I didn't realize how big a deal the FIFA World Cup was until my Airbnb bookings blew up.

I didn't realize how big a deal the FIFA World Cup was until my Airbnb bookings blew up.

Jennifer Smith is listing this home, nicknamed Kentucky Cottage, on Airbnb during the FIFA World Cup.Zerb Mellish for BIThe FIFA World Cup will have matches in Arlington, Texas, a suburb of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.It's good news for local Airbnb hosts like Jennifer Smith, who has seen demand surge.Smith told Business Insider her two homes in McKinney, Texas, are nearly booked for June and July.The countdown to the FIFA World Cup is on, a…