

After Guatemala's shocking win Friday, Jurgen Klinsmann has branded Tuesday night's game a must-win for his team.