MINSK, Belarus -- Pedro Rodriguez scored three goals and set up another to give Spain a 4-0 victory at Belarus on Friday, as the world champions won their 24th straight qualifying match ahead of their critical clash with France. Left back Jordi Alba got Spain rolling 12 minutes in from a pass by Pedro, who then doubled the visitors lead at Dinamo stadium in the 21st. The in-form Barcelona forward added two more goals in the 69th and 72nd to seal the comfortable win. Spain now awaits France on Tuesday in a match that could be key to determining which side finishes top of the group and with automatic qualification for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Also in Group I, Georgia drew 1-1 at Finland on Friday. Spain and France both have six points. Georgia is next with four. Finland has one, and Belarus has zero. Cesc Fabregas was tapped to lead the attack as he did in the final of this summers European championships, while Fernando Torres never left Spains star-studded bench. With Gerard Pique and Carles Puyol unavailable with injuries, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque moved midfielder Sergio Busquets back to pair up with Sergio Ramos in the centre of his defence. The pair had a tranquil night against the 87th-ranked Belarus. As expected, Spain dominated from the start, coming close twice before Alba opened the scoring. Alba finished off a great team move started by Xavi Hernandez. The Barcelona midfielder passed to Pedro, who flipped on a back-heeled pass for club teammate Alba to round goalkeeper Sergei Veremko and fire home. Pedro got his turn to make it 2-0 nine minutes later when he received David Silvas through ball before chipping the ball over Veremko. The Belarus keeper saved defender Egor Filipenko from scoring an own goal early in the second half. But Spain continued its overwhelming domination, and Pedro doubled the winning margin with two goals in a three-minute span by twice more lifting the ball over Veremko. Striker David Villa came on late and was close to adding a fifth goal for Spain with a shot that came off the post. The last time Spain failed to win a qualifying match was in September 2007 when it drew 1-1 in Iceland. Spain is seeking to win an unprecedented fourth straight major international tournament after repeating as European champions last summer. Fridays game was not televised in Spain after the producer, Sport Five, failed to reach a deal with any Spanish television channel. This was the first time a Spain match was not broadcast at home since 1983, when Spain visited Malta. Cheap Michael Kors Handbags . Lotus struggled tremendously in its debut season, and was down to only one team after the Indianapolis 500. Lotus chief operating officer Aslam Farikullah said Friday the decision to ask to be released from its IndyCar contract was not easy, and the manufacturer has not ruled out someday returning to the series. Michael Kors Handbags Outlet Online . 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It is for Houston, which won its first three games for the first time in the franchises 11-season history and beat Manning for only the third time in 19 tries -- and for the first time ever in a road game. Manning finished 26 for 52 for 330 yards with no interceptions and two touchdowns. This was his 64th career 300-yard passing game, breaking a tie for the record with Dan Marino. But both of Mannings touchdown passes and 120 of his yards came after the Broncos (1-2) had fallen behind by 20, the way they did in Atlanta last Monday when their rally came up short in a 27-21 loss. "Its hard to think about anything, really, besides losing two games in a row in a tough fashion," Manning said. In the Atlanta game, the Denver defence couldnt get the ball back for Manning at the end. This time, it did, but the drive started at the Denver 14-yard line with 20 seconds left and ended with a lost fumble after Broncos receivers tried lateraling at midfield on the last play. Manning threw three interceptions in the first quarter of the Atlanta game to match his worst quarter in 15 years in the NFL. This time, it was the defences mistakes, not his own, that put him in the hole. "Second week in a row we lost by six points," Denver coach John Fox said. "Its the second week in a row we started very slowly. Different side of the ball this time." Schaub threw for 290 yards. He took advantage of blown coverages to connect with Andre Johnson for a 60-yard score and Kevin Walter for a 52-yard touchdown en route to a 21-5 lead in the second quarter. After the second score, starting cornerback Tracy Porter was not seen on the field again. Porter, who returned an interception for a touchdown in Denvers only win this year -- the season opener against Pittsburgh -- spent the rest of the game guarding the Gatorade table on the sideline. Fox said he had a knee injury. Porters clothes were still hanging in his locker when reporters were asked to leave the locker room. 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I was bleeding and my helmet came off. So, I had to come out for a play, but I was fine." Manning had his ups and downs -- making some throws to prove the arm strength is certainly there, but also coming up short on a couple of those 18-yard out patterns that are as routine for NFL quarterbacks as making the bed. His best downfield throw was the 38-yard touchdown to Brandon Stokley that pulled the Broncos within 31-18 with 9:49 left. His second score was a 6-yard touchdown that ricocheted into Joel Dreessens hands with 3 minutes left. There were no interceptions, but thats not to say Houston didnt have its way with the 36-year-old quarterback, who came into the game with 42 career touchdowns against the team he started beating when it was in its expansion season, back in 2002. Mannings biggest headache in this one was second-year defensive end J.J. Watt, who finished with 2 1/2 sacks and forced a holding call in the third quarter that nullified a 36-yard gain. "I dont see those numbers of defensive linemen as much. You are looking downfield," Manning said. "Im probably the wrong guy to ask how he played." Arian Foster finished with 105 yards on 25 carries for Houston. The Texans converted on four third downs and went 97 yards to take a 14-5 lead when Schaub hit Foster, being covered by defensive lineman Kevin Vickerson, for a 3-yard score that Foster celebrated by blowing kisses to the crowd. NOTES: DE Elvis Dumervil got his first sack of the season on Denvers first defensive play, a 6-yard loss for the Broncos first safety since 2007. ... In addition to his 2 1/2 sacks, Watt hit Manning in the backfield three times. ... Former Broncos WR Rod Smith was inducted into the Denver Ring of Fame at halftime. ' ' '