"I don't see the slightest connection," Braun said after attending a hearing at the trial which opened last April in the German city of Essen.
"The only thing I see is a positive factor," he added. "People from all over the world can see the thoroughness with which violence by German hooligans is being dealt with here."
Germany are one of five countries bidding to stage the 2006 World Cup finals. Brazil, England, Morocco and South Africa are also in the race.
Reuters
