The German soccer federation on Thursday banned 400 Swiss hooligans from attending the World Cup.

Refused entry into stadiums at home, they were on a list of troublemakers submitted by the Swiss soccer federation to German authorities.

Tickets won't be sold to anyone who has a history of hooliganism or are on lists submitted from around the world by their soccer federations, interior ministry spokesman Christian Sachs said.

Switzerland will play France on June 13 in Stuttgart, and the city's police said it had written to 37 Swiss people warning them not to cause trouble.