ZURICH —

FIFA President Sepp Blatter will not be traveling to Canada for Sundays Womens World Cup final, FIFA said Tuesday, as criminal investigations into soccers governing body continue in the United States and Switzerland.

Secretary general Jerome Valcke will also be absent from the biggest event in womens soccer.

FIFA said in a statement that due to their current commitments in Zurich, the FIFA President and the FIFA Secretary General will remain at the FIFA Headquarters.

Traveling to Canada would have taken Blatter to the doorstep of the United States, where he is a target of one of the investigations into soccer corruption. There have been no charges or accusations against Blatter – unlike two of his vice presidents, who remain in custody in Switzerland.

Blatter has presented the trophy to the tournament winners at every womens World Cup since he became president in 1998. Blatter announced plans to quit earlier this month – four days after being elected for a fifth term – under pressure from FIFA sponsors over the escalating criminal investigations.

FIFAs executive committee will set the date for a new presidential election at an emergency meeting on July 20 in Zurich. The vote for a new president by FIFAs 209 member federations is expected in December or January.

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