The 28-year-old striker has scored twice in six Premier League games so far this season and has played a pivotal role in the Eagles' 19-match unbeaten run in all competitions.

Mateta has previously represented France at youth level, while also scoring five goals in six games at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as it took the silver medal under the guidance of Thierry Henry.

The prolific forward will be hoping to prove his worth in the absence of Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue, who both miss out through injury.

Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike also retains his place in the squad after making his senior France debut during the last international break, but he did limp out of Liverpool's 1-0 UEFA Champions League defeat to Galatasaray earlier this week.

In-form duo Kylian Mbappe and Michael Olise is set to feature again for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finalist, while brothers Lucas and Theo Hernandez have also been named in the squad.

After making a perfect start to qualification in Group D, France will host Azerbaijan before travelling to Iceland for its next two fixtures.

France squad: Lucas Chevalier (Paris Saint-Germain), Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Brice Samba (Rennes), Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Malo Gusto (Chelsea), Lucas Hernandez (Paris Saint-Germain), Theo Hernandez (Al-Hilal), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Manu Kone (Roma), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan), Khephren Thuram (Juventus), Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint-Germain), Kingley Coman (Al-Nassr), Hugo Ekiktike (Liverpool), Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan).