Zurich: FIFA President Sepp Blatter will not go to New Zealand for the Under-20 World Cup final on Saturday.


Sepp Blatter. Pic/AP 

Amid speculation that Blatter risks arrest in many countries, FIFA confirmed today that he will remain in his native Switzerland instead of travelling to Auckland. "Due to his current commitments in Zurich the FIFA president will not be able to travel to New Zealand to attend the final," the governing body said in a statement.