Zaha has criticised Mateta for giving a "nasty" and "disgusting" interview in which the Frenchman claimed that the Ivory Coast international laughed at him when he mentioned his dream of representing France on the international stage.
"At Crystal Palace, right at the start, when I wasn't even playing, I spoke about the France team in the dressing room and I had teammates like Wilfried Zaha who were laughing.
"They said that I was mad to think about the France team when I wasn't even playing at Crystal Palace, but I responded saying that it was my objective and that I simply had to play to show what I could do."
Mateta made his debut for Les Bleus in a 3-0 win over Azerbaijan on Friday, before scoring in a 2-2 draw with Iceland on Monday as he made his dream come true.
However, Zaha has now hit back and revealed he wants to try and clear up the awkward situation.
"My head's on fire. I have to clear up this Mateta situation. Because he doesn't want to. I spoke to him and he doesn't want to, he's OK with it.
"This just shows me, all the time I played for Crystal Palace, people watching me, it's clear that they weren't happy for me.
"Because I never made anyone feel like s***. I never… everyone knows me. The only time on the pitch is when I'm passionate and all that stuff.
"But I'd never bully someone or say someone won't make it here or won't make it at all or nothing like that.
"It's disgusting when I see someone that I thought was a friend do that."
Zaha and Mateta played together for two-and-a-half seasons at Selhurst Park before the winger left for Galatasaray.