?Don?t cry for Ghana? -Annan

UNITED NATIONS, June 28: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, a Ghanaian, said his country's performance at this year's World Cup was ?just a coming out party.?

?Don't cry for Ghana,? Annan, an avid soccer fan, told reporters after their 3-0 defeat to Brazil in the second round.

?I think tomorrow it will be a different story.?

He noted the 2010 matches would be played ?on African soil.?

Annan missed Ghana's win against the US last week because he was flying back from a meeting in Geneva