They have yet to make it.
8 times
Chile have been three times to the world cup.
2 times
This (2010) is the first time Serbia has been to the World Cup on her own - in 2006 it was Serbia & Montenegro, and in 1998 it was known as Yugoslavia.
They have been in the FIFA world cup 4 times
they have played 26 times. Mexico won 17 times, draw 5, Honduras won 4 times.
5 times
5 times
7 times.
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japan
Only once has the FIFA World Cup been joint hosted, in the 2002 Japan/Korea FIFA World Cup
If you don't count Mexico as South America, then it's four. 1930, 1954, 1962, 1978
There have been 18 FIFA World Cups. The one going on is the 19th one.
It is Italy.